Konfliktdynamik

This article explores the challenges and prerequisites of anti-racist organizational development (AROD) in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It analyzes why symbolic actions often fail, how structural resistance manifests, and what roles leadership...

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) according to Marshall Rosenberg is increasingly recognised as a resource for international conflict transformation. This focus article explores its potential not merely as a communication technique, but as an attitude...

How can conflicts between younger and older people be resolved? And how can we establish new forms of dialogue between different generations? As a social lab, GenerationenCampus25 explores new forms of intergenerational work at the municipal level....

Julia von Dobeneck sheds light on the methodological and factual differences between diplomacy and mediation in a conversation with the former German ambassador Rüdiger König. They discuss how to deal with self-interests of mediating states, the...

Since the 1990s, peace mediation has become highly professionalized and differentiated from traditional diplomacy. Influenced by the liberal peace paradigm, a norm-based approach dominated for a long time by primarily Western actors, and favored by...

There are many risks of undesirable psychosocial processes and effects in conflict management and mediation and their interrelationships. By means of database research, we have determined the empirical state of research on the type and prevalence....

Diplomacy can be understood as conflict management between representatives of states. In this respect, conflict management continues the tradition of diplomacy as the art of negotiation, but with scientific methods. Strategic diplomacy, on the other...

In Eastern Germany, trust in the effectiveness of democracy and its institutions is declining. The question arises as to what extent feelings of being left behind undermine support for democracy. Many regions in Eastern Germany are affected by...

Self-reflection is essential for developing mediation skills. This article demonstrates how reflection can be purposefully applied in learning, practicing, and teaching mediation. In emotionally charged situations, becoming aware of one’s own...

The primary aim of every mediation is to foster a deep understanding of the needs and positions of every opposing party. It is only upon this foundation that the mediation’s objectives can be jointly realized. This article explores how the...

In the face of current crises and conflicts, the proactive handling of these in municipalities is becoming more and more urgent. In this article, experiences from nine municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia that have implemented an internal...

The perception of conflict situations in German municipalities is largely unexplored. This article is based on a quantitative survey in which municipal representatives in German municipalities were asked about current conflicts and conflict...

Emotions are a central component of interpersonal and societal conflicts. At the local level, both conflict parties and conflict counsellor experience various emotions in conflicts and their constructive resolution. This paper examines the...

Qualitative interviews with Ukrainians living in Germany indicate an increased occurrence of guilt related to leaving their own country, family and friends. Feelings of guilt are based on an inner psychological conflict about how we would like to...