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New Approaches to Old Problems: Lessons from an Ethnic Conciliation Project in Four Central and Eastern European Countries
Author(s) -
Shapiro Ilana
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
negotiation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1571-9979
pISSN - 0748-4526
DOI - 10.1111/j.1571-9979.1999.tb00188.x
Subject(s) - conciliation , ethnic group , political science , czech , democracy , conflict resolution , social change , ethnic conflict , civil society , european union , development economics , economic growth , law , mediation , philosophy , linguistics , politics , economics , business , economic policy
This case study of Partners for Democratic Change's Local Ethnic Conciliation Program in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia examines: different social psychological processes and perspectives for resolving ethnic minority‐majority conflicts; the adaptation of a western conflict resolution model in Central and Eastern Europe; challenges and opportunities for strategic organic development of citizen‐based initiatives; and the role of conflict resolution efforts in social change and civil society development in these Central and Eastern European countries. The study suggests a theory‐based framework for evaluating interventions into ethnic conflicts and offers recommendations for future applied research and project development.