Conflict Management in the Pygmy Culture

The way people behave in conflict is a strong indicator of whether peaceful resolution is the result of conflict management (Eunson, 2007). Conflict management is defined as the process of focusing on conflicting actions, relationships, and circumstances (Jeong, 2010) to establish and maintain stable communication among opposition parties. Some people think that they will find a peaceful solution (REF) when all the people involved in the conflict meet their individual results.

In the field of international conflict theory, the value of cultural differences in dispute management applications such as intercultural negotiations and dialogue dispute settlements are recognized, but research to understand the influence of cultural differences on individual decision making process There has been almost no work done so far. . Assuming that the outcome of this study is universal to human behavior, decision - making theory will minimize the impact of cultural society on cognitive processes. On the contrary, the theory of ethnic conflict emphasizes "regional common sense" or the cultural constraints implied by society, which may be part of unconscious cognitive processing. Understanding how regional common sense affects decision-making processes presented in conflict situations can play an important role in effective conflict change initiatives

The face-to-face negotiation theory focuses on how individuals with individualistic and collectivist culture negotiate in the context of conflict. Based on facial management, the theory explains how different culture people manage dispute negotiations to maintain a face. Self-expression and other concerns explain dispute negotiations among people of different cultures. Group thinking may occur if you do not consider alternatives that a very coherent group might effectively solve group dilemmas. Group thinking theorists believe that group members often have similar ideas and are reluctant to share unpopular or different ideas with others. When this happens, the group makes decisions too soon, some of which may result in permanent results

Special consideration is needed regarding conflict management among parties in different cultures. In addition to the fundamental cause of daily conflict, when members of culture can not understand the differences in communication practices, traditions, and cultural decisions in the processing of ideas, "misunderstandings, and such counterproductive There will be a false confrontation. In fact, this has been observed in commercial research literature. For example, in the study of Kozan mentioned above, I pointed out that the Asian culture is more likely to use a harmonious conflict management model. If political parties working in a harmonious way conflict with political parties using more confrontational models, there will be misunderstandings beyond that confrontation itself.