Micro & Macro L evel C onflict
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MICRO & MACRO LEVEL CONFLICT
EVON TAN KAVUNSHARON WONG MIN YING
THECLA JOSEPHREGINA RESA
Definition of Conflict
In political term, conflict refers to an ongoing state of hostility between two groups of people.
A state of disharmony between incompatible or antithetical persons, ideas, or interests; a clash.
A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war.
CONCEPT OF CONFLICT
•Carries negative connotations.•Opposite of cooperation and peace, commonly associated with violence.
MICRO CONFLICT
What is micro level conflict???
Focuses on the behavior and welfare of individuals, households and groups or communities.
Originates from individuals’ behavior and their interactions with their surroundings.
Always associated with the word “intra”. eg: Intrapersonal conflict, Intragroup conflict
INTRAPERSONAL CONFLICT
•occurs within an individual
•feelings, emotions, actions
•For instance, it may occur when you have two or more choices.
INTRAGROUP CONFLICT
Conflict among members of a group.
Differences in opinion.
Eg: Group discussion in our class. Everyone has their own opinion and perception.
MACRO CONFLICT
What is MACRO LEVEL
CONFLICT?
Examples: Interorganisation conflict, Intergroup conflict
Micro foundations may lead to macro-level conflict.
Associated with the word “inter”.
Involves two or more groups, organizations.
Occurs in societal level.
In competitive situations, the two or more parties each have mutually inconsistent goals, so that when either party tries to reach their goal it will undermine the attempts of the other to reach theirs. Therefore, competitive situations will by their nature cause conflict.
EXAMPLE OF MACRO LEVEL CONFLICT
Intergroup conflict
Interorganisation conflict
International conflict
Conflicts between two or more groups.
Conflict between two or more nations.
Conflict between two or more organisations. Eg : election
MICRO LEVEL OF CONFLICT
MACRO LEVEL OF CONFLICT
LEVELS OF CONFLICT
ISSUES OF MACRO LEVEL CONFLICT Micro level conflict is the foundation of
macro level conflict. Some micro level conflict may
eventually lead to macro level conflict.
INTERGROUP CONFLICT
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2009/aug/17/israel-middleeast#/?picture=351653864&index=1
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/14/LI2005041400716.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/21/AR2010062104706.html
http://news.mongabay.com/2009/0915-hance_penan_review.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1260975/BREAKING-NEWS-South-Korean-ship-100-board-sinking-torpedo-attack-North-Korea.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64N0F520100525
http://www.cfr.org/publication/11097/chinanorth_korea_relationship.html
http://www.cfr.org/publication/11097/chinanorth_korea_relationship.html
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/html/node/10553
EXAMPLE OF ON-GOING CONFLICT 2003-Iraq war- 100,000–1,366,350 deaths
2006-Mexican drug war- More than 23,000
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