Konfliktdynamik

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...

Many German cities are confronted with a structural conflict: they are growing and need more housing and built infrastructure, but they also need to tackle climate change by unsealing areas and providing space for more blue-green infrastructure. The...

Municipal urban planning has to deal with »wicked« problems and must deal with diffuse problem definitions, competing interests and conflicting objectives. Based on an empirical case study in the Ruhr area, Germany, the article shows how the...

Academics and practitioners trained in disciplines across the natural sciences and liberal arts have applied Occam’s razor as a model for design and explanation. Considering the value of simplicity and parsimony in the multidisciplinary fields of...

Ethnic and religious conflicts are characterized by sudden waves of escalation. Existing approaches heavily focus on invariant structural factors and highlight the pivotal role of elite-driven mobilization. Existing works inadequately capture the...