unit 4 conflict

military conflict between separate states over territory

war confined within borders of a single state

the use of international violence to achieve political aims

aims at the revolutionary overthrow of a state

aims at promotion of a single cause

aims to overthrow colonial rule or occupation with the goal of gaining independence.

aims at inflicting damage and humiliation on a global power or at trans foreign global civilizational relation.

1. Terrorist groups impose a danger to global security and peace ( USA international campaign on war anterior following the September 11 terrorist attack. (2001))

2. terrrorist groups pose a threat to state sovereignty ( elimination of state sovereignty by ISIS in Syria and Iraq . 2014)

3. Terrorist attacks have enormous economic impact. ( 2001 9/11 market fell by 7.1%, or 648 points.

1. terretorial

2. ideological

3. identity

4. intrest-based conflict

1. territoriaal control

2. resource (scarcity)

3. ideology

4. threatned identity

5. greed v/s grievances

1. states

2. intrastate groups

3. individuals

1. little or no democratic means of dispute resolutions; minorities excluded from political representation

2. wealth territorial, or resource shared inequality and controlled by powerful elites

3. poverty

4. Goverment is above the law, making arbitary and legitimate desicions

5. Judical system is absent or interfered with, not indepanded or fair

6. Human rights are abused.

1. democratic institutions exist, with full political equality and participation

2. equal sharing of wealth and resources

3. equality of opportunity for all

4. goverment respects the rule of law

5. Disputes can be resolved fairly through a fair and undefended judicial system

6. Respect of human rights (especially of those of minorities)

behavior, contradiction, attitudes

1. manifest level, the immediatly obvious evidence of a violent conflict ( for example the amount of people killed) (evidence)

2. latent level, deeper causes and conditions of conflict can be analyzed. (causes)

observable actions taken by parties involved. (manifestation of conflict)

It refers to how individuals or groups feel and think about each other and the conflict itself

The broader environment in wich the conflict occurs. Structural issues, historical factors, international and regional influences.

peacekeeping

peacebuilding

peacemaking

1. ideological conflict , it is about social injustice

2. ideologicay, greed vs grievance

3. FARC & Colombian goverment

4. intrastate war; Guerilla war

1. ideological (Arab spring) & identity (Shia’s vs Sunni) conflict

2. Ideology & threatened identity

3. Syrian goverment, SDF, ISIS, Rebels

4. first demonstrations, violent protests then intrastate war'; terrorist attacks, insurgency 9 opstand)

1. ideological, identity

2. ideological, threatened identity

3. UK goverment vs EU

4. diplomatic tensions

1. ideological conflict: democracy ideology, but it is intrest based

2. ideology, security

3. US, Iraq, Al-Queda

4. Terrorist tracks, interstate war

1. territorial

2. territorial control, resource

3. China, Philipinese, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam

4. Diplomatic tensions, interstate conflict.

1. helps understand the role of the parties is the conflict

2. it helps understand what the conflict is about

3. it can help reveal the deeper issues at state beyond visible violence

4. it’s necessary for positive peace to be achieved

1. violent actions need to be stopped imidiatly, there is no time for a deeper sturdy, for negative peace there is no need for such a model

2. models can lead to specific understanding of a conflict. It seduces the conflict to a model instead of looking at its particularities

3. conflict can be driven by personalities wich we need to take into account

disagrement between parties over ……..

1. peaceful demonstrations

2. strikes

3. political campaigns

4. diplomatic tensions

1. interstate war

2. intrastate war

3. terrorism actors

4. genocide

1. structure or process for dialogue

2. parties involved in the dispute are depended on each other

3. violence can hurt core intrest

4. democratic structures that allow population for consultant

1. lack of trust

2. no structure for dialogue

3. grievience and traumas are sustaining/developing the conflict

4. no other means available

1. Humanitarian intervention

2. peace enforcement

3. election observers

4. third party prolonging conflict due to lack of unity on action

abscence of direct violence, reasons for conflict still exist, thus , this type of peace is fragile

goes beyond mere absence of direct violence and it involves deeper levels of harmony and equity, where reasons that led to the conflict have been resolved.

stopping violent conflict and or creating negative peace

sustaining negative peace to allow positive peace to be build

building sustainable, long term positive peace

absence of a violent conflict

rehabilitation of offenders trough truth and reconciliation commissions, TRCs, they get info, give victims platforms

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