Inspired by trends towards increasing attention to peace studies and an emphasis in international relations on placing communication at the center of diplomacy and negotiation, this book presents 13 papers divided into three main sections. The first section contains conceptual selections that address general theory. The second section more clearly presents case studies and examples that lead to praxis. The third section addresses issues of organizational structure, media, and alternative channels of communication for the procurement of peace. Papers in the book are: "Communicating for Peace: Hope and Perspective" (Felipe Korzenny and Susan Douglas Ryan); "Diplomacy: A Special Case for Intergroup Communication" (William B. Gudykunst); "International Negotiations: A Power-and-Trust Relationship" (Fred L. Casmir); "Attitude Formation and International Conflict" (Herbert H. Blumberg); "Intergroup Diplomatic Communication: A Face-Negotiation Perspective" (Stella Ting-Toomey and Mark Cole); "Cultural Orientation of Argument in International Disputes: Negotiating the Law of the Sea" (Gregg B. Walker); "Taoism and the Metaphoric Analysis of International Dispute Mediation" (G. Richard Holt and others); "Deadlock: Israel and Egypt Negotiate" (Raymond Cohen); "Communication, Peace, and Development: A Communitarian Perspective" (Majid Tehranian); "International Organization and Integration Theory: The Case of the International Telecommunication Union" (Jean-Luc Renaud); "The Alternative Media and the Overthrow of the Marcos Regime" (Hernando Gonzalez); "Citizen Power in U.S. Foreign Policy: A Strategy to Communicate Consensus" (Grant Hilliker); and "Addressing the Communication Dimension of Diplomacy and Negotiation: The Intellectual Agenda" (Glen Fisher). (Most chapters provide references.) (RS)