ECH 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Mutual Assured Destruction, Homo Economicus, Security Dilemma

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Conflict Studies and Human Rights
• Course: ECH 1100
• Professor: Jean- Francois Ratelle

Document Summary

Clashes of views, personal antagonisms, feuds, disagreements. Two latin words: con (together); fligere (to strike) 2+ parties over intractable divergences regarding what is mutually significant to the parties involved . In a simple dispute, contest, or rivalry, the antagonistic character is not usually present among most participants. Conflict commonly used in situations where degree of antagonism is not as great as is suggested. Qualitative difference between clashes of positions/interests and those that involve antagonistic feelings, behaviours, and orientations. Intractable differences cannot be resolved through a simple compromise arrived, after some bargaining and negotiation: conflicts do not lend themselves to compromise solutions. In some int"l conflicts/affairs, parties refuse the involvement of an intermediary: e. g. India and pakistan both reject any external facilitation, mediation, or arbitration in the conflict over kashmir. Conflicts occur at different levels intrapersonal to interpersonal, intra group, inter-group, intranational, interstate, international, and global. Conflicts involve differences of views: interests, needs, identity, desires, values, and rights.