Reflections on Theory and Practice in a Thirty Year Old Problem-Solving Workshop

Abstract

In a session at the 1994 European Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution in San Sebastian Spain, we asked three distinguished conflict resolution theorist-practitioners, Chris Mitchell, Jean-Paul Eederach, and Chris Moore to reflect on the theory of practice and criteria of success that had motivated some intervention in which they had been involved. Our goals were two-fold. First we wished to encourage a discussion of the issues involved in thinking about success and second we wanted some of the most thoughtful practitioners in the field to talk about their own experiences.