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CONCLUSION

The relationship between conflict and justice is bidirectional. Injustice breeds conflict, and destructive conflict gives rise to injustice. It is well to realize that preventing destructive conflict requires more than training in constructive con­flict resolution.

It also necessitates reducing the gross injustices that character­ize much of our social world at the interpersonal, intergroup, and international levels. Such reduction requires changes in how various institutions of society— political, economic, educational, familial, and religious—function so that they recognize and honor the values underlying constructive conflict resolution, described in the preceding chapter (human equality, shared community, non­violence, fallibility, and reciprocity). Adherence to these values not only elimi­nates gross injustices, but also reduces the likelihood that conflict itself takes a destructive course and, as a consequence, gives rise to injustice.

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Source: Deutsch Morton, Coleman Peter T., Marcus Eric C.. The Handbook of Conflict Resolution. Theory and Practice. 2nd edition. — Jossey-Bass,2000. — 649 p.. 2000

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