Compromise after Conflict
Compromise is a much used but little understood term; and yet it seems more and more relevant to twenty first century society. Our research is both conceptual and substantive, seeking to interrogate the term itself as well as undertaking empirical research to explore compromise as a social practice. We begin from the premise that compromise is no different in the settings in which it occurs but is easier to access in some locations than others. Our empirical focus is victims of communal conflict, where compromise operates in extremis, in the view that this throws into higher relief the processes that garner and sustain it.
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