Suchergebnisse

An emerging literature on civil and international conflict management is developing and testing insights from formal theories of conflict. Third parties may attempt to prevent or resolve conflict by providing material incentives or by providing or filtering information. Material incentives are the province of states, for the most part, while weaker third parties can provide information. There is considerable debate over whether threats of third-party intervention actually deter conflict, provoke conflict, have no effect, or have nonmonotonic effects oil the likelihood of conflict. Providing information via mediation is seen as effective in preventing conflict, but questions remain about precisely how it works and about the appropriate characteristics of the mediator, such as whether mediators should be biased or unbiased. Adapted from the source document.

In the final chapter of the collection, the author suggests that an alternative research agenda should be developed, one that focuses on generating information with "practical relevance to conflict prevent." After discussing the weaknesses of the current orthodoxy on violent conflict and conflict prevention in sub-Saharan Africa, the author addresses the major challenges faced by conflict prevention. Finally, the author concludes by exploring why a focus on violence and agency rather than conflict and cause is necessary, and how the tenants of cultural studies and post-modern sociology can be applied.

Essay in a symposium on "The United Nations and Regional Challenges in Africa -- 50 Years After Dag Hammarskjold.". Adapted from the source document.

Conflict prevention is not a new concept, but it has generated new interest in recent years among both academics & policymakers. Despite a significant amount of discussion & analysis relating to conflict prevention strategies, there has been minimal attention focused on the capacities of women in this area. The purpose of this article is to examine the frameworks that have been proposed for conflict prevention, survey some of women's recent conflict prevention-related activities around the world, & consider how women's initiatives can be incorporated into the development of effective conflict prevention policies at the regional & international levels. Adapted from the source document.