A Theoretical Introduction to New Approaches to Resolution of Political Conflicts

The variety of disputes and conflicts in the social life results in a wide range of approaches for conflict resolution in every field. In the meanwhile, settling political disputes is focused on a more limited range of solutions and the role of the political system as the decision-making party in such disputes. Given the effective role of political systems in conflict resolution and considering the limitations of the traditional approaches to a closed range of indexes for dispute resolution, the present study focuses on identifying newer approaches to settling political conflicts, which go beyond the traditional models. The method of this research is descriptive and analytical. It focuses on identifying new approaches to dispute resolution. The findings of the study, which are derived and formulated in an interdisciplinary manner, are examples of major novel approaches to conflict resolution, including analytical, compromise, moral, problem-solving, interactive, subjective, mutual reaction and response, human needs, and asymmetric approaches. These approaches can apply to political disputes.