Critical conflict resolution theory and practice

Hansen, Toran

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“…There are additional theories with a postmodern outlook that critically examine language, power structures, gender, and/or capital, which have not been reviewed here. 49 At the same time, the purpose of this article is not to question or advance current theories concerned with conflict. Instead, the aim is to improve our understanding of one specific dispute in the Arctic by utilising some of the rough tools provided in the review given in this section.…”

Section: Conflict Between Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing Conflict at Sea: The Case of Norway and Russia in the Svalbard Zone

Østhagen

2018

Arctic Review

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Abstract:In 1977, Norway established a maritime Fisheries Protection Zone (FPZ) around Svalbard, yet avoided claiming an outright Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). A dispute with Russia over the status of the Zone arose. In the late 1990s, Norwegian enforcement of fisheries regulations became stricter, as fish stocks were in decline. This led the Norwegian Coast Guard to attempt to arrest Russian fishing vessels on several occasions, resulting in reactions from Russian fishermen, as well as officials in Murmansk and Moscow. In 1998, 2005, and 2011 specifically, incidents had the potential to escalate beyond a fisheries issue. Today, an event in the maritime zone is of concern to both Norwegian and Russian authorities. Given the potential volatility of events in the FPZ, how do Norway and Russia manage to avoid escalation in the case of a crisis? Whereas previous scholarly work has explicitly focused on the legal status of Svalbard and its maritime zones, or looked at how Norway manages fisheries in cooperation with Russia, this article brings forth new knowledge by examining the specific incidents in the Zone and placing these in the wider context of conflict theory. Limited to the Norwegian perceptions of the dispute only, this article adds to our understanding of this specific issue of Arctic conflict management and governance. Based on several years of data collection through interviews, the argument put forth is that Norwegian and Russian cooperation is based on both mutual interests and the socializing effects of cooperative mechanisms, which in turn are key to avoid escalation in crisis-scenarios. In sum, we need to recognise how a combination of economic interests and the effects of socialisation have enabled Norway and Russia to keep conflict levels low, when incidents at sea have occurred.

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Section: Conflict Between Statesmentioning

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Managing Conflict at Sea: The Case of Norway and Russia in the Svalbard Zone

Østhagen

2018

Arctic Review

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“…The question of sequencing underscores the challenges of working on multiple levels of conflict as well as dealing with competing conceptions of neutrality and asymmetry. For critical theorists, conflict resolution practitioners should “explicitly state power imbalances, take a partial position with the underdog, and seek to go beyond conflict settlement, helping parties change oppressive social relationships” (Hansen , 412). Communities of the oppressed, from this view, should maximize their “disruptive power” by linking to broader social movements (Hansen , 416).…”

Section: Power Asymmetry and Rival Conflict Framingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Olympia Food Co‐op Boycott: Nonviolent Struggle versus Conflict Resolution Process

Hallward

Berg²

2014

Conflict Resolution Qtrly

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Th is article examines the contention caused by a decision in 2010 of the board of the Olympia Food Co-op to boycott allIsraeli products from the co-op. Th e hometown of Rachel Corrie, a twenty-three-yearold Evergreen University student who was killed in 2003 by an Israeli bulldozer while defending a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip, Olympia has a unique culture of social activism. However, as the case illustrates, community members diff ered in their conceptualization of what it means to be "progressive" on the subject of Israel and Palestine. Drawing on interviews and document analysis, the article argues that the polarization surrounding the co-op's boycott refl ects broader tensions within the fi eld of confl ict studies, including those between advocates of nonviolent resistance and dialogue, proponents of process versus those of outcome, and those arguing for neutrality versus solidarity with the oppressed. Th e article also explores the role of competing and overlapping identity categories in how activists framed their position on the issues under contention. B oard members from the Olympia Food Co-op (OFC) in W ashingtonState agreed on July 15, 2010, to boycott Israeli-made products in their two grocery stores. With that action, it became the fi rst US grocery store to remove Israeli goods from its shelves (OFC 2010b). AlthoughTh e data collected for this article are part of a broader project described in Transnational Activism and the Israeli-Palestinian Confl ict, by M. C. Hallward (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013). A more extended discussion of the Olympia Food Co-op boycott can be found in that book.

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“…From a preventative perspective, critical conflict resolution theory provides some insight for developing policies to proactively reduce oppression of workers with low position power (see Hansen, 2008 for a review). Rather than handling bullying situations on a case-by-case basis, organizations might seek to structure workplaces with policies and programs so that bullying is reduced.…”

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Am I my own worst enemy?

Brotheridge¹,

Lee

Power

2012

Career Dev Int

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2013),"Workplace bullying, employee performance and behaviors: The mediating role of psychological well-being", Employee Relations, Vol. 35 Iss 6 pp. 630-647 http://dx.If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -This study aims to compare the experiences of workers who perceive themselves as both targets and aggressors (aggressor-targets) with the experiences of other workers. Design/methodology/approach -The paper reports on the results of a cross-sectional self-report questionnaire-based study (n ¼ 180). Findings -Aggressor-targets reported performing more aggressive behaviors than did pure bullies. They also engaged in multiple types of coping strategies, but did so ineffectively as evidenced by their high levels of negative health outcomes. Practical implications -It is possible that aggressor-targets employed many coping behaviors as a means of dealing with their situation, but they had some difficulty doing so without assistance. Consequently, aggressor-targets may be open to intervention efforts. Since this group constitutes the largest percentage of bullies and was responsible for most of the reported bullying acts, examining their experiences may help organizations reduce the overall incidence of bullying. Originality/value -This exploratory study contributes to the small number of studies that have examined the situation of bullying targets who have also engaged in aggression in the workplace.

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Critical conflict resolution theory and practice

Cited by 36 publications

References 20 publications

Managing Conflict at Sea: The Case of Norway and Russia in the Svalbard Zone

Managing Conflict at Sea: The Case of Norway and Russia in the Svalbard Zone

The Olympia Food Co‐op Boycott: Nonviolent Struggle versus Conflict Resolution Process

Am I my own worst enemy?

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