ABSTRACT
In this chapter we present a framework for analyzing postmodern conflicts as a basis for better understanding and more effectively dealing with them.
Before proceeding, let’s say a few words about our general subject matter, conflict. Conflict is a process characterized by origins, escalation, controlled maintenance, de-escalation, and some kind of termination. During its “lifetime,” any particular conflict may or may not go through all of these stages and, indeed, may move in both directions at different points in time (e.g., a conflict may escalate after having de-escalated for a while).
