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<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head>  <script async src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-90RP5FMTSY'></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-90RP5FMTSY'); </script> <title>CAIN: Introduction to the Theory of Conflict</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="Author" content="Dr Martin Melaugh" /> <meta name="Description" content="CAIN: Introduction to the Theory of Conflict" /> <meta name="KeyWords" content="conflict, theory, northern, ireland, northern ireland conflict, irish, troubles, ulster, province, the troubles, politics, ira, uda" /> <meta name="package" content="(TYPE=begin)(VERSION=0.1) Dublin Core" /> <meta name="DC.title" content="CAIN: Introduction to the Theory of Conflict" /> <meta name="DC.author" content="(TYPE=name) Dr Martin Melaugh" /> <meta name="DC.author" content="(TYPE=email) m.melaugh@ulst.ac.uk" /> <meta name="DC.author" content="(TYPE=homepage) http://cain.ulster.ac.uk" /> <meta name="KeyWords" content="conflict, northern, ireland, northern ireland conflict, irish, troubles, ulster, province, the troubles, politics, ira, uda, society, bibliography, chronology, research, events, issues, background, acronyms, glossary, articles, books, chapters, abstracts, history, organisations, photographs, symbols, murals, posters, maps, civil rights, internment, ulster workers' council strike, hunger strike, peace process, derry march, people's democracy march, british troops, bloody sunday, direct rule, bloody friday, sunningdale agreement, dublin and monaghan bombs, ira truce, anglo-irish agreement, political talks, omagh bomb, segregation, discrimination, education, employment, housing, law and order, administration of justice, policing, security, violence, media, parades, marches, bands, policy, political parties, elections, electoral system, women, community work, european union, mixed marriages, cross-community marriage" /> <meta name="DC.description" content="CAIN: Introduction to the Theory of Conflict" /> <meta name="DC.publisher" content="CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) Project" /> <meta name="DC.contributors" content="Fionnuala McKenna" /> <meta name="DC.date.creation" content="(SCHEME=FGDC) 19970721" /> <meta name="DC.date.current" content="(SCHEME=FGDC) 19970724" /> <meta name="DC.type" content="Misc" /> <meta name="DC.format" content="(SCHEME=imt) text/html" /> <meta name="DC.identifier.url" content="http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/" /> <meta name="DC.language" content="(SCHEME=NISOZ39.53) ENG" /> <meta name="DC.relation" content="stand alone" /> <meta name="DC.coverage" content="(SCHEME=Freetext) all text" /> <meta name="DC.rights" content="http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/copyright.htm" /> <meta name="DC.otheragent" content="(TYPE=indexer) Dublin Core Metadata Creator" /> <meta name="package" content="(TYPE=end)(VERSION=0.1) Dublin Core" /> <script language="JavaScript" src="/aajs/functions.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><center><table width=600><tr><td><a name="top"></a> <hr noshade size="1" /><img src="/images/cainlogo.gif" border="0" align="left" alt="CAIN logo" /> <center><font face="Arial" color="#770101">CAIN Web Service</font></center> <h3 align=center>An Introduction to Theoretical Explanations of the Conflict</h3> <br clear=all /> <center> <hr noshade size="1" /> <a href="/index.html">[CAIN_Home]</a> <br /> <a href="/events/index.html">[Key_Events]</a> <a href="/issues/index.html">[Key_Issues]</a> <a href="/othelem/index.html">[Conflict_Background]</a> </center> <hr noshade size="1" /> <center> <b>Page Compiled: </b>Martin Melaugh<br /> <i><font color=#ff0000>Material is added to this site on a regular basis - information on this page may change</font></i> </center> <hr noshade size=4 />  <p> <a href="/melaugh/index.html"><img src="/conflict/f2p38s.jpg" border=1 vspace=5 hspace=10 align=right alt="Copyright Eamon Melaugh" /></a> The following items provide an introduction to the theoretical explanations of the Northern Ireland conflict. </p> <ul> <p> Cunningham, William G. (1998) <a href="/conflict/cunningham.htm">Theoretical Framework for Conflict Resolution</a>, in, Conflict Theory and the Conflict in Northern Ireland, (M.Lit. Political Studies). Auckland: University of Auckland.</p> <p>Cunningham, William G. (2001) Violent Conflict in Northern Ireland: Complex Life at the Edge of Chaos; Chaos, Complexity, and Conflict Resolution Theories, [<a href="/conflict/cunningham01.pdf">PDF</a>; 87KB]. Paper (revised) presented to the 2001 National Conference on Peacemaking and Confict Resolution (NCPCR), 7-10 June 2001, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.<br /> </p> </ul> <p> See also:<br /> </p> <ul> <p> <a href="/ethnopolitics/index.html">The Global Review of Ethnopolitics</a><br /> Series of articles on the topic of Northern Ireland that first appeared in the on-line academic journal 'The Global Review of Ethnopolitics'.</p> <p>Cash, John D. (1996). <a href="/events/peace/cash.htm">'The Framework Document and its Discontents'</a>, in, Identity, Ideology and Conflict. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.</p> <p>Cash, John D. (1998). <a href="/conflict/cash98.htm">'The Dilemmas of Political Transformation in Northern Ireland'</a>, <i>Pacifica Review</i>, Volume 10, No.3.</p> <p>Mac Laughlin, Jim. (2001). <a href="/conflict/maclaughlin01.htm">Theorising the Nation: 'Peoplehood' and Nationhood as 'Historical Happenings'</a>, in, Reimagining the Nation-State: The Contested Terrains of Nation-building. London: Pluto Press.</p> <p>Rafferty, Martin Timothy. (2010). Creating and diffusing civil unrest: Case study, Northern Ireland 1969-2001, (Unpublished Paper; June 2010), [<a href="/conflict/rafferty0610.pdf">PDF</a>; 198KB]. CAIN: <http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflict/rafferty0610.pdf></p></ul> <p> A very early book on the topic was: </p> <ul> <p> Elliot, R.S.P., and Hickie, John. (1971) Ulster: A Case Study in Conflict Theory. London: Longman Group Ltd. </p> </ul> <p> CAIN is closely associated with the following two websites which provide a range of information on the Northern Ireland conflict and ethnic conflict in general. </p> <ul> <p> The <a href="http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/">INCORE</a> {<u>external_link</u>} (International Conflict Research Institute), Internet site provides a range of information on ethnic conflict. Included at the site are links to all the major sites around the world which provide information on the range of topics which come under the umbrella of conflict studies. </p> <p> The <a href="/csc/index.html">Centre for the Study of Conflict</a> has produced a revised Internet site which contains details of, and extracts from, publications produced by the centre on the subject of the Northern Ireland conflict. </p> </ul> <p>  </p><hr noshade size=4 /> <p><center> </center></p></td></tr></table>   <table width="600" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><div align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">CAIN contains information and source material on the conflict and politics in Northern Ireland.<br /> CAIN is based within Ulster University.</font><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /> <br /> </font></div></td> </tr> </table>   <table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="600" valign="middle"><img src="/images/1pxblue.gif" width="600" height=1 /></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="5%" valign="middle" align="left"><a href="#top"><img src="/images/menus/bottom/backtopr.gif" alt="go to the top of this page" width="21" height="12" border="0" /></a></td> <td width="90%" height="16"> <div align="center"> <a href="/" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image18','','/images/menus/bottom/home_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/home_off.gif" alt="CAIN Home Page" name="Image18" width="39" height="15" border="0" /></a> <a href="/cainbgn/index.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image17','','/images/menus/bottom/about_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/about_off.gif" alt="About CAIN Web Site" name="Image17" width="62" height="15" border="0" /></a> <a href="/help/caindex.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image20','','/images/menus/bottom/index_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/index_off.gif" alt="Index of Contents" name="Image20" width="56" height="15" border="0" /></a> <a href="/help/cainmap.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image21','','/images/menus/bottom/map_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/map_off.gif" alt="Site Map" name="Image21" width="52" height="15" border="0" /></a> <a href="/faq/index.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image22','','/images/menus/bottom/faq_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/faq_off.gif" alt="Frequently Asked Questions" name="Image22" width="35" height="15" border="0" /></a> <a href="/search.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image23','','/images/menus/bottom/search_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/search_off.gif" alt="Search CAIN Site" name="Image23" width="43" height="15" border="0" /></a> <a href="/contact.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image24','','/images/menus/bottom/contact_on.gif',1)"> <img src="/images/menus/bottom/contact_off.gif" alt="Contact Details" name="Image24" width="44" height="15" border="0" /></a> </div></td> <td width="5%" valign="middle" align="right"><a href="#top"><img src="/images/menus/bottom/backtopl.gif" alt="go to the top of this page" width="21" height="12" border="0" /></a></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/images/1pxblue.gif" width="600" height=1 /></td> </tr> </table>   <table width="600" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="156"><a href="http://www.ark.ac.uk/"><img src="/images/arkconstituent.gif" width="150" height="24" border="0" alt="ARK logo" /></a></td> <td width="340" height="20" valign="middle"> <div align="center"><font color="#999999" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Last modified : <script type="text/javascript">document.write(document.lastModified) </script> </font></div></td> <td width="150" valign="middle"> <div align="right"><font color="#999999" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="/copyright.htm">© 1996-2024 CAIN</a></font></div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3> <center><br /></center> </td></tr> </table>   </center></body> </html>