Open AccessRethinking Conflict Resolution: Matching Problems and Solutions
Author(s) -
Andrea Kathryn Talentino
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
peace and conflict studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 1082-7307
DOI - 10.46743/1082-7307/2003.1030
Subject(s) - conflict resolution , politics , construct (python library) , resolution (logic) , political science , matching (statistics) , state (computer science) , power (physics) , political economy , sociology , computer science , law , artificial intelligence , statistics , mathematics , algorithm , programming language , physics , quantum mechanics
This paper addresses international conflict resolution and the disparity between the number of attempts at resolution and the number of successes. It argues that one flaw in efforts thus far has been a lack of understanding of local actors and motivations, leading to ineffective strategies for resolution. In regions where conflict crosses borders, contributes to the trend of politics, and involves mercenary sub-state actors, traditional methods of resolution may be ineffective. Purveyors of violence have little interest in the power-sharing and consensual politics that international actors often try to promote. They also have significant and negative effects on regional stability. This paper further addresses the need to reconsider approaches to conflict resolution, and the significance of taking better account of local circumstances in an effort to construct strategies to address them.