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%KINDS OF CONFLICT SOLUTION TENSION CONTEST COMPETE 921219

     The possibilities of conflict resolution are relevant
in each and every occasion of conflict.  To understand and
promote  the  possibilities of conflict resolution we need
to be aware of the variety of kinds of conflicts;  for the
nature of appropriate conflict resolution depends  greatly
upon the nature of the conflict.

     The  nature  of a conflict depends upon the nature of
the  poles which characterize the conflict,  and upon  the
nature of the issues over which there is conflict.

     The  poles  which characterize a   conflict  may  be:
INTERNAL  ASPECTS  of  one  person,   individual  persons,
families, groups,  clans, tribes,  organizations,  cities,
states,    nations, professions,  ethnic groups,  schools,
religious   groups,   athletic  teams,   troops,   unions,
management, armies, political parties, etc.

     The  issues  over  which there is  conflict  may  be:
ideals,  values,  meta-ideals, meta-values, constitutional
rights,  contractual rights,  legislated rights,  implicit
rights,  explicit rights,  common-law rights, possessions,
presumed-possessions,     fears,     risks,     territory,
reputations,  impressions,   expressions,  texts,  truths,
addictions, codependencies, collusions, taboos, etc.

     Each  combination  of  the above conflict  poles with
conflict issues suggests a possible kind of conflict---and
thus suggests some possible  kinds of conflict resolution;
or conflict escalation; or conflict perpetuation.

     To promote conflict resolution we need to be aware of
the possibilities in the full range  of kinds of conflicts
as  regards combinations of kinds of  conflict poles,  and
kinds  of  conflict issues.  We need to take care  not  to
ignore  the  differences  between   such  combinations  of
conflict poles and conflict issues, and so treat different
realities in the same way.

     To thoughtlessly treat  one  combination  of conflict
pole  and  conflict  issue  as  if  it  were  a  different
combination, will make it far  more likely that there will
be  conflict  escalation  or  perpetuation;   rather  than
conflict resolution.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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