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The Cause Of Social Conflicts: Causes Of Political Conflict

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 Causes of Political conflict
The culprit behind significant socio-political and economical changes and revolutions of the history is conflict. The uprising of such conflicts bring about an evolutionary change because it encourages people to redress their injustices, collaborate on solutions, and evolve in ways that could fundamentally transform the entire socio political and economical system.
(Maiese, 2003) In her article discussing causes of political conflict put these conflicts under the category of “ intractable conflicts “ because under her analysis these remain unresolved for longer periods of time and eventually become stuck with vulnerable intensity and destructiveness. These conflicts involve many parties and concern an intricate …show more content…

Like moral values an individual’s sense of justice is a perceived discrepancy between what a person desires, obtains and believes he/she is entitled to. Un justice or unfair treatment inculcates the behavior to "get even" or challenge those who have treated them unjustly.
The intractability arises because the parties involved differ on the perspective of what qualifies as injustice. like in Hamlet the play by Shakespeare the famous quote of to be or not to be is the question, the line between just and unjust on personal account cannot be drawn. Perceptions and self interest fair to one person may not seem fair to another. Negotiation and problem solving becomes difficult because actual interests are masked and different and groups show unwillingness to even enter into dialogue let alone compromising.
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In case of conflicts arousing riots limiting social activity and when hospitals and schools are closed, rights to adequate health and education are threatened. The collapse of economic infrastructure often results in pollution, food shortages, and overall poverty. The breakdown of government institutions results in denials of civil rights, including the rights to privacy, fair trial, and freedom of movement. In many cases, the government is increasingly militarized, and police and judicial systems are terribly corrupted. Abductions, arbitrary arrests, detentions without trial, political executions, assassinations, and torture often

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