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• Year2004
• Author(s)Gunnar Theissen

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

Writers in the field of conflict studies often use key terms in loose and contradictory ways, reflecting the reality that concepts have not been clearly defined. To encourage coherent usage of these terms the following definitions have been adopted for the purposes of the Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation. Nevertheless individual authors on occasion have used some terms in a specific way in relation to the particular argument in their chapter. In these circumstances the special use of the term is clearly explained and otherwise the following definitions are general usage in the Handbook.

• Year2004

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

The articles by Hugh Miall and Cordula Reimann in Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation (2001) attempt to map out a distinct theory of conflict transformation, but in the process they present the field of conflict resolution as a problem-solving theory (herein after, referred individually as ‘Article 1’ and ‘Article 2’, and collectively as ‘the Articles’). Conflict resolution is represented in the Articles by singularity of strategy, target group and as envisaging an end point to conflicts, when parties arrive at a ‘positive sum outcome’ (Miall, 2001:3; Reimann, 2001:13). This leads to a claim that conflict resolution is a relatively simplistic approach to contemporary conflicts (Miall, 2001:1), hence the Articles consider and develop conflict transformation as a more realistic approach to protracted violent conflict situations

• Year2003
• Author(s)Githathevi Kanisin

Over the last ten years, interest in conflict prevention and peacebuilding activities has increased significantly. As a result of this interest, there is a high demand for "model" projects, examples of good practice and "lessons learned" which can be transferred to other projects and regions. Supply, though, does not match this demand. There are still no quick and easy answers to the question of how best to assess, monitor and evaluate peace practices. On the contrary, experience shows that assessing and measuring the impact and outcomes of peacebuilding activities is actually a very complicated task. The articles and comments in this first issue of the Berghof Handbook Dialogue Series reflect the state of the art in peace and conflict impact assessment (PCIA) from a variety of angles.

• Year2003

[Resumen traducido automáticamente] Ofrece una descripción general y una interpretación tentativa del estado del arte en el campo. El autor presenta tres enfoques distintos: resolución de conflictos, resolución de conflictos y transformación de conflictos. Ella revisa la agenda de investigación del campo y las preguntas de investigación, y el papel de la teoría y la metodología. (revisado para la edición impresa de 2004)

• Year2002
• Author(s)Cordula Reimann

[Makine tarafından çevrilmiş soyut] Alandaki en son teknolojiye genel bir bakış ve geçici yorum sunar. Yazar üç farklı yaklaşım sunuyor: anlaşmazlık çözümü, anlaşmazlık çözümü ve anlaşmazlık dönüşümü. Alanın araştırma gündemini ve araştırma sorularını ve teori ve metodolojinin rolünü gözden geçirir. (2004 baskı baskısı için revize edildi)

• Year2002
• Author(s)Cordula Reimann

[Resumen traducido automáticamente] Ofrece una visión general de los hallazgos actuales sobre las causas de los conflictos armados, identificando la injusticia y la movilización como conceptos clave. El autor comparte ideas sobre dónde buscar señales de una posible escalada, dónde buscar y cómo aprovechar las oportunidades para prevenir una escalada violenta. (revisado para la edición impresa de 2004)

• Year2002
• Author(s)Dan Smith

[Özet makine çevirisi] Silahlı çatışmanın nedenleri hakkındaki mevcut bulgulara genel bir bakış sunarak adaletsizliği ve seferberliği anahtar kavramlar olarak tanımlar. Yazar, potansiyel tırmanma belirtilerinin nerede aranacağına, nerede aranacağına ve şiddet içeren tırmanışı önlemek için fırsatlardan nasıl yararlanılacağına dair içgörüler paylaşıyor. (2004 baskı baskısı için revize edildi)

• Year2002
• Author(s)Dan Smith