scholarly journals Rethinking Conflict Resolution: Matching Problems and Solutions

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Talentino
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
International Conflict ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Regional Stability ◽  
Matching Problems ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
State Actors

This paper addresses international conflict resolution and the disparity between the number of attempts at resolution and the number of successes. It argues that one flaw in efforts thus far has been a lack of understanding of local actors and motivations, leading to ineffective strategies for resolution. In regions where conflict crosses borders, contributes to the trend of politics, and involves mercenary sub-state actors, traditional methods of resolution may be ineffective. Purveyors of violence have little interest in the power-sharing and consensual politics that international actors often try to promote. They also have significant and negative effects on regional stability. This paper further addresses the need to reconsider approaches to conflict resolution, and the significance of taking better account of local circumstances in an effort to construct strategies to address them.

scholarly journals The Perils of Power-Sharing: Africa and Beyond

2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Lekha Sriram ◽  
Marie-Joëlle Zahar
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
International Conflict ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Short Term ◽  
State Legitimacy ◽  
Peace Agreements

The purpose of international conflict-resolution efforts is, in the short term, to bring an end to violent armed conflict, and, in the medium to longer term, to prevent the revival of conflict. However, at least one of the mechanisms often utilised in conflict resolution and peace agreements, power-sharing, may not only prove problematic in early negotiation and implementation, but may potentially be at odds with the longer-term goal of preventing resurgence of conflict. Why might this be the case? Longer-term peacebuilding seeks to prevent conflict in part by building strong and sustainable states. Such states should be able to avoid reverting to armed conflict because they would be more responsive to grievances and more effective in dealing with violent dissent. However, power-sharing arrangements may undermine such efforts by placing in power individuals and groups not fully committed to, or unable to take part in, governance for the benefit of the entire populace; in part because it necessarily places in power those who have engaged in significant violence to achieve their ends. This is likely to create less democratic states, although we do not insist that democracy is or should be the only goal of peacebuilders. Rather, we suggest that power-sharing arrangements may tend not only towards undemocratic states, but towards states which are not responsive to the needs of the citizenry for security in ways which may undermine human security and state legitimacy.

Teaching and assessing problem solving for international conflict resolution.

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linden L. Nelson ◽  
Natasha L. Golding ◽  
David R. Drews ◽  
Mary K. Blazina
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
International Conflict

scholarly journals Power and Decision Making in the Early Church

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-20
Author(s):  
Seth Akhilele
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Study Results

Abstract In this article, there is the intersection of biblical principles into the teaching and learning of organizational behavior. It examined the crisis in the early Church, as told in the Luke account of Acts of the Apostles Chapter six, and how the leaders decided to resolve the conflict. The exegetical analysis method revealed the lessons learned from the apostolic leaders’ decision-making strategy and the power play in their leadership style. The results included the need for decision making for conflict resolution, decision and empowerment, power distance advantage, and power-sharing advantage in the early Church. The decision-making style for resolving the conflict in the Church was then recommended for contemporary church leaders, in teaching organizational leadership behavior in Christian schools, and in practice in other organizations. The study results suggest that the Bible is a rich source of data for teaching organizational behavior. Keywords: Low-power distance, conflict resolution, decision making, church, power-sharing.

scholarly journals The Problem of State Violence

Daedalus ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 151 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-37
Author(s):  
Paul Butler
Keyword(s):  
Use Of Force ◽  
State Violence ◽  
The State ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
The Public ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
The Future ◽  
State Actors

Abstract When violence occurs, the state has an obligation to respond to and reduce the impacts of it; yet often the state originates, or at least contributes to, the violence. This may occur in a variety of ways, including through the use of force by police, pretrial incarceration at local jails, long periods of incarceration in prisons, or abuse and neglect of people who are incarcerated. This essay explores the role of the state in responding to violence and how it should contribute to reducing violence in communities, as well as in its own operations. Finally, it explores what the future of collaboration between state actors and the community looks like and offers examples of successful power-sharing and co-producing of safety between the state and the public.

Envoy Envy? Competition in African Mediation Processes and Ways to Overcome It

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
David Lanz
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Division Of Labor ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
South Sudan ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Peace Processes ◽  
Mediation Processes

Abstract This article seeks to make sense of the dynamics of competition in African mediation processes and to outline approaches for effective cooperation between mediators. To this end, it analyzes four cases of recent peace processes: Sudan (1994–2005), Kenya (2008), Madagascar (2009–2013) and South Sudan (2013–2015). The article identifies four driving forces of competition among mediators: clashing interests of states involved in mediation, overlapping mediation mandates, incompatible norms guiding conflict resolution, and mediators’ lack of performance. These factors risk undermining peace processes unless the involved mediators and guarantors take active steps to mitigate the negative effects of competition. This can be done through ‘hierarchical coordination,’ where a recognized authority takes the lead and allocates roles to other actors, or through ‘collaborative cooperation,’ where partners have unity of purpose and decide on a division of labor based on comparative strengths.

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