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Conflict Emergence Stage: Additional Resources
These references supplement the Knowledge Base Essay, Conflict Emergence Stage.
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Additional Explanations of the Underlying Concepts:
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Russett, Bruce and D. Kinsella. "Conflict Emergence and Escalation in Interactive International Dyads." Journal of Politics 64:4, November 2002. This highly academic paper addresses theoretical concerns regarding whether the conditions affecting initial expressions of hostility are similar to the conditions that spur militarized conflicts. By examining dyadic interactions between 1951 and 1992, the authors apply their findings regarding conflict causation to theoretical models of the conflict process. Kusztal, Iwona. "Discourses in the Use and Emergence of Organizational Conflict." Conflict Resolution Quarterly 20:2, 2002. "Four discourses in use were identified in a grounded theory study of organizational conflict. This article discusses how these different discourses in use were involved in the emergence of organizational conflicts. Discourses in use determine what conflicts arise in the organization and how they are understood and managed. In this article, the practical implication of this approach for assessing and managing conflict processes in organizations is considered." Kriesberg, Louis. "Emerging Conflicts." In Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution, 2nd Edition. New York: Rowman and Littlefield, November 2002. Pages: 58-99. This chapter discusses the facts contributing to the emergence of conflict. It examines the role of identities and grievances, how contentious goals are formed, and the importance of actors believing their goals are reachable to result in conflict emergence. Kriesberg, Louis. "Nature, Dynamics, and Phases of Intractability." In Grasping the Nettle: Analyzing Cases of Intractable Conflict. Edited by Dosi, Giovanni, ed. Washington D.C. : U.S. Institute of Peace, April 30, 2005. The chapter reviews factors that contribute to intractibility at each stage of a conflict. In addition, it discusses steps that may be taken to reduce the sense of intractibility.
Examples Illustrating this Topic:
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Lund, Michael. Kosovo Chronology. Conflict Early Warning Systems (CEWS). Available at: http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/cews/database/Kosovo/kosovo.pdf [Backup Link] This essay chronicles the Kosovo conflict. It gives a history of the area beginning with WWI and ending in March of 1999. The essay focuses on the 1980s and 1990s when Kosovo went from a period of unstable peace, to crisis and resolution. "Moldova Narrative: Origins and Background Conditions of the Moldova / Niester Conflict." Conflict Early Warning Systems (CEWS), 1900. Available at: http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/cews/database/Moldova/moldova.pdf [Backup Link] This essays offers insights into the Moldova Niester conflict by: providing historical facts about the area; explaining the multi-dimensional cultural and social aspects of the conflict; and detailing the emergence of the conflict following independence from Soviet Russia. The Case of Moldova. Conflict Early Warning Systems (CEWS). Available at: http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/cews/database/Moldova/index.html [Backup Link] This site offers a diagram of the Moldova conflict, by date, episode, and conflict phase. It also supplies a link to a document that gives a narrative account of the conflict.
Audiovisual Materials on this Topic:
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The Mideast: A Century of ConflictPart 2: The Balfour Declaration and the British Mandate. NPR. October 1, 2002. Available at: http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/history/index.html [Backup Link] This audio clip discusses the creation of Israel under British control in Palestine. Violence broke out between the Zionist settlers and the indigenous Palestinian Arabs from the very beginning.
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Iran, Veiled Appearances. Directed and/or Produced by: Michel, Thierry. First Run Icarus Films. 2002. This film depicts various members of the Iranian community as they relate their insights and stories concerning the conflict between extreme fundamentalists and young people, who are pushing for social change. Primary Link [Backup Link] Rwandan Nightmare. Directed and/or Produced by: Gallimore, Simon. First Run Icarus Films. 1994. This video argues that the recent genocide in Rwanda was the consequence of a political power struggle, rather than of ethnic hatred. Primary Link [Backup Link] The War at Home . Directed and/or Produced by: Brown, Barry. First Run Icarus Films. 1979. This documentary film explains how the Vietnam peace movement emerged in the United States and subsequently escalated into a domestic conflict that embroiled all members of this nation. Primary Link [Backup Link] |
