Power, Conflict, Democracy Journal (PCD), Link https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/pcd/article/view/25768
Abstract
This paper, based on literature review and field research, presents a mapping of perspectives cum models of conflict resolution employed in the whole process of resolving communal/inter-communal conflicts in the last ten years. It finds out that various perspectives and models originating in liberal paradigms of society, order, conflict, violence and peace remain hegemonic. This paradigm is favoured by most of the third parties ranging from the state, international donors, to nongovernmental
institutions at national and local levels. Despite their best intentions, their underlying failures in defining and addressing the roots of the conflicts have resulted in the failure to create peaceful coexistence sustainable in the regions. This is taking place simultaneously with the negligence of local ways of resolving conflict, which is not well
institutionalised but has proven effective in facilitating peacebuilding processes between communities involved and affected by the conflict. It is argued that peaceful co-existence, instead of negative peace, requires prolonged efforts on the side of third parties to empower local ways and integrate liberal peacebuilding into the former on the ground where actors, issues and violence actually prevail.
Keywords: Liberal perspective cum models, local model, violent communal conflict, peaceful-coexistence