Peace and conflict studies is defined as both a pedagogical activity‚ in which teachers transmit knowledge to students; and a research activity‚ in which researchers create new knowledge about the sources of conflict. Peace and conflict studies entails understanding the concept of peace which is defined as political condition that ensures justice and social stability through formal and informal institutions‚ practices‚ and norms. Johan Galtung‚ the principal founder of the discipline of peace and
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MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICT‚ CULTURE AND CHANGE By: Sir Wilson Marotse Mulei1 What exactly is culture? Unfortunately a fixed‚ universal understanding does not exist; there is little consensus within‚ let alone‚ across disciplines. Often “culture” is applied so broadly‚ merely as “social pattern‚” that it means very little. Highly specific‚ idiosyncratic definitions also abound where the term is used in various contexts in support of any agenda. When “culture” first appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary
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Conflict StyleAfter completing the Conflict Styles Assessment‚ I learned a lot about what my personal order is for competer‚ problem solver‚ avoider‚ compromiser‚ and accommodator. I scored highest in problem solving with an eleven. This means I use this approach frequently. I believe this score accurately reflects my behavior because it is important for me to discuss each detail with others to come to a mutual agreement. Reflect & Relate states‚ “The most constructive approach to managing
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Understanding Conflict and Artistic Approaches to Peacebuilding Preparatory readings Learning to Abolish War‚ Reardon and Cabezudo (2002) Collaborative approaches to resolving conflict‚ Isenhart and Spangle (2000) Training for Transformation‚ Hope‚ Timmel‚ and Hodzi (1984) Working with conflict: Skills and strategies for action‚ Fisher et al (2000) Introduction: Conflicts occur every day‚ in multiple settings‚ and between parties of equal and asymmetrical power relations. Often conflicts grow
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The Central Conflict in “The Shroud” by the Brothers Grimm‚ how it develops‚ and how it is resolved. A conflict can shortly be defined as a struggle between two forces. These forces can also be internal or external. An internal conflict is when a character in a story is struggles with himself either psychologically or emotionally‚ meaning that the conflict is within the character alone‚ while an external conflict is when a character is struggling with an outside force which is possibly another character
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What are some effective team conflict resolution skills? Understanding conflict resolution‚ or problem solving‚ requires a conscious learning effort. Conflict is generally defined as the internal or external discord that results from differences in ideas‚ values‚ or feelings between two or more people. Sometimes‚ conflict is an expected outcome when dealing with people who have a variety of different values‚ beliefs‚ backgrounds‚ and goals. (Yoder-Wise‚ 2007) ...it is important to
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POWER AS A SOURCE OF CONFLICTS WHAT IS POWER? Power is a measure of an entity’s ability to control its environment‚ including the behavior of other entities. The term authority is often used for power‚ perceived as legitimate by the social structure. Power can be seen as evil or unjust‚ but the exercise of power is accepted as important to humans as social beings. In the corporate environment‚ power is often expressed as upward or downward. With downward power‚ a superior influences subordinates
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Role of the UN in armed conflict prevention‚ management and resolution in African societies Conflict is an emotional reaction to a situation or interaction that signals disagreement of some kind (Bernard Mayer). It becomes armed conflict if it is an open clash between two opposing groups or individuals (Thomas Paine). The United Nations is the mandated body internationally to intervene or ensure peace worldwide after the WWII through the Security Council. Any security measure that must be undertaken
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people will always lead to conflict. H. Norman Wright once stated “Every person is different. Yet often‚ those differences are not understood or valued by others.” Conflict is an inevitable part of human relationships. Depending on how it is approached and managed‚ conflict can be either constructive or destructive. Conflict arises when people disagree over something perceived as important. We live in communities and families with people who may not see things as we do. Conflicts occur on a daily basis
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Conflict is both certain and unavoidable. Although conflict is mostly a terrible thing‚ it is because of conflict that the true nature of ordinary people is seen. The way people behave in times of conflict show who we are and how we are seen in civilization. There are some who‚ motivated by fear‚ conduct themselves in a disgraceful way during conflict but there are some who are able to rise above and act in extraordinary ways in times of conflict. This is evident in the history of Oskar Schindler
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