Elicitive Training: Additional Resources

These references supplement the Knowledge Base Essay, Elicitive Training.

Additional Explanations of the Underlying Concepts:

Online (Web) Sources

Circles of Support and Accountability: A Guide to Training Potential Volunteers.
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Culture and Conflict Resolution. University of Bradford: Centre for Conflict Resolution.
Available at: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/confres/dislearn/3-part3.html  [Backup Link]
This brief essay outlines the relationship between culture and conflict resolution.

Reychler, Luc. "Field Diplomacy: A New Conflict Prevention Paradigm?." ,
Available at: http://www.gmu.edu/academic/pcs/reychler.htm  [Backup Link]

This article discusses the urgent need for an effective mechanism/plan for preventing and dealing with destructive conflicts. The author discusses reasons for the failure of traditional conflict prevention efforts, and goes on to propose a possible new paradigm for prevention called, field diplomacy. Field diplomacy is characterized by a credible presence in the field, a serious commitment to conflict transformation, a multi-level approach, elicitive engagement, a broad time perspective, attention to the deeper layers of the conflict, preference for an integrative conflict-prevention policy, and the recognition of the inter-dependency between seemingly different conflicts.

LeBaron, Michelle. "Mediation and Multicultural Reality." , June 1998
Available at: http://www.gmu.edu/academic/pcs/lebaron.htm  [Backup Link]

This article seeks to advance the author's theory and practice in connecting mediation and multiculturalism in three ways: (1) by summarizing implications of multiple cultures for the study and design of conflict resolution processes; (2) by examining communication frameworks for understanding cultural difference for their usefulness in advancing practice; and (3) by exploring how intercultural capacity can be built by third parties.

Glaser, Tanya. "Prescriptive and Elicitive Approaches to Conflict Resolution: Examples from Papua New Guinea--Summary." University of Colorado-Boulder: Conflict Research Consortium, University of Colorado-Boulder: Conflict Research Consortium, 1900.
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This summary of an article by Douglas W. Young from the Negotiation Journal, describes the author's experiences with both prescriptive and elicitive approaches to conflict resolution. Young contrasts the two approaches and discusses successes and criticisms of each.

Metz, Zachary. The Truth is in the Struggle: Striking a Balance in Conflict Resolution Training.
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Offline (Print) Sources

Young, Douglas W. "Prescriptive and Elicitive Approaches to Conflict Resolution: Examples from Papua New Guin." 14:3, 1998.
The author describes his experience with both approaches, and notes successes and criticisms. Young contrasts these approaches, explaining, "prescriptive approaches generally assume universal models of conflict resolution which are then applied or adapted in particular cultural situations. Elicitive approaches, on the other hand, recognize the existence of distinctive cultural understandings of conflict and its resolution, which are then clarified, elucidated, and enhanced through reflection and dialogue." Primary Link

Lederach, John Paul. "Prescriptive versus Elicitive." In Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, August 1, 1996. Pages: 47-70.
In chapters five through seven, Lederach describes the prescriptive and elicitive models of conflict resolution training and discusses some of their central differences. While the prescriptive approach views the trainer as expert and emphasizes the mastery of skills and techniques, the elicitive approach emphasizes the participatory role of trainees in constructing appropriate models for their setting. In particular, Lederach wishes to explore the different way in which each model approaches matters of culture. Primary Link

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