Changing the Debate about "Success" in Conflict Resolution Efforts

This essay outlines a conceptual framework for discussing “success” in interactive conflict resolution and in conflict resolution efforts more generally. It first proposes reasons why evaluation is crucial for improving practice. An overview of the new framework and its development are then presente...

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Published in:Negotiation journal 2001-04, Vol.17 (2), p.101-113
Main Authors: D'Estrée, Tamra Pearson, Fast, Larissa A., Weiss, Joshua N., Jakobsen, Monica S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conceptualization
Conflict
Conflict Resolution
Conflict theory
Evaluation
International relations
Intervention
Negotiation
Practice
Success
Theory
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Summary:This essay outlines a conceptual framework for discussing “success” in interactive conflict resolution and in conflict resolution efforts more generally. It first proposes reasons why evaluation is crucial for improving practice. An overview of the new framework and its development are then presented. This gives the reader a window into its construction and some of the challenges of evaluation in conflict intervention processes. Next, the uses of the framework are explained as well as how its use helps to change the debate about successful processes. Finally, this article discusses how the theoretician, practitioner, and researcher‐evaluator can use this framework for their own purposes, and how evaluating processes based upon their goals helps to improve the theory, practice, and research of the field.
ISSN:0748-4526
1571-9979
DOI:10.1111/j.1571-9979.2001.tb00230.x