Brian H. Bornstein & Richard L. Wiener 
Justice, Conflict and Wellbeing 
Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Justice, conflict and wellbeing are large topics that occupy researchers from a variety of disciplines, as well as laypeople and policy makers. The three concepts are closely connected: conflict often (though not always) impairs wellbeing, whereas justice often (though not always) enhances it; perceived injustice is a common source of conflict, at multiple levels and calls for justice are a common response to conflict. In addition, each construct has subtypes, such as distributive and procedural justice, individual and group conflict and physical and psychological wellbeing. Although there are established traditions of research on the topics in multiple disciplines, there is little cross-fertilization across disciplines. This volume brings together researchers from social, clinical and educational psychology; law and political science. The unifying theme is how injustice and conflict pose threats to wellbeing, at the micro (individual) and macro (groups and societies) levels. Multi- and interdisciplinary research are at the vanguard of science in the twenty-first century and the present work applies multi and interdisciplinary perspectives to the important real-world topics of justice, conflict and wellbeing.

Table of Content

Part I: Distributive justice: All else being equal: Overcoming the egalitarian norm.- Cutting your cake and having it too: Or, is equality a distributive justice principle?.- Part II: Objectification and discrimination.- A psycholegal model of hostile environments: The role of dehumanization.- Exploring the dark matter of objectification.- Part III: Justice and conflict involving people with mental illness.- Therapeutic jurisprudence and recovery from severe and disabling mental illness.- Mental illness, dangerousness and police power interventions in pursuit of justice and well-being.- That’s What Friends Are For: Mentors, LAP Lawyers, Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Clients with Mental Illness.- Part IV: Political conflict, policy solutions and citizens’ wellbeing.- After violent conflict: Justice, wellbeing, and international criminal courts.- Complexity of accountability for mass atrocity.- Part V: Justice outside of court: Alternative dispute resolution.- Advancements in arbitral immunity and judicial review of arbitral awards create ethical loopholes in arbitration.- Retired to greener pastures: The public costs of private judging.- Part VI: Bringing wellbeing to children in conflict: Recess in primary school: The disjuncture between educational policy and scientific research.- Playground conflict: Everyday opportunities for children to manage conflict.

About the author

Brian Bornstein & Richard Wiener are Associate Director and Director, respectively, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) law-psychology program. The UNL law-psychology program is the nation’s oldest such program and the editors have an established track record of conducting multi and interdisciplinary research. Both editors conduct research and publish extensively on the topics covered by the present volume. The chapter contributors are leading researchers in social science and law.