Flashcards on Conflict Resolution Models and Methods
Conflict Resolution Models and Methods: A Student Guide
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Resolución de conflictos
45 cards
Card 1
Question: What are the three generations in the background of conflict resolution and their main focuses?
Answer: First generation (1918–1939): prevention via diplomacy, negotiation, and strengthening international institutions. Second generation (1950s–60s): resp
Card 2
Question: What are the three levels of conflict described in the notes?
Answer: 1) Interstate conflicts, 2) Domestic conflicts, 3) Deep-rooted (protracted/structural) conflicts.
Card 3
Question: What are the main strategies for addressing interstate conflicts in the first-generation approach?
Answer: War prevention through diplomacy, negotiation, and strengthening international institutions; later emphasis on win–win agreements and adapting Cold Wa
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Question: How did post–Cold War dynamics change the character of interstate or ‘new wars’ according to Kaldor (1991) as summarized in the notes?
Answer: Blurring of lines between state and non-state actors, combatant and civilian, and war and crime; identity politics, diaspora funding, global arms flow
Card 5
Question: Give examples of practical mechanisms used to manage domestic conflicts.
Answer: Family conciliation, labour relations mechanisms, community mediation, workplace conflict management, and broader Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Card 6
Question: What is the main focus of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in everyday or institutional conflicts?
Answer: De-escalation and reaching workable agreements for everyday disputes within families, workplaces, and communities.
Card 7
Question: How are deep-rooted or protracted conflicts characterized and what do they typically require?
Answer: They are long-term, structural conflicts that require structural transformation such as changes in governance, constitutional arrangements, social inc
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Question: What are different labels used for conflicts of the same family as deep-rooted conflicts?
Answer: Deep-rooted conflicts, intractable conflicts, and protracted social conflicts (Azar).
Card 9
Question: According to Rubenstein (2017), what are the three main approaches to analyzing conflicts?
Answer: Interest-based (resource distribution and bargaining), identity-based (recognition, dignity, narratives, belonging), and structural (systems producing
Card 10
Question: How should diagnosis of a conflict influence the choice of resolution approach?
Answer: Identify which approach dominates (interest, identity, or structural) because the dominant type should shape the intervention: resource deals for inte