Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface: On Diversity -- Acknowledgements -- Section I: Conflict: Theory and Research -- Establishment and Development of Conflictology in Russia. Alexander I. Strebkov and Musa M. Aldaganov. Department of Conflictology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia -- Situational Approach to Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts. Natalia V. Grishina. Department of General Psychology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia -- Deconstructing the Meaning of Conflict in a Postmodern World. Gregory Cran. Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada -- From Conflict to Cooperation. Evgeny A. Mironov. Department of Ergonomics and Engineering Psychology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia -- Considering Specific Types of Reaction towards Conflict in Mediation. Mergalyas M. Kashapov. Department of Pedagogics and Pedagogical Psychology,Yaroslavl State University, Russia -- Pattern Modelling Methods in Conflict Analyses. Nikolai A. Kryukov and Tatyana V. Kryukova. Department of Conflictology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia -- Problems of Studying Protest Behavior in Conflict Research. Anna G. Pinkevich. Department of Conflictology, Faculty of Philosophy, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia -- Being prepared: Conflict Assessment and Trust Mapping through Pre-Talks in Conflict Moderation Workshops. Mariska Kappmeier. Department for Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA -- Section II: Mediation: Practice and Fields of Application -- The Practice of Mediation in Russia. Alexander D. Karpenko. Center for the Negotiation Process and Strategies for Peace, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia.

The Practice of Conciliation and Mediation in the Courts of the Republic of Belarus. Liliya Vlasova. Conflict Resolution Center of the Belarusian Republican Union of Lawyers in Conciliation and Mediation, Republic of Belarus -- Mediation in Kazakhstan: The First Experience of Introduction and Application. Y. V. Akhmetova, M. P. Blashchenko and V. P. Karlash. Center of Mediation and Rights "Dostasu",Temirtau, Republic of Kazakhstan -- Conflict Moderation with Groups: A Tour through Challenging Terrain. Alexander Redlich and Jens J. Rogmann. School of Education, Psychology, and Human Movement, University of Hamburg, Germany -- Addressing Conflict in Development: Using ICA's Technology of Participation. Jonathan Dudding. Institute of Cultural Affairs, London, United Kingdom -- Interethnic Relations: Harmony, Tension, Conflict. Svetlana D. Gurieva. Department of Social Psychology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia -- Social Transformation in Conflict and the Kumi Method. Micah Brashear, Transform, Berlin, Germany. Brandon Sipes, ReFrame, Ohio, USA. Michael Sternberg, Shatil/New Israel Fund, Jerusalem Israel -- Conflict Management by the OSCE: Chances in and Barriers to Institutional Conflict Management from a Political Scientist's Point of View. Anna Kreikemeyer. Center for OSCE Research, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, University of Hamburg, Germany -- Constructive Strategies in the Negotiation Process of Terrorist Acts on Russian Territory. Nadegda V. Petrova. Department of Conflictology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia -- Drug Conflict and Conflict Responsibility as New Terms in Conflict Studies. Artem Sunami. Department of Conflictology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia -- Section III:Training and Personal Development.

Education of Mediators in Russia. Olga V. Allakhverdova and Michael V. Allakhverdov. Center for the Negotiation Process and Strategies for Peace, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia -- Dealing with Emotions in Conflict, Mediation and Mediator Training. Christoph Thomann. Conflict Clarification, Schüpfen, Switzerland -- Forming Conflict Management Competence. Andrey V. Morozov. Department of Ergonomics and Engineering Psychology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia -- Peace is Every Step - Struggling to Regain Hope and Trust in the Mediation Process. Silke Freitag. Mediation, Coaching and Consulting, Buchholz, Germany -- From Lawyer to Mediator or: The Importance of Interests and Needs in Conflict Resolution. Tilman Metzger Center for Mediation, Hamburg, Germany -- Mediation and Counseling Service of the Saint Petersburg. University as a Conflictological Laboratory. Elena I. Ivanova. Department of Conflictology, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia -- The Authors.