JoanWint To me, conflict is an opportunity. It is like a door that is cracked open with endless possibilities on the other side. The three people I asked said: Conflict is like being on fire; you want to get out of it as quickly as possible. Conflict is like war at its lowest level Conflict is like cutting yourself; painful and creates anxiety My interest in studying conflict analysis and resolution comes from my views about conflict and the potential that conflict has in transforming people, organizations, societies and the world. Conflict is inevitable, and if we approach conflict with a transformative lens, I think we are capable of making many positive changes and contributions to our world. When I looked into studying Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Nova, I saw that there were four different tracks I could follow. I was drawn to the global track. Instead of saying I am getting a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution with a global track, I prefer to call it a PhD in Global Peace, which represents the hopes I have in using the PhD to help in creating a better world. The three people I asked, I think, view conflict as limiting. It is certainly nothing that any of them want to embrace or have anything to do with. Fire, war, cutting yourself in my mind, and with their further explanations, make conflict seem like something they would rather avoid than have anything to do with it. Unfortunately, this is very common in our society. I think there has to be a paradigm shift, including and especially with our children, in the way we all view conflict. This would be the basis for approaching conflict in a healthier more productive way than how it is currently being approached in our society.
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