THE STUDY OF BASIC THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO THE INVESTIGATION OF CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION

Authors

  • Ganna Zhekalo

Keywords:

conflict, conflict transformation, conflict management, conflict settlement, conflict resolution

Abstract

This article examines the existing approaches to the understanding of conflict transformation. In our days, there are different opinions about whether formed independent theory and practice of conflict transformation. The study emphasized that school of conflict transformation is different from the schools of conflict settlement, conflict resolution and conflict management, although all three schools rely on a shared tradition of thinking about conflict and intervention.

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2017-10-31

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THEORY AND HISTORY OF FOREIGNS I WHITE POLITICAL SCIENTISTS