The limits of social cohesion : conflict and mediation in pluralist societies : a report of the Bertelsmann Foundation to the Club of Rome / edited by Peter L. Berger.

Other author Berger, Peter L., 1929-2017
Other author Bertelsmann Stiftung (Gütersloh, Germany)
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1998.
Descriptionxii, 396 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Social conflict.
Social norms.
Conflict management.
Mediation.

Uniform titleGrenzen der Gemeinschaft. English.
Contents The American culture war / James Davison Hunter -- The past in the present: redefining laïcité in multicultural France / Danièle Hervieu-Léger -- Normative conflicts in Germany: basic consensus, changing values, and social movements / Franz-Xaver Kaufmann -- Uncertain ghosts: populists and urbans in postcommunist Hungary / János Mátyás Kovács -- Revolution from the top and horizontal mediation: the case of Chile's transition to democracy / Arturo Fontaine Talavera -- South Africa: normative conflicts, social cohesion, and mediating institutions / Ann Bernstein --Some notes on normative conflicts in Turkey / Serif Mardin -- Islamic tolerance: the struggle for a pluralist ethics in contemporary Indonesia / Robert W. Hefner -- The conflict of norms and values in contemporary Indian society / André Béteille -- Normative conflicts in Japan / Seizaburo Sato -- Normative conflicts in contemporary Taiwan / Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao -- Conclusion: general observations on normative conflicts and mediation / Peter L. Berger.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 384-391).
LCCN 97025243
ISBN0813334012 (cloth)