How do conflicts escalate? This is one of the major questions in conflict research. To offer further answers, Richard Bösch follows a tripartite agenda: First, he develops a constructivist methodology for the study of conflict escalation embedded in a Luhmannian systems theoretical world society perspective. Bösch argues that conflicts can be observed as social systems and he looks at the process of conflict escalation by analysing communication. Second, this analysis offers two case studies: the Maidan protests in Ukraine 2013-2014 and Mali's crisis 2010-2012. Third, it gives insights on how systems theoretical research can be beneficial for Peace and Conflict Studies.
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Pages: 446
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: transcript publishing
Publication Date:
05 December 2023
Trim Size: 9.45 X 6.10 in
ISBN: 9783837666380
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General
Richard Bösch, born in 1982, works as an expert on peace education with the international catholic peace movement in the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. He received his doctorate at the Universität Augsburg, Germany. He is a member of the German Association of Peace and Conflict Studies. His research focuses on understanding violent conflicts as social systems and analysing conflict escalation as a communicative process.
Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Prologue 7
Acknowledgements 11
Summary 13
Index of Abbreviations 15
Chapter 1. Introduction: A Sneak Peek at the Subject Matter 19
Chapter 2. Conflict Escalation as a Perspective in Social Sciences 31
Chapter 3. Conflict Escalation: Developing a Systems Theoretical Framework 53
Chapter 4. Conflict Escalation: Of Methods and Methodologies 71
Preliminaries 113
Chapter 5. Observing a Developing Conflict System: The Maidan Protests in Ukraine 2013/2014 117
Chapter 6. Sliding into Armed Conflict: Observing Mali's Crisis 2010-2012 211
Chapter 7. Reviewing the Case Studies 343
Chapter 8. Concluding Remarks 357
Appendix 365
Bibliography 425
Epilogue 443
