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Changing the Debate about “Success” in Conflict Resolution Efforts
Author(s) -
D'Estrée Tamra Pearson,
Fast Larissa A.,
Weiss Joshua N.,
Jakobsen Monica S.
Publication year - 2001
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.1571-9979.2001.tb00230.x
Subject(s) - conflict resolution , management science , field (mathematics) , intervention (counseling) , resolution (logic) , conceptual framework , engineering ethics , computer science , political science , sociology , psychology , law , engineering , social science , artificial intelligence , mathematics , psychiatry , pure mathematics
This essay outlines a conceptual framework for discussing “success” in interactive conflict resolution and in conflict resolution efforts more generally. It first proposes reasons why evaluation is crucial for improving practice. An overview of the new framework and its development are then presented. This gives the reader a window into its construction and some of the challenges of evaluation in conflict intervention processes. Next, the uses of the framework are explained as well as how its use helps to change the debate about successful processes. Finally, this article discusses how the theoretician, practitioner, and researcher‐evaluator can use this framework for their own purposes, and how evaluating processes based upon their goals helps to improve the theory, practice, and research of the field.