MICRO & MACRO LEVEL CONFLICT

EVON TAN KAVUN

SHARON WONG MIN YING

THECLA JOSEPH

REGINA RESA

Definition of Conflict

In political term, conflict refers to an ongoing state of hostility between two groups of people.

A state of disharmony between incompatible or antithetical persons, ideas, or interests; a clash.

A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war.

CONCEPT OF CONFLICT

•Carries negative connotations.•Opposite of cooperation and peace, commonly associated with violence.

TYPES OF CONFLICT

INTRAPERSONAL CONFLICT

•occurs within an individual

•feelings, emotions, actions

•For instance, it may occur when you have two or more choices.

INTRAGROUP CONFLICT

Conflict among members of a group.

Differences in opinion.

Eg: Group discussion in our class. Everyone has their own opinion and perception.

TYPES OF CONFLICT

Intergroup conflict

Interorganisation conflict

International conflict

Conflicts between two or more groups.

Conflict between two or more nations.

Conflict between two or more organisations. Eg : election

MICRO CONFLICT

What is micro level conflict???

Focuses on the behavior and welfare of individuals, households and groups or communities.

Originates from individuals’ behavior and their interactions with their surroundings.

It is the study of small scale structures and processes in the society.

MACRO CONFLICT

What is MACRO LEVEL

CONFLICT?

Micro foundations may lead to macro-level conflict.

Occurs in societal level. It focuses more upon social structure, social processes amd problems, and their interrelationships.

Involves two or more groups, organizations.

In competitive situations, the two or more parties each have mutually inconsistent goals, so that when either party tries to reach their goal it will undermine the attempts of the other to reach theirs. Therefore, competitive situations will by their nature cause conflict.

MICRO LEVEL OF CONFLICT

MACRO LEVEL OF CONFLICT

LEVELS OF CONFLICT

Involve other party or parties to solve the conflict

ISSUES OF MACRO LEVEL CONFLICT Micro level conflict is the foundation of macro

level conflict. Some micro level conflict may eventually lead

to macro level conflict. Examples:1. The battle between South Korea and North

Korea2. Israeli and Palestrina conflict3. The drug muler (Malaysian) who is proved to

be guilty and will be sentenced to death in Singapore

4. Conflict between Interhill company, Penan people and Sarawak Natural Resources and Environment Board.

INTERGROUP CONFLICT

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2009/aug/17/israel-middleeast#/?picture=351653864&index=1

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/14/LI2005041400716.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/21/AR2010062104706.html

http://news.mongabay.com/2009/0915-hance_penan_review.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1260975/BREAKING-NEWS-South-Korean-ship-100-board-sinking-torpedo-attack-North-Korea.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64N0F520100525

http://www.cfr.org/publication/11097/chinanorth_korea_relationship.html

http://www.cfr.org/publication/11097/chinanorth_korea_relationship.html

http://www.amnesty.org.hk/html/node/10553

EXAMPLE OF ON-GOING CONFLICT

2003-Iraq war- 100,000–1,366,350 deaths

2006-Mexican drug war- More than 23,000

LEVELS AND TYPES OF CONFLICT

Individual

Group

Organisation

Type of conflict

Level of conflict Micro level Macro level

Within organisation

Between organisations

Between groupsWithin group

Between individuals

Within individual

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