Dealing with Complexities of Identity Conflict: Contentious Narratives and Possibilities of Their Transformation
PhD, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, GMU
MA in Coexistence and Conflict Resolution, Brandeis University
Current challenges to peace require a new language and practice of security. In this paper, human security will be seen through the lenses of conflict analysis and resolution as an ultimate goal that can only be accomplished through sustainable and just solutions despite the intricacy and complexity of today's conflicts. The need for complex research and practical approaches has received prominence in conflict analysis and resolution field as a consequence of increasing complexities of modern conflict situations that require new types of interventions and theoretical approaches. This article discusses ways of dealing with and embracing complexity as an aspect of human security and an integral part of theoretical and practical approaches to conflict resolution with a special emphasis on the exploration of contentious narratives and their transformation.