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Against the background of different case studies, practitioners and scholars frame their various understandings of systemic thinking and present a great variety of systemic concepts, such as systems theory, systemic action research and constellation work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this volume links current discussions about peacebuilding with various systemic discourses. It analyses to what extent systemic thinking and systemic methods are helpful in further developing existing approaches to conflict transformation. In addition, most recent debates in the peacebuilding field, e.g. on liberal peace, the relevance of conflict analysis for strategy planning, bridging the attribution gap, the non-linearity of conflict dynamics, etc., are taken aacount of.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The editors:<br \/>\nDaniela K\u00f6rppen, M.A.<\/strong><br \/>\nResearcher and Project Coordinator, Berghof Foundation for Peace Support<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Norbert Ropers<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector, Berghof Foundation for Peace Support<\/p>\n<p><strong>Target groups: <\/strong>peace and conflict researchers; NGOs and international organisations working in the peacebuilding field, on conflict transformation, and on humanitarian issues; political and social scientists<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniela K\u00f6rppen<br \/>\nNorbert Ropers<br \/>\nHans J. 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