Conflict Resolution

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This paper explains that, because conflict has become endemic throughout the world, the processes and techniques of conflict resolution are becoming increasingly important in dealing with these conflicts. The author points out that suppression as a conflict resolution technique is not an adequate resolution procedure because, by definition, it suppresses or denies the causes of conflict and therefore allows the cause of the conflict to continue and possibly worsen. The paper relates that it is wrong to think of conflict resolution as an attempt to end finally all conflict because conflict is a part of society and social growth and the emphasis should be on transforming and transmuting conflict into a positive direction.

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"A good example of use of suppression, as a means of resolving or dealing with conflict, was the South African situation during the years of Apartheid. The System of Apartheid or separate development in the country divided the people along racial lines and denied equality to the black and colored population. This disparity resulted in an extreme conflict situation. The mechanism used by the authorities to deal with this conflict was suppression through detentions and the use of force. This included the "suppression of peaceful mechanisms of organized protest". However, this method of suppression did not succeed in resolving the conflict but only created further dissention within the country which eventually resulted in riots and a near civil war."

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