1 conflict & peacemaking psych280 april 4th, 2005
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Conflict & Peacemaking
Psych280
April 4th, 2005
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Overview
1. Conflict: What is it and why does it happen?
2. Social dilemmas & Competition
3. Strategies used for peacekeeping
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Some Statistics
14,500 wars in the last 5,600 years of human history
In 1994 alone, 31 waged in 27 locations
Between 1945 and 1989 there have been 21.8 million war-deaths
Doucet, 1996
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Conflict
Perception that one’s actions or goals are incompatible with the actions and goals of others.
Interpersonal Intergroup
International
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Prisoner’s Dilemma
2 suspects separately questioned
DA has limited evidence DA gives incentive for prisoner’s
to confess Outcomes dependent on each
prisoner’s choice
Rapoport, 1960
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Prisoner’s Dilemma
Rapoport, 1960
Prisoner A
No Confession Confession
No Confession
A gets 1 year
B gets 1 year
A gets 0 years
B gets 10 years
Pri
son
er B
Confession
A gets 10 years
B gets 0 years
A gets 5 years
B gets 5 years
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Prisoner’s Dilemma
Confess = 5 years or no prison time
Don’t Confess = 1 year or 10 years
Individual vs Group Outcome
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Threat to Each Country
Country A
Does Not DevelopWeapons
Develops Weapons
Does NotDevelop
Weapons
None
None
None
High
Co
un
try
B
DevelopsWeapons
High
None
Moderate
Moderate
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Strategies
Cooperate, Individual,Tit-for-tat
Country A
Does Not DevelopWeapons
Develops Weapons
Does NotDevelop
Weapons
None
None
None
High
Co
un
try
B
DevelopsWeapons
High
None
Moderate
Moderate
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Social Dilemma
A conflict in which the most beneficial action for an individual will, if chosen by most people, have harmful effects on everyone.
Individual Self-Interest vs Common Good
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“Tragedy of the Commons”
Overgrazing of shared pasture lands.
Shared resources are wasted as a result of individual self-interest.
Hardin, 1968
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Alaska King Crab
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Harvest
Harvest
Harvest
Harvest
Harvest
RemainRemain
Remain
Remain
If fisherman harvest over 25%, population will start to plummet & finally begin to disappear.
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Social Traps
Situations where people are drawn toward immediate rewards that later have negative consequences
Hidden costs Difference between short & long-
term consequences Ignorance of long-term
consequences Sliding reinforcers
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Conflict & Use of Threats
Communication does not always help solve dilemmas
Deutsch and Krauss (1962) trucking game
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Trucking Game
Deutsch & Krauss, 1962
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Results of Trucking Study
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
None Voluntary Required
No threat
Unilateral
Bilateral
Deutsch & Krauss, 1962
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Level of Communication
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Conflict Summary
Social Dilemmas Prisoner’s Dilemma, Tragedy of
the Commons Competition
People competing for same resources believe their individual self-interests are not compatible.
Communication Doesn’t always decrease conflict
but can helped if used wisely
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Peacemaking
Negotiation Both sides make offers and
counter-offers as a means of coming to an agreement. Employees vs Employers
Win-Win vs Win-Lose
10% salary increase 2% salary increase
8% salary increase 5% salary increase
6% salary increase 6% salary increase
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Peacemaking
Integrative Solution Most/Least important issues for
each side Employee vs Employer
Salary Increase Reduction in Vacation Time
How good are people at this? Not Very Trust Mediators
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Peacemaking
Common External Threats
Naval ROTC Study
“I couldn’t help but to say to Mr. Gorbachev, just think how easy his task and mine might be…if suddenly there was a threat from another planet.” Ronald Regan, 1983
Lanzetta, 1955
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Peacemaking
Graduated & Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension Reduction (GRIT) - designed to de-escalate international tensions. Announcing a conciliatory intent Conciliatory acts Maintaining retaliatory capability Reciprocates any conciliatory act
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Summary
Peacemaking Negotiation Integrative Solution Common External Threat GRIT