In defense of ambiguity

Negotiation participants usually think of "settlement" as the official end of a conflict; the author points out that this mental image is inaccurate in many situations, where a settlement is followed by additional eruptions of conflict. He uses the recent Good Friday peace accord in Northern Ireland as an example of the continuing nature of many conflicts; theorizes as to why we have this incorrect mental image in general; and suggests ways we can present a more accurate representation of a conflict's life cycle.

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Anthropologists in Conflictland: The Role of Cultural Anthropology in an Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Black

Avruch

1993

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In defense of ambiguity

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Deliberate ambiguity in modern arms control and the ABM treaty

The Wrong Mental Image of Settlement

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