Conflict, Complexity, and Change: A Meta-Framework for Addressing Protracted, Intractable Conflicts-III

In: Peace and conflict: journal of peace psychology ; the journal of the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence, Peace Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, Band 12, Heft 4, S. 325-348

Abstract

Conflicts that endure despite repeated good faith attempts to resolve them are considered intractable. Such conflicts can exist at the family, organizational, community, & international levels & present conflict resolution practitioners with extraordinarily difficult challenges. Over time, they can become highly complex, mercurial, & malignant, & render standard methods of conflict resolution such as negotiation & mediation less effective. This article is the 3rd in a 3-part series presenting a meta-framework for addressing protracted, intractable conflicts. It offers a new approach to conflict analysis & intervention that is responsive to the complex dynamics & long-term natures of these problems. A set of guidelines for intervention is outlined & applied to a contemporary case for illustration. Adapted from the source document.