From Power Politics to Conflict Resolution surveys Burton's career, focusing on his consistent critique of the world dominated by power politics. Burton, a former career diplomat, instead attempted to produce a more relevant, critical and practical approach to both domestic and international politics which came to be associated with the term provention. David J. Dunn shows both how Burton strove to find a conceptual apparatus and voice that would address his major concerns and how that compelling and radical approach contributes to our understanding of politics in a time of change and conflict.