PEACE & CONFLICT:

Important in Analysis:
 What we see: Behaviour
 What we don’t see: Values Beliefs Worldview
 Positions: What we say we want
 Interests: What we really want
 Needs: What we must have

CAUSES OF CONFLICT:

 Data Conflicts:
o Lack of information
o Misinformation
o Differing views on data relevance
o Differing Interpretations

 Interest Conflicts:
o Perceived or actual conflict over interest
o Procedural Interests
o Psychological Interests

 Value Conflicts:
o Differing wats of life, ideology, world view
o Different criteria for evaluating ideas

 Structural Conflicts:
o Unequal Authority
o Unequal Control of Resources
o Time constraints

 Relationship Conflicts:
o Miscommunication
o Strong Emotions
o Stereotyping
o Repetitive Negative Behaviour

POWER ANALYSIS IN CONFLICT:

 Relationship and power dynamics between actors – mapping

 Material strength - weapons, armies, skills, training
 Obstacles to collaboration among actors
 Coercion - capacity, intent & resilience
 Economic - access to natural resources, money, data
SPIRAL OF UNMANAGED CONFLICT: WITH INCREASING INTENSITY & TIME

 Problem Emerges
 Sides Form
 Positions Harden
 Action + Reaction
 Communication Stops
 Perceptions Distorted
 Crisis

APPROACHES TO HANDLE A CONFLICT:

 Prevent: Avoid emergence of destructive conflict

 Manage: address procedural & psychological interests
 Resolve: address procedural & psychological interests
 Transform: Structural changes/Root causes
 Mitigate: Avoid escalation / minimize impact of destructive conflict

CONFLICT RESOLUTION STRATEGIES: