Editor's Introduction

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/crq.21154
• Published date: 01 December 2015
• Date: 01 December 2015
• Author: Susan S. Raines

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© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. and the Association for Confl ict Resolution

Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) • DOI: 10.1002/crq.21154

EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION

The Association for Confl ict Resolution has pulled off another success-

ful conference in Reno, Nevada, October 6–11. We hope you were

able to join us, but if not please check our website for conference materials

and summaries (www.acrnet.org). Please make a point to join us for next

year’s conference in Baltimore, Maryland, from September 28 through

October 1.

In this edition of Confl ict Resolution Quarterly, each article presents

new ideas and practices for reducing confl ict, building peace, and restor-

ing relationships at every level, from the international to the interpersonal.

Sandole and Staroste examine the near absence of women in peacebuilding

initiatives and suggest the use of specifi c tools through which their voices

and infl uence can have a deeper impact. DuPraw and her coauthors discuss

ways to improve collaboration with external stakeholders in the manage-

ment of natural resources and in the process of policy creation at the US

Forest Service. Next, we move to the arena of family mediation, where Tara

Ney examines the institutional and contextual factors that often worsen

family disputes. Finally, we round out the issue with an examination of

the mediation styles used in employment disputes by mediators in New

Zealand.

Happy reading!

Susan S. Raines, Ph.D.

Professor, MS in Confl ict Management Program

Kennesaw State University

Editor-in-Chief, Confl ict Resolution Quarterly

sraines@kennesaw.edu