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Volume 72 Spring 2009 Number 2

Group-Conflict Resolution: Sources of Resistance to Reconciliation

Erin Ann O'Hara and Sara Sun Beale
Special Editors

Introduction

Erin Ann O'Hara i

Victims, "Closure," and the Sociology of Emotion

Susan A. Bandes 1

Polarization: The Role of Emotions in Reconciliation Efforts

Meghan Clarke 27

The Unforgiving: Reflections on the Resistance to Forgiveness After Atrocity

Thomas Brudholm
Valérie Rosoux
33

Institutions From Above and Voices From Below: A Comment on Challenges to Group-Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation

Laurel E. Fletcher 51

Truth, Understanding, and Repair

E. Franklin Dukes 57

A Biological Approach to Understanding Resistance to Apology, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation in Group Conflict

Douglas H. Yarn
Gregory Todd Jones
63

Unlearning Fear Out-Group Others

Terry A. Maroney 83

Encountering and Countering Tribal Conflict With Film and Dialogue

Steve D. Martin 89

Skirmishes on the Temporal Boundaries of States

Meir Dan-Cohen 95

Comment on Meir Dan-Cohen, Skirmishes on the Temporal Boundaries of States

John C.P. Goldberg 115

On Legitmacy Theory and the Effectiveness of Truth Commissions

James L. Gibson 123

Legitimacy and Effectiveness of a Grassroots Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Jill E. Williams 143

Persistent Nonviolent Conflict With No Reconciliation: The Flemish and Walloons in Belgium

Robert Mnookin
Alain Verbeke
151

Governing Pluralistic Societies

Tom Tyler 187

Examining the Applicability of the Concepts of Apology, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation to Multi-Stakeholder, Collaborative Problem-Solving Processes

Jennifer Pratt Miles 193

Using Criminal Punishment to Serve Both Victim and Social Needs

Erin Ann O'Hara
Maria Mayo Robbins
199

Comment on Using Criminal Punishment to Serve Both Victim and Social Needs

John O. Haley 219

A Reflection and Response to Using Criminal Punishment to Serve Both Victim and Social Needs

Rev. Dr. Kenneth R. Downes 227

Never Being Able to Say You're Sorry: Barriers to Apology By Leaders in Group Conflicts

Roger Conner
Patricia Jordan
233

Saving Face: The Benefits of Not Saying I'm Sorry

Brent T. White 261

Can Effective Apology Emerge Through Litigation?

Alphonse A. Gerhardstein 271

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In anticipation of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the federal income tax, Law & Contemporary Problems will be sponsoring a conference on the history of the tax on Friday, November 6, 2009. This event will go from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. » More