갈등전환: 새로운 관점에 대한 논의

The actual conflict management system in Korea focuses too much on the short-term solution of conflict issues. It explains why it is often difficult to resolve the conflict at the level of its fundamental origin. Furthermore, that is a reason why some conflicts are amplified, prolonged, and transferred into violent solutions. This preliminary observation leads this study to suggest a relatively new approach in terms of conflict transformation for conflict resolution. This paper first defines the concept of conflict transformation in comparison with classical concepts of conflict management and conflict resolution. Second, it explains each concept, focus and contents of the three changes in conflict transformation such as transforming persons, relationships and structures. Third, after discussing the major issues in conflict transformation, it reviews its applicability in Korean context with applying this perspective into the recent serious conflict cases. Finally this paper suggests the necessity and direction of change in the perspective on how to deal with social conflict.