Strategic and dilemma analyses of a water export conflict

Strategic and dilemma analyses of a water export conflict

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Article ID: iaor2006915
Country: Canada
Volume: 43
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 247
End Page Number: 270
Publication Date: Aug 2005
Journal: INFOR
Authors: ,
Keywords: graphs
Abstract:

Two distinct approaches to formally studying conflict are described and compared by applying them to three different phases of an international controversy that arose when a private company was not allowed to export water from Canada. In each phase, the graph model for conflict resolution is employed for obtaining equilibria and strategic insights while confrontation analysis, a procedure for applying drama theory, is used to expose dilemmas faced by the decision makers. The results of the conflict analyses obtained for the three phases indicate that the two techniques complement one another and thereby provide a broader understanding about what occurred and how the dispute evolved over time. A potential resolution to the conflict occurs at a strategically stable outcome when decision makers do not face any dilemmas and their emotions are dissipated.

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