Dissent magazine published a response by Dr. Mercy Fekadu Mulugeta, Director of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies(IPSS) at Addis Ababa University, to the essay “The Demise of Conflict Studies.” IPSS shares this discussion for its relevance to regional research, policy, and practice.
The article, titled “A Crisis of Conflict Resolution, Not Conflict Studies,” argues the main problem lies in conflict resolution practice rather than in the academic field. Dr. Mercy emphasizes the value of diverse, non-Western research perspectives and counters claims about a decline in the field.
This debate is important for researchers, students, and policymakers working on peace and security. IPSS shares the article to support informed discussion and critical engagement with current scholarship.
The crisis is in conflict resolution practice, not in the field of conflict studies itself.
– Dissent Magazine
Read the full article – https://dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/a-crisis-of-conflict-resolution-not-conflict-studies/
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