RAHIMAH YEOP Director Academic Studies, Research And Publication Division Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR) Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia
Meanings of Conflict Confront Contradict Dispute Difference Opposition
A disagreement through which the parties involved perceive a threat to their needs, interests or concerns
Types of Conflict Personal Second Party Group
Types of Conflict
Family
Trust
Work Place
Values
Sovereignty
Culture
Methods of Solving Conflict 1. Lumping
5. Conciliation
2. Avoidance
6. Mediation
3. Coercion
7. Arbitration
4. Negotiation
8. Adjudication
Obstacles to Conflict Leadership Emotions Idealism Ego Effort
Paradigm Shift
Conflict Management Personal
Political
Family
Sosial
Work Place
Economic
Resolution 1 Compete 2 Collaborate 3 Compromise 4 Avoiding 5 Accommodating
r e s o l u t i o n
Prevention Involves attitudinal change Policy Multi-sectorial Different phases of conflict Range of actors acting independently or in concert Create mechanisms – dispute resolution
Cooperative arrangements Economic
Social
Cultural
Humanitarian
Legal systems Personal Community
Interpersonal State
National
Workplace International
Long term proactive strategies Emerging
Potential
Post mortem
Reconcile realities Multicultural
Self determination
Development
Comprehensive plan Create network of local conflict prevention specialists Systematic documentation of conflict intervention and post-conflict assessment Improved information exchange among conflict prevention practitioners Organize conflict prevention training seminars at institution
Capacity building Long term investment through publication of policy reports/handbooks on methods in risk management, conflict analysis and conflict prevention policy
Field workers and desk officers engaged in analysis of conflict-prone societies need specific analytical skills and risk assessment techniques
Training programmes that introduce people who leave in conflict areas to the theory and practice of conflict management
Analysis of consequences of different policies that improve conflict prevention effectiveness (peace and conflict impact assessment)
THANK YOU! Rahimah Yeop
E-Mail : rahimah@idfr.gov.my Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jalan Wisma Putra, 50460 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: 603 - 2149 1000 | Fax: 603 - 2144 5640 | info@idfr.gov.my Copyright : IDFR | 2012