Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-292) and index.

pt. I. Negotiations in concept. The study of negotiation ; The 50% solution ; Negotiation as a joint decision-making process ; Negotiation as a search for justice ; Justice in negotiation ; The structuralists' paradox in negotiation ; Prenegotiation : phases and functions ; In search of common elements in the analysis of the negotiation process ; Order as a political concept -- pt. II. Negotiation to manage conflict. International mediation ; Negotiations and prenegotiations in ethnic conflict : the beginning, the middle, and the ends ; Structures of escalation and negotiation ; Negotiating the rapids : the dynamics of regime formation ; Ripeness revisited : the push and pull of conflict management ; Negotiating with terrorists : when, how and why? ; Methods of analysis : case studies.

"This book presents a series of essays by I William Zartman outlining the evolution of the key concepts required for the study of negotiation and conflict management, such as formula, ripeness, prenegotiation, mediation, power, process, intractability, escalation, order. Responding to a lack of useful conceptualization for the analysis of international negotiation, Zartman has developed an analytical framework and specific concepts that can serve as a basis for both study and practice." "Negotiation is analyzed as a process, and is linked to other major themes in political science such as decision, structure, justice and order. This analysis is then applied to negotiations to manage particular types of conflicts and cooperation, including ethnic conflicts, civil wars and regime-building. It also develops typologies and strategies of mediation, dealing with such aspects as leverage, bias, interest, and roles." "This book of essays by the leading exponent of negotiation and mediation will be of great interest to all students of negotiation, mediation and conflict studies in general."--book jacket.