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The Panarchy of Peace

Mason, Mark R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1205937818

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2008, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, International Studies - International Development Studies.
Panarchy theory has been utilized to first conceptualize the entrenched conflict that lasted for nearly 30 years between Aceh and Indonesia and second, the development of peace prior to and shortly following the tsunami of 2004. The purpose of this paper is to show how panarchy or complex adaptive systems theory can be used to explain the previous state of the Aceh-Indonesia conflict as a sustained maladaptive system and how it was eventually changed into an adaptive system harboring the potential for peaceful sustainability. There are four main questions that this thesis answers. First, how can the Aceh-Indonesia conflict be explained as a rigidity trap? Second, what were the main elements or inputs from cyclical systems below or above the Aceh-Indonesia conflict scale that led to the collapse of the rigidity trap and the generation of a healthy or complex adaptive system? Third, what role, if any, did the tsunami of December 2004 play in achieving the peace of the new complex adaptive system and fourth, what elements or inputs into the new healthy system may or may not lead to the systems peaceful sustainability? The conflict and the peace achieved between the two former antagonists appears to be an example of a maladapted cyclical socio-economic and political rigidity trap that was acted upon by new inputs from cyclical scales above the Aceh-Indonesia conflict scale. It is thought that this is the first time panarchy theory has been applied to an aspect of conflict transformation modeling. It is hoped that this initial attempt will encourage others to test panarchy theory; maladaptive and adaptive system models, in the field of conflict transformation.
Elizabeth F. Collins (Committee Chair)
Frank Bernard (Committee Member)
Dauda Abubakar (Committee Member)
159 p.
Ecology; Geography; Political Science
Aceh-Indonesia Conflict; Development of Peace; Conflict Transformation; Complex Adaptive Systems; Tsunami; GAM; SBY; Rigidity Trap; Resiliency Theory; Panarchy

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  • Mason, M. R. (2008). The Panarchy of Peace [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1205937818

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mason, Mark. The Panarchy of Peace. 2008. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1205937818.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mason, Mark. "The Panarchy of Peace." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1205937818

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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