Professor Liping Fang’s conflict resolution research translated for Chinese market
Congratulations to Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) professor Liping Fang on having two of his books recently translated for the Chinese market. Both books detail the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution (GMCR) methodology that Fang co-originated. While a number of research groups in China currently conduct research using the GMCR methodology, the translation will further bolster awareness for Fang’s work and engage future researchers, practitioners and students.
What is the GMCR methodology?
GMCR is a comprehensive, practical, and extensible framework designed to systematically investigate real-world strategic conflicts. Examples of these conflicts include climate change, environmental management, water resources management, supply chain management and food crises. These complex, large-scale conflicts typically involve multiple decision makers, each pursuing distinct objectives. As decision makers naturally seek to maximize their own values and achieve their goals, strategic conflicts frequently arise. To help decision makers reach a desirable equilibrium, GMCR provides a formal set of analysis and mathematical modelling techniques capable of considering human factors, including emotions, attitudes, and misperceptions.
The books
Interactive Decision Making: The Graph Model for Conflict Resolution
Fang, Liping, Keith W. Hipel, and D. Marc Kilgour, Interactive Decision Making: The Graph Model for Conflict Resolution. Wiley, New York, 1993, 221 pp.
Chinese translation text: Jiao Hu Shi Jue Ce — Jie Jue Chong Tu De Tu Mo Xing (交互式决策 — 解决冲突的图模型), translated by Jing Ma, published by Science Press, Beijing, China, 2025.
Conflict Resolution Using the Graph Model: Strategic Interactions in Competition and Cooperation
Xu, Haiyan, Keith W. Hipel, D. Marc Kilgour, and Liping Fang, Conflict Resolution Using the Graph Model: Strategic Interactions in Competition and Cooperation. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 2018, 436 pp.
Chinese translation text: Chong Tu Fen Xi Tu Mo Xing: Jing Zheng Yu He Zuo Zhong De Zhan Lue Jiao Hu (冲突分析图模型：竞争与合作中的战略交互), translated by Haiyan Xu, Yi Xiao, Jing Yu, Shinan Zhao, and Ziming Zhu, published by Science Press, Beijing, China, 2023.