Grounded Conflict Between Groups with Low and High Representation: Causes and Potential Solutions
Temsili Düşük ve Yüksek Olan Gruplar Arasındaki Kökleşmiş Çatışmanın Nedenleri ve Olası Çözümleri
This research proposes the rooted conflict framework, an expansion of the intractable conflict concept, for contexts characterized by deep power asymmetries and a perceived threat to cultural existence. Entrenched conflict is defined by language restrictions, the dominant group’s denial of the conflict, and the underrepresented group’s demand for self-determination. This conceptualization is guided by associations of underrepresented communities. Rooted in the social identity approach, it is argued that multi-layered factors perpetuate the conflict, including limited resources, biased information processing, group-based emotions, cultural and societal intransigence, a lack of social validation, destructive competition, and increased differentiation. Noting the limitations of contact, this study proposes an integration of psychosocial (e.g., common superordinate identity, perspective-taking, emotion regulation), structural and political (e.g., balancing power asymmetry, options for autonomy, international support), cultural peacebuilding (e.g., language and memory-focused processes), and transformative approaches. This study presents an inclusive paradigm as an alternative to the Western-centric literature derived from Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic societies, and aims to provide a roadmap for empirical testing among underrepresented groups. As a theoretical contribution, the study discusses various proposals from the social identity approach for a holistic model that simultaneously addresses the dimensions of identity, power, and recognition.
Bu araştırma, güç asimetrisinin derin olduğu ve kültürel varoluşun tehdit altında hissedildiği bağlamlar için çözümü güç çatışma kavramını genişleterek kökleşmiş çatışma çerçevesini önermektedir. Kökleşmiş çatışma, dil kısıtlamaları, egemen grubun çatışmayı inkârı ve temsili az olan grubun kendi kaderini tayin talebi ile belirlenmektedir. Bu kavramsallaştırmaya düşük temsiliyete sahip topluluk birlikleri yol göstermektedir. Sosyal kimlik yaklaşımı temelinde, sınırlı kaynaklar, önyargılı bilgi işleme, grup temelli duygular, kültürel ve toplumsal uzlaşmazlıklar, toplumsal onay eksikliği, yıkıcı rekabet ve artmış farklılaşma gibi çok katmanlı nedenlerin çatışmayı kalıcılaştırdığı tartışılmaktadır. Bu çalışma, temasın sınırlılıklarını not ederek, psikososyal (örneğin, ortak üst kimlik, perspektif alma, duygu düzenleme), yapısal ve siyasal (örneğin, güç asimetrisini dengeleme, özerklik seçenekleri, uluslararası destek), kültürel barış inşası (örneğin, dil ve hafıza odaklı süreçler) ve dönüşüm yaklaşımının entegrasyonunu önermektedir. Bu çalışma, batılı, eğitimli, endüstrileşmiş, sosyoekonomik seviyesi yüksek ve demokratikleşmiş toplumlardan elde edilen batı merkezli alan yazına alternatif, kapsayıcı bir paradigma sunmakta ve temsili az gruplar üzerinde ampirik sınamalar için yol haritası sağlamayı hedeflemektedir. Çalışma kuramsal katkı, kimlik, güç ve tanınma boyutlarını birlikte ele alan bütüncül bir model için çeşitli önerileri sosyal kimlik yaklaşımı açısından tartışmaktadır.
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