Conflict analysis is a structured analytical process that offers insights into risks of violent conflict in a particular area, country or region.
It offers an evidence-based foundation for prevention and resolution of violent conflicts..
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(ISDC, Berlin, 2016).
In practical terms, peace and conflict analysis aims to identify opportunities for peace responsive and conflict sensitive actions.
The conceptual link between work and peace does not of course mean that any and all initiatives in the world of work necessarily contribute significantly to peace.
While early conflict analysis work focused mostly on the political and security aspects of conflict, studying the social aspects of conflict has gained increasing prominence.
It is now understood that many conflicts, particularly within states, emerge in response to a sense of marginalization of specific groups or areas.
It helps development, humanitarian and peacebuilding organisations to gain a better understanding of the context in which they work and their role in that context.
Conflict analysis can be carried out at various levels (eg local, regional, national, etc) and seeks to establish the linkages between these levels (see Fig 1).
