EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

Published date01 March 2018
Date01 March 2018
AuthorSusan S. Raines
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1002/crq.21215
EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the first edition of Conflict Resolution Quarterly for 2018. This year holds the promise
of continued growth in both our scholarly and practical knowledge related to the processes and skills
necessary for conflict resolution and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
Please save the date for our annual conference, October 35, in Pittsburg! If you would like to
contribute by making a presentation please visit the website for the Association for Conflict Resolu-
tion at https://acrnet.org. Each year this conference brings scholars and practitioners together across
a broad array of practice areas (e.g., healthcare, workplace, education, courts, community, sports,
technology, international, etc.) and highlights the diverse processes used to help resolve disputes
and bring peace (e.g., mediation, facilitation, dialogue, ombudsing, coaching, conciliation, arbitra-
tion, and many more). Be a part of this exciting experience!
This issue begins with an article from Rafi Nets-Zehngut in which he examines the ways in
which collective memories create both a barrier and potential solution to peaceful coexistence
among those contesting ground and identities in Israel and the Palestinian territories. As many
experts in conflict resolution will attest, changing how we see ourselves, our histories, and our world
is key to our ability to prevent and resolve conflicts between groups.
This edition of CRQ includes a mini-colloquy, which is a series of articles on a selected theme.
These three articles focus on the various ways in which peace workers are affected by their work.
Of course, ADR specialists and other peace workers choose their careers out of a desire to help
others, yet the impact on themselves is transformative as well. These articles delve into the ways in
which peace workers experience personal transformation in their family and community relation-
ships as well as in their worldviews and skillsets. I hope these articles help you pause to consider
the impact your work has had on you, the way you raise your children or engage in your
community.
Happy reading!
Susan S. Raines, PhD,
Editor-in-Chief
Kennesaw State University
DOI: 10.1002/crq.21215
© 2018 Association for Conflict Resolution and Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Conflict Resolution Quarterly. 2018;35:273. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/crq 273

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