Conflict Management and Intercultural Communication ─ The Art of Intercultural Harmony

In the globally interconnected world, conflicts often arise due to different cultural perceptions and diverse social preferences. Effectively managing the conflicts and harmonizing intercultural relationships are essential tasks of intercultural communication research.

This book seeks to find possible answers for effective intercultural conflict management by bringing together a group of leading international scholars from different disciplines to tackle the problem. Consisting of two sections, this book covers major theoretical perspectives of conflict management and harmony development in the first section. The second section deals with the conflict management and harmony development in different cultural contexts. Integrating the latest work on conflict management and intercultural harmony, Conflict Management and Intercultural Communication takes on an interdisciplinary approach, diverse perspectives and a wide range of discussion — providing a useful resource for teachers, researchers, students and professionals.

Xiaodong Dai is Associate Professor at the Foreign Languages College of Shanghai Normal University. Presently he serves as the Vice President of China Association for Intercultural Communication (CAFIC).

Guo-Ming Chen is Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Rhode Island. He is the founding president of the Association for Chinese Communication Studies. He served as the Executive Director of International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies for six years and is currently the President of the association.