Rakhine-Rohingya Conflict analysis

Conflict Mapping: Rakhine-Rohingya
Conflict in Myanmar
LB 5525: Conflict Analysis

Min Zaw
Student ID: 12725517
Subject: Conflict Analysis
Subject code: LB5525
Subject Coordinator: Judith Herrmann
Word count: 3617 (excluding cover page, Table of content, References & Annex)

Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Conflict Parties ...................................................................................................................................... 2
The parties ................................................................................................................................. 2
Relationship among various types of parties..……………………………………………………………………… 3
Power and resources………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
Conflict History ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...5
Continuum of relationship ......................................................................................................... 5
Past relationship between two parties ………………………………………………………………………………….6
Conflict Context ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
Level of conflict ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
Multiple levels ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7
Cultural aspects …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
Behavioral determinants …………………………………………………………………………………………………….9
Party orientation

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Determining issues and objectives …………………………………………………………………………………….10
Conflict dynamics

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Behavioral styles ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….12
Conflict events ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….12
Action-Reaction process ……………………………………………………………………………………………………13
Conflict intervention

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