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Intractability and the frontier of the field
Author(s) -
Burgess Heidi,
Burgess Guy
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.166
Subject(s) - frontier , field (mathematics) , geography , mathematics , archaeology , pure mathematics
Intractable conflicts are those that lie at the frontier of the field—the conflicts that stubbornly seem to elude resolution, even when the best available techniques are applied. We discuss the nature of intractability—its causes and why it is so important to learn more about it. We also discuss why it is essential that we address the problem of intractability head‐on rather than ignoring these conflicts because they are viewed as impossible.