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Intractability and the frontier of the field

2006; Wiley; Volume: 24; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/crq.166

1541-1508

Heidi Burgess, Guy Burgess,

Peacebuilding and International Security

Conflict Resolution QuarterlyVolume 24, Issue 2 p. 177-186 Colloquy: Challenges to Intractability Intractability and the frontier of the field Heidi Burgess, Heidi Burgess University of Colorado Conflict Research ConsortiumSearch for more papers by this authorGuy Burgess, Guy Burgess University of Colorado Conflict Research ConsortiumSearch for more papers by this author Heidi Burgess, Heidi Burgess University of Colorado Conflict Research ConsortiumSearch for more papers by this authorGuy Burgess, Guy Burgess University of Colorado Conflict Research ConsortiumSearch for more papers by this author First published: 31 January 2007 https://doi.org/10.1002/crq.166Citations: 10AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Intractable conflicts are those that lie at the frontier of the field—the conflicts that stubbornly seem to elude resolution, even when the best available techniques are applied. We discuss the nature of intractability—its causes and why it is so important to learn more about it. We also discuss why it is essential that we address the problem of intractability head-on rather than ignoring these conflicts because they are viewed as impossible. References Boulding, K. "Pathologies of Defense." Journal of Peace Research, 1984, 21(2), 101–108. 10.1177/002234338402100202 Web of Science®Google Scholar Burgess, H., and Burgess, G. "Constructive Confrontation: A Transformative Approach to Intractable Conflicts." Mediation Quarterly, 1996, 13(4), 305–322. 10.1002/crq.3900130407 Google Scholar J. Burton (ed.). Conflict: Human Needs Theory. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. 10.1007/978-1-349-21000-8 Google Scholar von Clausewitz, C. On War (Trans. J. J. Graham). New York: Barnes & Noble, 2004. Google Scholar Eisenhower, D. " Military-Industrial Complex Speech." Retrieved July 2006 from Google Scholar http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/˜hst306/documents/indust.html. Google Scholar Fowler, A., and others. "Talking with the Enemy." Boston Globe, Jan. 28, 2001. Google Scholar Retrieved Feb. 2006 from http://www.publicconversations.org/pcp/resources/resource_detail.asp?ref_id=102. Google Scholar Honeyman, C. " The Transformation of Labor-Management Conflicts." In H. Burgess and G. Burgess (eds.), Beyond Intractability: The Intractable Conflict Knowledge Base. 2003. Google Scholar Retrieved Feb. 2006 from http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/ripeness/. Google Scholar Lederach, J. P. Building Peace, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Institute of Peace, 1997. Google Scholar Lederach, J. P. The Moral Imagination. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. 10.1093/0195174542.001.0001 Google Scholar Zartman, W. " Ripeness." In H. Burgess and G. Burgess (eds.), " Beyond Intractability: The Intractable Conflict Knowledge Base." 2003. Google Scholar Retrieved Feb. 2006 from http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/ripeness/. Google Scholar Citing Literature Volume24, Issue2Winter 2006Pages 177-186 ReferencesRelatedInformation