C H A P T E R 1 Introduction to Conflict Resolution: Concepts and Definitions I N this second edition of our book we bring the survey of the conflict resolution field up to date at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Conflict resolution as a defined specialist field has come of age in the post-Cold War era. It has also come face to face with fundamental new challenges‚ some of which have come into even sharper focus since the first edition of this book. Why a Second Edition? As
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of the organization. My first professional course about HRM is conflict management. This arouses my interest of exploring the connection between HRM and conflict management. Previously‚ I thought that conflict is another word of war that more than two people have fight. This is due to the inaccurate translation from English to Chinese. Through my friend’s explanation‚ I knew more about conflict. Bakhare(2010) explained that “conflict is a natural disagreement resulting from individuals or groups
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Peace and conflict studies is defined as both a pedagogical activity‚ in which teachers transmit knowledge to students; and a research activity‚ in which researchers create new knowledge about the sources of conflict. Peace and conflict studies entails understanding the concept of peace which is defined as political condition that ensures justice and social stability through formal and informal institutions‚ practices‚ and norms. Johan Galtung‚ the principal founder of the discipline of peace and
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Philippines is still perceived as one of the most corrupt countries in the world‚ getting a score of 34 on a scale of 1 to 100 with 100 being very clean‚ according to the latest Corruption Perceptions Index of Transparency International. But the Philippines has at least outranked its neighbors Vietnam‚ Indonesia and Bangladesh‚ which all fared better than the country in the previous CPI‚ said TI‚ a civil society organization that promotes transparency and accountability. Indonesia scored 32‚ Vietnam 31
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In the United States‚ there are many inequalities about health. By social class‚ race‚ gender‚ or age‚ they have different conditions of health. Some people who have low social class‚ they cannot get enough health care form the health provider. Also‚ some races have a high mortality rate. All these examples are health distributions. In these examples‚ social class may make the big health inequalities in the United States. The health distribution by the socioeconomic status is one of the biggest social
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What is the perspective you chose about? Key points and conceptsThe general belief of the conflict perspective is that society is comprised of groups with competing self-interests. Deriving from this competition is a struggle for power. Most often‚ the distribution of power is imbalanced among the groups. People are competing for resources that are in scarce supply. The social groups in a society that tend to dominate over others are the ones who maintain the majority of the wealth‚ prestige
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CORRUPTION DESTROYS SOCIETIES‚ REPORT IT TO US. LET US STOP CORRUPTION! Corruption is becoming prevalent all over the world. Corruption hurts economies‚ people‚ and governments. Corruption is unethical‚ immoral‚ and illegal in many societies‚ religions‚ and countries. It needs to be stopped. Private organizations‚ United Nations‚ and some governments have attempted to stop corruption or at least have tried to prevent it. They have failed‚ however. This site is an attempt to expose countries
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popular votes and winning the Electoral College vote 520 to 17. Nixon looked invincible in his victory. It seems odd that his re-election campaign‚ the Committee to Re-Elect the President was so concerned about Democrats opposition that turned to a political sabotage and spying. Public opinion polls during the campaign showed that President Nixon had an overwhelming lead. The entry of candidate George Wallace assured some Democratic support would be taken from McGovern in the South‚ and for most of the
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Integrated Education: An Instrument for Resolving Ife-Modakeke Conflict in Osun State‚ Nigeria Shina Olayiwola‚ Department of Educational Administration and Planning‚ Obafemi Awolowo University (Ile-Ife‚ Nigeria) Ndukaku Okorie‚ Department of Philosophy‚ Obafemi Awolowo University (Ile-Ife‚ Nigeria) Opinion Paper Abstract: Ife and Modakeke communities in Southwestern Nigeria have engaged in protracted communal violence. The conflict has grown and matured to the extent that it is no longer a physical
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The Origin of Conflict in Mindanao and the Role of the Moro National Liberation Front Ever since the Philippines were first colonized by Spain over 400 years ago‚ the Manila government has struggled to mesh the Muslim population of Mindanao with the rest of the predominantly Catholic nation. The large number of violent separatist groups operating in Mindanao has been the primary factor in the long raging conflict. The leading revolutionary group‚ who also facilitated the creation of splinter groups
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