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The Civilisation of Conflict: Constructive Pacifism as a Guiding Notion for Conflict TransformationHandbook Article
Discusses theoretical questions concerning the civilised management of conflicts. The author proposes that, if civil or international war is a result of anarchy, then it only can be addressed by a social order built at national, regional and international levels. The author presents a model of complex peace architecture, i.e. the "civilisational hexagon". (revised for 2004 print edition)
- Year2004
- Author(s)Dieter Senghaas
The News Media and the Transformation of Ethnopolitical ConflictsHandbook Article
Presents proposals for reporting on ethnopolitical conflicts in a manner that fosters peace. The author offers a basic model to explain the impact of media, as well as discussing NGO activities and a proposal for reform efforts on the European level. (revised for 2004 print edition)
- Year2004
- Author(s)Dusan Reljic
Assessing the State-of-the-Art in Conflict TransformationHandbook Article
Offers a general overview and tentative interpretation of the state of the art in the field. The author introduces three distinct approaches: conflict settlement, conflict resolution and conflict transformation. She reviews the field's research agenda and research questions, and the role of theory and methodology. (revised for 2004 print edition)
- Year2004
- Author(s)Cordula Reimann
Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment MethodologyHandbook Article
Reviews the state of the art in evaluation, focusing on peace and conflict impact assessment (PCIA) methodology from three perspectives: traditional donor evaluations; assessment methodologies in development work; evaluations of conflict resolution and peacebuilding NGOs. (revised for 2004 print edition)
- Year2004
- Author(s)Mark Hoffman
Recovering from Violent Conflict: Regeneration and (Re-)Integration as Elements of PeacebuildingHandbook Article
- Year2004
- Author(s)Martina Fischer
Hawks and Doves: Peacekeeping and Conflict ResolutionHandbook Article
Discusses the dual goal of controlling violence while rebuilding cooperative relationships, which calls for an integration of academic approaches with peacekeeping practice. The authors highlight the relevance of conflict resolution theory for peacekeepers, commenting on areas of application and addressing future peacekeeping needs. (revised for 2004 print edition)
- Year2004
- Author(s)Wibke Hansen, Oliver Ramsbotham, Tom Woodhouse
Towards Conflict Transformation and a Just PeaceHandbook Article
Deals with the challenges of linking theory, research and practice, and offers strategies for doing so in all relevant areas of social change. The author argues that the structural sources of conflict have been relatively neglected in conflict analysis and in the design of intervention processes. Until this situation is reversed, it will be difficult to generate stable, peaceful and just relationships. (revised for 2004 print edition)
- Year2004
- Author(s)Kevin Clements
Early Warning and The Field: A Cargo Cult Science?Handbook Article
Introduces early warning activities and identifies different areas of focus, methodologies and mechanisms employed. The author discusses critically whether existing early warning systems can: a) identify the causes of conflict; b) predict the outbreak of conflict; and c) mitigate conflict. (revised for 2004 print edition)
- Year2004
- Author(s)Alex Austin
Team and Organisational Development as a Means for Conflict Prevention and ResolutionHandbook Article
Offers conflict transformation approaches for groups, teams and organisations. The authors identify five levels of cooperation within teams (i.e. the level of individual members, the content level, the interaction level, the procedural level and the level of external relations between the group and its environment) and offer suggestions for addressing conflict within teams at each level. (revised for 2004 print edition)
- Year2004
- Author(s)Friedrich Glasl, Rudi Ballreich
Security Sector Reform: Potentials and Challenges for Conflict TransformationHandbook Dialogue Series No. 2 - complete
Violent crises and internal wars are often consequences of the failure of states to provide stability and security for their citizens. International organisations and development agencies, in order to overcome cultures of violence and to support nation-building processes, have focused on security sector reform as an integral part of third-party intervention in recent years. This issue of the Berghof Handbook Dialogue Series examines the arguments for engagement with the security sector and provides an analysis of the dilemmas that arise, along with suggestions for how they might be overcome.
- Year2004