Incrementalism: Additional Resources
These references supplement the Knowledge Base Essay, Incrementalism.
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Additional Explanations of the Underlying Concepts: Online (Web) Sources Rummel, R.J. Implementation Of A Just Peace:Incrementalism. Available at: http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/TJP.CHAP9.HTM [Backup Link] This article talks about how the method of incrementalism can be used to create just peace. Hayes, Wayne. "Incrementalism." , August 2002 Available at: http://www.geocities.com/~profwork/pp/formulate/inc.html [Backup Link] This page offers a brief discussion of the policy outcome of incremental adjustments. Johnson, Paul M. Incrementalism. Available at: http://www.auburn.edu/~johnspm/gloss/incrementalism [Backup Link] This web page gives a definition of "incrementalism" and also provides links for related terms. "The Incremental Approach." , 1900 Available at: http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/incremental-approach.htm [Backup Link] This article briefly describes what the Incremental Approach entails and how it can be applied to the field of conflict resolution. Offline (Print) Sources Fisher, Ronald J. "Fractioning Conflict." In International conflict and behavioral science : The Craigville Papers. Edited by Fisher, R. J., ed. New York: Basic Books, 1964. Hayes, Michael T. The Limits of Policy Change: Incrementalism, Worldview, and the Rule of Law. Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2001. Discussion of policy change; a defense of incrementalism Examples Illustrating this Topic: Online (Web) Sources Weiss, Joshua. "Incrementaled to Death: Peacemaking in the Middle East." , 2003 Available at: http://www.mediate.com/articles/weissj1.cfm [Backup Link] The author questions the validity of inching forward on the Road Map to Middle East peace, without addressing in full the key issues of Jerusalem, the Israeli Settlements, and the Palestinian Right of Return. MacDonnell, Larry . "The Evolution of Property Rights, Incremental Chance, and the Progressive Resolution of Intractable Conflict." , 1900 Available at: Primary Link [Backup Link] This article discusses the concept of incrmentalism within the context of property rights and environmental policy. Offline (Print) Sources Grupe, Fritz H. and Joelle K. Jay. "Incremental Cases: Real-Life, Real-Time Problem Solving." College Teaching 48:4, 2000. Asserting the usefulness of case studies in college teaching, this article begins with an exploration of the advantages and drawbacks of traditional cases. It then describes an alternative: incremental cases, in which material is released piecemeal in an effort to infuse drama and conflict, and participants play certain roles. The article concludes with teaching suggestions and examples of campus-based conflicts that students may relate to. Braybrooke, David and Charles E. Lindblom. Strategy of Decision: Policy Evaluation as a Social Process, A. New York: The Free Press, 1970. "The book, A Strategy of Decision, explores and explain some striking discrepancies between theories of decision-making and the observed practices of people who successfully cope with the complex problem-solving required in matters of public policy." Audiovisual Materials on this Topic: Offline (Print) Sources The Strange Demise of Jim Crow . Directed and/or Produced by: Berman, David. California Newsreel. 1998. This film explains how civil rights coalitions incrementally targeted various types of Southern businesses such as hotels, restaurants and movie theatres, in their efforts to desegregate the South. Primary Link [Backup Link] |




