Open AccessCycle of Violence Theories and Conflict Resolution in the Post-Yugoslav States
Author(s) -
Vanessa Pupavac
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
refuge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1920-7336
pISSN - 0229-5113
DOI - 10.25071/1920-7336.21946
Subject(s) - presumption , conflict resolution , political science , ethnic group , peace education , field (mathematics) , resolution (logic) , ethnic conflict , criminology , sociology , law , mathematics , artificial intelligence , computer science , pure mathematics
This paper examines the implementationof non-governmental programs inthe post-Yugoslav states. Current conflictresolution initiatives are informedby theories of deviancy and the idea ofcycles of violence. The presumption ofsuch programs is that conflict has resulted froma culture of violence. Whilstsome non-governmental organisationshave expressed doubts about the effectivenessof their peace education work,the reasons for the problems they experienceare often misunderstood. Onereason that is never addressed is thatpeople from the region are already familiarwith the concept of peace education,but have seen it fail. Ironically postwarYugoslavia was very important in thedevelopment of the field of peace educationand was held up as a model of ethnicconflict management for other countriesto follow.