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Group Conflict as Social Contradiction [PDF]

open access: possible, 2015
This paper is a contribution to the definition of an ontology of conflict. In particular, we single out and we study a peculiar notion of conflict, that we suggestively label as 'social contradiction'. In order to do so, we shall introduce and discuss the methodology of social choice theory, since it allows for defining the notion of collective ...
Porello D, Bottazzi E, Ferrario R
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Theories of Social Conflict

Annual Review of Sociology, 1978
Conflict results from purposeful interaction among two or more parties in a competitive setting. It refers to overt behavior rather than to potential for action and to subjective states. According to Deutsch (1973:10), "competi­ tion implies an opposition in the goals of . . .
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The Social Nature of Early Conflict

Child Development, 1982
The conflicts of 24 pairs of previously unacquainted 21-month-old children were examined for social hallmarks at several levels of analysis. Each child was observed with the same partner for 15 min on 3 consecutive days. On the fourth day half the dyads were rearranged such that each child now was paired with a new partner; the remaining children ...
Dale F. Hay, Hildy S. Ross
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Social Conflict [PDF]

open access: possible, 1991
In this paper we study the relationship between wealth, income distribution and growth in a game-theoretic context in which property rights are not completely enforceable. We consider equilibrium paths of accumulation which yield players utilities that are at least as high as those that they could obtain by appropriating higher consumption at the ...
Jess Benhabib, Aldo Rustichini
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SOCIAL CONFLICT AND SOCIAL INNOVATION

The Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, 2017
While the spot light in recent years is focusing on the merits of social enterprises and their contributions to social innovation, this paper tries to look from a different angle on social innovation — on the relationship between social conflict and social innovation.
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Conflict and the social contract

2012
The rational choice approach has put forward two competing hypotheses that explain civil war in developing countries: greed and grievance; see Murshed (2010, ch. 3) for a survey where it is suggested that although these may be necessary conditions for the outbreak of large- scale violence, they are not, however, suffi cient. There must be other factors
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Law as a Weapon in Social Conflict

Social Problems, 1976
Explicit or implicit in most research on law and society is the “moral functionalist” conception of law as essentially a means for settling or precluding disputes. The major limitations of this conception are that it (1) introduces cultural bias into research by defining away the disruptive and exploitive aspects of law, (2) tends to equate legal with ...
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Resolution of Social Conflict

Annual Review of Sociology, 2012
For generations, sociological theorists have debated the relative function, utility, and harm of social conflict and its resolution. This review identifies some of the most prominent among recent contested forms of conflict resolution as well as their social histories, worldviews, and ways of operating.
Meredith Hall, Robin Wagner-Pacifici
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Science and Social Conflict

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 1978
self-interest in one role may lead to consequences detrimental both to his self-interest in other roles, and to the interests of others. Yet it is highly unlikely that he will have left school equipped with sufficient knowledge to help him navigate this socioeconomico-political labyrinth.
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Conflict and conflict resolution in social insects

2010
The major transitions in evolution are characterised by cooperation and division of labour among biological entities. Such transitions have led to the evolution of complex genomes from independent oligonucleotides, of eukaryotic cells from independent prokaryotes and proto-eukaryotes, of multicellular organisms from multiple cells, and of complex ...
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