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It has taken a few feedback loops, and now we proudly present this Dialogue. Norbert Ropers’ lead article lays out a rich array of systemic ideas originating from both research and practice, applied in the context of Sri Lanka. The respondents reflect, among other things, on additional tools and techniques, comparative experiences in Nepal and Kenya and the added value and utility of systemic conflict transformation.

• Year2008

The case of Colombia is especially interesting as regards the transition of liberation or resistance movements from armed struggle to legal, political entities. Not only has it one of the longest guerrilla conflicts in the world (more than 40 years to date); it is also a place where experiments in peace-making with armed insurgents have been explored for more than 25 years. Various peace processes led to different peace agreements in the 1990s which made it possible for ca. 5,000 guerrillas to demobilise and reintegrate into social and political life. Although this did not signify the end of the armed conflict in the country, it entailed a series of political transformations which changed the context in which the nation developed and made a definitive solution to the conflict possible.

• Year2008
• Author(s)Mauricio García Durán, Vera Grabe Loewenherz, Otty Patiño Hormaza

Systemic thinking encompasses a broad spectrum of theories, principles, methods and techniques which are all rooted in the simple observation that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. In the present article, “Systemic Conflict Transformation (SCT)” refers to the application of systemic thinking to basic challenges in conflict transformation, and a reflection of field practice from a systemic perspective. The goal is to explore, based on concrete practical experiences, how systemic thinking can help to make the transformation of internal conflicts more effective.

• Year2008
• Author(s)Norbert Ropers

The decision to establish the military wing of the ANC, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK-Spear of the Nation, also known as Umkhonto), was a somewhat complex process. It was a decision that involved a major departure in the policy and practice of the organisation. Many of the leaders of the ANC and its allied organisations questioned whether they had really exhausted the limits of non-violent action. Above all, it was a decision taken in conditions where the organisations were prohibited from operating peacefully.

• Year2008
• Author(s)Mac Maharaj

El pensamiento sistémico engloba un amplio espectro de teorías, principios, métodos y técnicas, todos basados en la sencilla observación de que el todo es mucho más que la suma de sus partes. En el presente artículo, “Transformación Sistémica de Conflictos (TSC)” se refiere a la aplicación del pensamiento sistémico a los desafíos básicos presentes en la transformación de conflictos y a la reflexión que se obtiene de una práctica sobre el terreno desde una perspectiva sistémica. El objetivo es valorar, basándose en experiencias prácticas concretas, cómo el pensamiento sistémico puede ayudar a que la transformación de conflictos internos sea más eficiente.

• Year2008
• Author(s)Norbert Ropers

[Аннотация машинный перевод] Предлагает общий обзор и предварительную интерпретацию состояния дел в этой области. Автор вводит три различных подхода: урегулирование конфликта, разрешение конфликта и трансформация конфликта. Она рассматривает повестку дня исследований в этой области и вопросы исследований, а также роль теории и методологии. (переработано для печатного издания 2004 г.)

• Year2007
• Author(s)Cordula Reimann

[Аннотация машинный перевод] Анализирует состояние дел в области оценки, уделяя особое внимание методологии оценки воздействия на мир и конфликты (PCIA) с трех точек зрения: традиционные оценки доноров; методики оценки в опытно-конструкторских работах; оценки неправительственных организаций по разрешению конфликтов и миростроительству. (переработано для печатного издания 2004 г.)

• Year2007
• Author(s)Mark Hoffman

[Абстрактный машинный перевод] Основное внимание уделяется трем различным способам воздействия культуры на конфликты: культура как линза, которая облегчает или блокирует эффективное общение; культура и мир рассматривают различия как предмет конфликтов; конфликты, связанные с идентичностью и признанием, как аспекты культурных различий. Автор обсуждает проблемы и конкретные рекомендации для проектирования процессов в культурно-сложных конфликтах.

• Year2007
• Author(s)Michelle LeBaron

[වියුක්ත යන්ත්‍ර-පරිවර්තනය] බර්ගොෆ් අත්පොතේ 2004 මුද්‍රිත සංස්කරණයට පෙරවදන පරිවර්තනය කිරීම, “ජනවාර්ගික ගැටුම පරිවර්තනය කිරීම”

• Year2007
• Author(s)Martina Fischer, Norbert Ropers

[වියුක්ත යන්ත්‍ර-පරිවර්තනය] ගැටුම් ශිෂ් ized සම්පන්න කළමනාකරණය පිළිබඳ න්‍යායාත්මක ප්‍රශ්න සාකච්ඡා කරයි. කතුවරයා යෝජනා කරන්නේ සිවිල් හෝ ජාත්‍යන්තර යුද්ධය අරාජිකත්වයේ ප්‍රති result ලයක් නම් එය ආමන්ත්‍රණය කළ හැක්කේ ජාතික, කලාපීය හා ජාත්‍යන්තර මට්ටමින් ගොඩනඟන ලද සමාජ පිළිවෙලකට පමණක් බවයි. කතුවරයා සංකීර්ණ සාම ගෘහ නිර්මාණ ශිල්පයේ ආකෘතියක් ඉදිරිපත් කරයි, එනම් “ශිෂ්ටාචාර ෂඩාස්රය”. (2004 මුද්‍රණ සංස්කරණය සඳහා සංශෝධනය කරන ලදි)

• Year2007
• Author(s)Dieter Senghaas