《The Transformative Power of Dialogue》是由美國學者Nancy C. Roberts主編，於2002年10月出版的社科類學術著作。該書基於跨學科研究背景，旨在通過整合多領域視角，系統探討對話在組織管理、社會治理等領域的實踐價值與理論框架。
全書分為“基礎、視角、實踐與理論”四部分，融合人類學、傳播學等12個學科視角，分析對話對最佳化多元主體決策、促進民主社群建設的作用機制。研究涵蓋信息技術套用潛力、社會關係網路構建及群體心理效能等維度，提出整合性社會溝通理論模型，強調突破單一學科界限對深化對話研究的必要性。
基本介紹
- 外文名：The Transformative Power of Dialogue
- 作者：Roberts, Nancy C.
- 出版時間：2002年10月
- 頁數：308 頁
- ISBN：9780762309047
內容簡介
Dialogue has a long lineage but a relatively recent research tradition. The goal of this volume is to elevate dialogue onto the research agenda by addressing such questions as: how can we make dialogue actionable and effective in organizational practice? How can dialogue inform decision making in a particular problem domain or community of interest when multiple people, groups, and organizations are involved? How can dialogue be utilized to build more vibrant, democratic communities? To what extent can the Internet and new information technology support the dialogical process? How can we describe the relational field that dialogue creates and build a theory of social communication and information processing that explains the organization and dynamics of dialogue, and its implications for psychosocial function? The volume addresses these questions in four sections: the foundations, perspectives, practice and theory of dialogue. By design, the contributors draw from wide-ranging philosophical and disciplinary traditions: anthropology, communication, information, management, neuro-psychology, organization theory, philosophy, psychology, political science, public policy, quantum physics, and sociology. As dialogue attempts to break down the barriers among people, the authors defend a more robust understanding of dialogue that requires scholars and practitioners to move beyond the confines of one academic tradition and to study it in a more comprehensive and integrated way. The disciplinary reach of this title should attract scholars and practitioners interested in the general area of dialogue and communication, as well as related topics such as collaboration, public engagement, citizen participation, deliberative democracy, stakeholder relations, networks, interorganizational relationships, and community building.
