EVON TAN KAVUN
SHARON WONG MIN YING
THECLA JOSEPH
REGINA RESA
Definition of Conflict
A state
of
open,
often
prolonged
fighting;
a
battle or war.
A state
of
disharmony
between
incompatible
or antithetical
persons, ideas,
or interests; a
clash.
In
political
term, conflict
refers to an
ongoing state
of
hostility
between two
groups
of
people.
CONCEPT OF CONFLICT
•Carries negative connotations.
•Opposite of cooperation and peace,
commonly associated with violence.
TYPES OF
CONFLICT
•occurs within an individual
•feelings,
actions
emotions,
•For instance, it may occur
when you have two or
more choices.
Conflict
among
members of a
group.
Differences
in opinion.
Eg: Group
discussion in
our class.
Everyone has
their own
opinion and
perception.
Intergroup
conflict
Conflicts between two
or more groups.
Interorganisation
conflict
Conflict between two or
more organisations. Eg :
election
International
conflict
Conflict between two
or more nations.
MICRO
CONFLICT
What is micro level
conflict???
Focuses on the behavior and welfare of
individuals, households and groups or
communities.
It is the study of small scale structures
and processes in the society.
Originates from individuals’ behavior and
their
interactions
with
their
surroundings.
MACRO
CONFLICT
What is MACRO
LEVEL CONFLICT?
Involves two
or
more
groups,
organizations.
Occurs in societal
level. It focuses
more upon social
structure,
social
processes
amd
problems, and their
interrelationships.
Micro
foundations
may lead to
macro-level
conflict.
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.
LEVELS OF CONFLICT
MICRO LEVEL
OF CONFLICT
MACRO LEVEL
OF CONFLICT
Involve
other party
or parties to
solve
the
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 Korea
2. Israeli and Palestrina conflict
3. 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/2
009/aug/17/israelmiddleeast#/?picture=351653864&index=1
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/linkset/2005/04/14/LI20050414
00716.html
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2010/06/21/AR2010062
104706.html
 http://news.mongabay.com/2009/0915hance_penan_review.html
 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnew
s/article-1260975/BREAKING-NEWS-SouthKorean-ship-100-board-sinking-torpedoattack-North-Korea.html
 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64
N0F520100525
 http://www.cfr.org/publication/11097/china
north_korea_relationship.html
 http://www.cfr.org/publication/11097/china
north_korea_relationship.html
 http://www.amnesty.org.hk/html/node/105
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2003-Iraq
war
- 100,000–1,366,350 deaths
2006-Mexican drug war
- More than 23,000
Type of conflict
Level of conflict
Micro level
Macro level
Organisation
Within
organisation
Between
organisations
Group
Within group
Between groups
Individual
Within individual
Between
individuals
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