Dynamite under the Intercommunal Bridge
How Can Aid Agencies Help Defuse It
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3917968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph G Bock (0000-0002-4130-1171, Catholic Relief Services, United States Catholic Conference), Mary B Anderson (Collaborative for Development Action, Inc.) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 325-338 |
| Publication date | 1999-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343399036003005 |
| OpenAlex | W2005798161 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
Drawing on evidence from two case-study projects, this article identifies two types of conflict transformation approaches used by aid agencies in developing countries: promotive and pre-emptive. Recognizing activities designed to promote linkage between groups often are ineffective in preventing conflict, the article explores how the second `pre-emptive' approach seems to address short-comings in the `promotive' approach. Together, the two are seen to be analogous to early investment in production capacity undertaken in the business sphere even before demand for a product justifies such investment. The article explores the impact of `flash-points' that shift the usual non-war:war asymmetry in the direction of violence that overwhelms peace. Flash-points are events that heighten and unleash emotions of fear, insecurity, frustration, and anger so that they overwhelm more normal emotions and actions conducive to and supportive of peace. The article concludes that this problem may be overcome by strategies to support the effective exercise of leadership that invokes inclusiveness, and measures to foster disciplined information processing to prevent self-reinforcing intergroup stereotyping. Finally, policy questions are suggested to guide aid agencies in making effective early `investments' in peace
Anger · Bridge (graph theory) · Economics · Investment (military) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Law · Medicine · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |