Transcript Introduction to Conflict Analysis

Introduction to
Participatory Conflict Analysis
Oliver Chevreau
Conflict Advisor - CIUK
Defending dignity.
Fighting poverty.
Today we are going to…
• Explore some key concepts
around Peace, Conflict &
Violence.
• Consider why a Conflict Analysis
might be helpful.
• Learn step-by-step how to
complete three participatory
methods; Peace & Conflict
Timeline, Actor Mapping and
Underlying Causes of Conflict
Defending dignity.
Fighting poverty.
What is
Conflict?
“A relationship between two
or more interdependent
parties in which at least one
of the parties perceives the
relationship to be negative or
detects and pursues
opposing interests and
needs.”
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What is
Violence?
Structural violence – how
certain groups are
discriminated against
through social, political and
economic systems.
Cultural Violence – deeply
ingrained attitudes and
beliefs that justify the
necessity of violence.
Direct Violence - the use
or threat of physical force
or verbal attacks
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What is
Peace?
Negative Peace is the
absence of the direct
violence.
Positive Peace is the
absence of direct and
structural violence with
mechanisms to allow
individuals and groups
to resolve their conflicts.
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Why do a Conflict Analysis?
• Conflict analysis helps thinking about
how programmes are going to work in
conflict-affected contexts.
• Participatory conflict analysis can help
CARE and parties to the conflict
articulate the issues more clearly.
• Understanding your context helps you
adopt a conflict sensitive practice to your
programming.
Defending dignity.
Fighting poverty.
Three participatory conflict
analysis models…
1. Peace & Conflict
Timeline
3. Underlying
2. Actor Mapping
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causes of Conflict
Participatory Conflict Analysis Exercises
You will need:
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Conflict Timeline
Conflict Indicator
Crisis-point
Escalation
De-escalation
Relative
cessation
of
hostilities
Time
Levels of Conflict do
not start at zero!
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Any patterns in the
data?
Actor Mapping
Relationship in
conflict
Positive
relationship
Broken
relationship
Divided Actor
Very strong
alliance
Where’s
CARE?
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Unknown
relationship
Direction of
Influence
If this was drawn from the
perspective of a different
actor group how would this
mapping change?
How would other actors
perceive CARE?
Bombing, Fighting,
SGBV, Terrorist
Attacks
The iceberg above the
sea represents what
you can see of the
conflict
The shoreline represents potential triggers
to the conflict
Elections, food price
hikes, religious
festivals
Proximate
Causes of
Conflict
The ice beneath the sea represents the
underlying drivers of conflict
Underlying
drivers of
conflict
Can you connect
any of the levels
together?
Perceived
persecution of one
ethnic group,
corruption, elite
resource capture
At which Level is
CARE best placed to
work?
Colonialism, cultural
norms regarding
patriarchal societies
Deep historical
grievances
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Long standing
cultural norms
Economic
recession, migration
flows
Any questions?
Oliver’s email:
[email protected]
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Fighting poverty.