Culture and Conflict Resolution: When a Low-Context Culture and a High-Context Culture Collide, What Happens?
Abstract:
The goal of this essay is to critically and deeply reflect on the most important themes, insights and questions on approaches to culture, conflict and conflict resolution. To achieve this goal, the essay explores answers to four relevant questions: What is the place of culture in conflict and conflict resolution? What are the various notions of culture in the conflict resolution literature, and how are they different or similar? What happens when a low-context culture and a high-context culture collide? In other words, how could the lessons learned from John Kerry’s August 23, 2016 diplomatic visit to Nigeria shape our understanding of culture, conflict and conflict resolution? In the end, the essay recommends practical lessons for intercultural or cross-cultural negotiation, mediation and other forms of conflict resolution.
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Journal of Living Together, 4-5 (1), pp. 118-135, 2017, ISSN: 2373-6615 (Print); 2373-6631 (Online).
@Article{Ugorji2017
Title = {Culture and Conflict Resolution: When a Low-Context Culture and a High-Context Culture Collide, What Happens?}
Author = {Basil Ugorji}
Url = {https://icermediation.org/low-context-culture-and-high-context-culture/}
ISSN = {2373-6615 (Print); 2373-6631 (Online)}
Year = {2017}
Date = {2017-12-18}
IssueTitle = {Living Together in Peace and Harmony}
Journal = {Journal of Living Together}
Volume = {4-5}
Number = {1}
Pages = {118-135}
Publisher = {International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation}
Address = {Mount Vernon, New York}
Edition = {2017}.