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”The war was over, peace had been declared, but
(…………) could still rob her, they could still
starve her, they could still drive her from her
house.”
Conflict: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Joakim Kreutz
Swedish Institute of International Affairs &
Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
Armana era relief, Brooklyn Museum, photograph by Keith Schengili-Roberts
”A social situation in which a minimum of two actors (parties) strive to
acquire at the same moment in time an available set of scarce resources”
(Wallensteen 2007: 15)
Armed conflict leads to:
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Deaths
Injuries
Disabilities
Economy
Society
Schools
Healthcare
Criminality
Sexual violence
Etc…
Armed conflict leads to:
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But also:
Deaths
Injuries
• Opportunities
Disabilities
• Security
Economy
• Business
Society
• Internationalization
Schools
• Changing social
Healthcare
norms
Criminality
• Political change?
Sexual violence
• New sources of
Etc…
power
”Big civil wars”
”Small civil wars”
”The war was over, peace had been declared, but
(…………) could still rob her, they could still
starve her, they could still drive her from her
house.”
”The war was over, peace had been declared, but
the Yankees could still rob her, they could still
starve her, they could still drive her from her
house.”
- Margaret Mitchell, Gone With the Wind
Conflict
Issues
Attitudes
Behaviour
The Conflict Triangle
Addressing
Conflict Issues
Addressing Behavior
Addressing Attitudes
Perpetrators
Victims
Post-conflict challenge:
Transitional justice?
Reconciliation?
Reintegration?
Perpetrators
Victims
Accountability for actions after conflict!
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Violence
Sexual violence
Corruption
Hate-speech
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Conflict
Issues
Attitudes
Behaviour
The Conflict Triangle: Escalation
Why do individuals join
armed groups?
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Ideology/discontent
Money
Adventure
Peer pressure (social norms)
Security
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Why do individuals join leave
armed groups?
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Ideology/discontent ???
Money
Adventure ???
Peer pressure (social norms) ???
Security !!!
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Why do individuals join leave
armed groups?
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Ideology/discontent ???
Money
Adventure ???
Peer pressure (social norms) ???
Security !!!
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What would make them re-join?
Post-conflict situation is a possible pre- (new)
conflict situation
What has happened during previous conflict can not
be undone – bad things or good things
Protracted conflict (violent or not) leads to
reorganizing society, creating political order, creating
livelihoods, creating culture
But, ending behavior is not enough…