Observing Conflict Escalation in World Society: Ukraine's Maidan and Mali's Breakup

By Richard Bösch

How do conflicts escalate? This is one of the major questions in conflict research. To offer further answers, Richard B sch follows a tripartite agenda: First, he develops a constructivist methodology for the study of conflict escalation embedded in a Luhmannian systems theoretical world society perspective. B sch argues that conflicts can be observed as social systems and he looks at the process of conflict escalation by analysing communication. Second, this analysis offers two case studies: the Maidan protests in Ukraine 2013-2014 and Mali's crisis 2010-2012. Third, it gives insights on how systems theoretical research can be beneficial for Peace and Conflict Studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3837666387
• ISBN13: 9783837666380
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: transcript Verlag
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"