Acting strategically using drama theory

Content: Preface and Acknowledgements        Part I Motivation          * Introduction        Interdependent Decisions     Framing     Common Knowledge     Co-ordination     All the World's a Stage    Dramatic Structure     The Dramatic Episode    Conclusion       * Strategic Interaction        Developing Strategic Competence     Game Theory     Representing Games     Metagames     Inducement     Prediction     The Analysis of Options     Conclusion         Part II Confrontation Analysis          *'Soft' Games        Irrational Players     Emotion in Conflict     'Soft' Games     Soft Game Analysis     Soft Game Process     Conclusion       * Drama Theory        Enter Stage Left     Communicated Common Knowledge     Defining the Game     Dilemma Analysis     Dilemma Management     The Emotional Process of Frame Transformation     Mathematical Treatment       * Beyond the Text        Behind the Scenes     The Unexpressed     Sub-text     Pathologies     Plotholes and Storyline     Context     Prediction     Conclusion         Part III Application           * Political Management        Corridors of Power     Electoral Politics and Postures     In the National Interest     Speaking Peace between Nations       * Defence        Eyeball to Eyeball     Operations and Deployments     International Defiance       * Business & Organizational Relations        Human Relations     Horizontal Conflict     Inter-organizational Relationships     Reaching and Maintaining Agreements       * Social & Personal Relations        Between You and Me     Life or Soap Opera?     Conflict in Society     Clash of Civilisations?         Part IV Practice       * Strategic Action        Analytical Framework     Intervention Processes     Active Processes     Support     Outlook         Workbook: Step-by-Step with Drama Theory