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THE APPLICATION OF SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGIES TO UNDERSTANDING AND RESOLVING CONFLICTS
M.A. Hersh
Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering,
University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8LT, Scotland.
Tel: +44 141 330 4906. Fax: +44 141 330 6004. Email: m.hersh@elec.gla.ac.uk
This paper discusses the application of soft systems methodologies to the analysis of conflicts with a view to increasing understanding and making suggestions for their resolution. The paper presents a particular soft systems methodology in seven stages and discusses in detail the application of this methodology to conflict analysis.
Keywords: Soft systems, conflict, analysis
Session slot T-Fr-A03: Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability (SWIIS)/Area code 5f : Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability
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