"Conflict generates change and we can intervene in conflict to help promote desired change and build better relationships."
Conflict is a natural part of human relationships. It can be negative or positive depending on our response, commitment, and creativity.
Social conflict is expressed in interdependent relationships, emerging when people perceive scarce resources, interference from others, and incompatible goals in meeting their needs.
Conflict analysis requires us to think about the overall picture of relationships and the specific aspects of a given dispute. Complexify before you simplify.
We can distinguish between the expression of conflict (fruit), the content and issues of the conflict (trunk and branches), and the relationship aspects of conflict (roots below the surface)…
An abridged version of the book, The Little Book of Conflict Transformation.
An article describing the emergence and transformative impact of a community mediation program in Nepal.
A manuscript written for the Inter-racial and Cross-cultural Conflict Resolution Project at Conrad Grebel College's Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies.