Cristopher Moore's Theory Of Conflict, Transformation, And Conflict Resolution

Cristopher Moore's work on the effective practice of mediation is of immense significance in the field of conflict resolution. Other theorists like Roger Fisher and William Ury, developed principles for effective ways of negotiations and how to reach an agreement with mutual benefits for the negotiating side. This can include conflict prevention, management, conflict transformation, and peace building. Theorists of realism concentrate on the causes of war and conflict. Contend that the rules of the international system are dictated by anarchy, which in turn causes conflict to arise. For realists, war and violence, conflicts will continue to be unavoidable and therefore, conflict resolution is unrealistic and conflict can only be contained,

They argue that conflict resolution is necessary and desirable to change, emancipation and transformation. They differentiate, therefore, between conflict resolution and conflict transformation. For Critical Theorists, conflict resolution is appropriate for resolving open conflicts, while conflict transformation addresses the underlying root causes of conflicts that are not necessarily clear. By emphasising conflict transformation as a necessary process, the Critical Theorists however, ignore the fact that in other situations there is an overlap between the two

Although the field of conflict resolution has developed many theories on how conflicts can be resolved through peaceful methods to implement durable settlements, most of these theories are influenced by the Western perspective as it dominating the field, which doesn’t address the Middle Eastern context. Researches in the field of conflict resolution and international mediation tended to the fact that in certain circumstances, the impact of conflict may compel neighbouring states and actors to immediately take initiatives. There is, therefore, a need to consider adopting a multi-level approach of conflict resolution that would address this gap. Although Porto’s argument is on the need to adopt a multi-level analysis only on the causes of conflicts, the same should be applied in the resolution process. This would suit the Middle Eastern context since most of the conflicts are explained in the level that is between the state and systemic levels. It is important to develop an approach to conflict resolution beyond the process, which will also consider how structures operate between the various levels.

This study will apply Barry Buzan's theory of "Regional Security Complex" as a tool of analysis. The basic definition of the RSCT is “a group