This dissertation aims to study the gap between the theory and practice of the framework implemented by the United Nations Security Council 1325 (UNSCR 1325), which concerns the importance of women’s role in peacebuilding. Within the case study of South Sudan, this thesis analyz…
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Bu araştırmanın amacı din eğitimi metotlarından olan Kur’an kıssalarının, sosyal psikolojinin araştırma konularından olan kişiler arası çatışma çözme süreçleri kapsamında incelenmesidir. Çalışmamız kapsamında Hâbil ile Kâbil, Hz. Nûh, Hz. Hûd, Hz. Sâlih, Hz. İbrâhim, Hz. Yûsf, H…
This study examines cross-cultural workers’ description of conflict, specifically the emotional health factors that contribute both to conflict and the resolution of the conflict. These descriptions of conflict include both positive factors contributing to a healthy resolution o…
Statesmen are quick to declare that they will not negotiate with terrorists. Yet, the empirical record demonstrates that, despite statements to the contrary, many states do eventually negotiate with their terrorist challengers. My dissertation examines the circumstances under wh…
Libya is in a state of transition following the Arab Spring revolution of 2011. Because Muammar Al-Gaddafi’s dictatorship imposed structural violence, direct violence, and cultural violence, causing many injustices and human rights violations, as well as the violent nature of th…
This research illuminates the role of communication technologies and expanding social networks in influencing the trajectory of Muslim-Christian relations. While it brings attention to perceived negative uses of such resources to provoke tension and fundamentalism, its primary o…
This thesis explores the perceptions of Palestinian university students on topics of peace with Israel and armed or violent conflict engagement strategies. By relying on Frame Analysis literature, this research describes how respondents currently frame these issues and what has …
This thesis examines the impact of counter-terrorism policies on the ability of humanitarian organizations to implement principled humanitarian assistance, especially for children as a beneficiary group, during humanitarian crises. It explores these dynamics through a case study…
The perennial problem of poorly handled conflict in the workplace is detrimental to individuals and organizations. This study investigated whether training in the martial art of aikido is associated with efficacy in the constructive handling of social conflict in the workplace. …
The Arab Peace Initiative (former Saudi Initiative) was officially proposed by Saudi Arabia and has been (re-)endorsed by all 22 member states of the Arab League since 2002. Israel has not officially responded to the API but rather has generally ignored and by default rejected i…
Focusing on communication as an important means besides other efforts for conflict resolution in an asymmetric armed conflict in Afghanistan, this study looked for a rhetorical communication approach appropriate to Pashtun tribal setting in South-eastern (Loya Paktya region) Afg…
Although there is a large literature on marital satisfaction, little attention has been paid to the study of ethnic minorities or to couples in long-term marriages. In the present study, 20 first generation Iranian American couples who were in first marriages of long duration (M…
Pan-African thinking has come to represent a reaction to Europe's political partition of the African mainland and the similar dislocation of African peoples in the New World. Since the end of the Second World War Africans and Arabians have gained a partial independence from Euro…
Protected conservation areas have been created throughout the world to preserve biodiversity resources, protect critical watersheds, prevent the over-exploitation of forest resources, and preserve scenic areas for public enjoyment. Contemporary approaches to the management of th…
The Karabakh conflict is the longest and arguably the bloodiest conflict within the newly independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union. There have been six distinct and unsuccessful major mediation efforts between September 1991-June 1996 to assist the conflicting parties…
The dissertation analyzes the processes by which enemy groups in violent, protracted conflicts decide to initiate direct negotiation, to recognize and legitimize one another, and to commit themselves to peaceful resolution of disputes. The primary data are derived from over 75 i…
This dissertation presents a method toward the cultivation of peace called systemic narrative inquiry (SNI), which invites its practitioners to create shared meaning and connection with people who hold opposing or conflicting viewpoints. The author's involvement in the Israeli-P…
This dissertation gives a cultural explanation to Oman's negotiation behavior during Oman's border negotiations with its neighbors, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, with particular attention paid to the role played by Oman's Arab/Islamic culture in its negotiation strategy. To acco…
This dissertation examines the relationship between the domestic self-interest of political elites and the initiation, timing, conduct, and outcome of attempts at resolving long-running strategic conflicts through negotiations. Comparing the cases of the Israeli- Jordanian peace…