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Moore, David B (2004). Managing Social Conflict -- The Evolution of a Practical Theory Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare. 31(1, March): 71-91.

This article describes the co-evolution of a process and a theory. Through the 1990s, the process known as “conferencingâ€? moved beyond child welfare and youth justice, to applications in schools, neighbourhoods, and workplaces. In each of these applications, conferencing has assisted participants to acknowledge and transform interpersonal conflict, as a prelude to negotiating a plan of action. Much analysis of conferencing has been linked with social theorist John Braithwaite, whose work has influenced the development of a multidisciplinary theory of these process dynamics, and the development of guiding principles. Key links between theory and practice are described in chronological sequence. Author's abstract.

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