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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"intractable conflicts"”.
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Looking at the intractability of the Israeli/Palestine conflict with a focus on the construction of identity
Research on intractable conflicts is concerned primarily with investigating the causes and conditions of conflict that contribute to its intractable nature. Often, a key starting point in the examination of intractable conflicts is to explore the relationships between the different processes …
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Democratic Paradox: The Role Of Regime Type In Civil War Intervention Initiation And Success
… makers being compelled to intervene in the most intractable conflicts in response to demands from domestic audiences. However, due to the difficulty of intervention in these conflicts i argue that the same type of political pressure that leads to intervention in these conflicts also serves to …
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A critical discourse analysis of news reports on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict in selected Arab and western newspapers
As one of the most violent, ideological and intractable conflicts in modern history, sited in a very sensitive and strategic region, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict has always been under the spotlight of media and politicians. The conflict is almost a constant item in the coverage of news outlets, …
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Revisiting the Past : Israeli identity, thick recognition and conflict transformation
Intractable conflicts are by definition difficult to resolve. This study ventures into the identity dynamics of those conflicts and argues that those identity aspects must be addressed in order to locate constituencies for change. Through the employment o theories of conflict transformation, …
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Victimhood as a driving force in the intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: reflections on collective memory, conflict ethos, and collective emotional orientations.
In intractable conflicts the feelings and claims of victimhood are as mature and well-entrenched as the conflict itself. The longer a conflict is waged, the more the geopolitical reasons for victimisation shift to the psychological. This gradually blurs the difference between facts and perceptions, …
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Impacts of (un)civil discourse by organized groups on local governance in sustainable development projects
Anecdotal evidence in the media and from personal conversations suggests that inflammatory rhetoric in the collaborative governance setting is increasing, especially during public meetings about sustainable development projects. Planners, mediators, facilitators, and government officials are facing …