Boundary critique and its implications for conflict prevention

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1543-1554

  Midgley, G ^a,b,c,d,e   Pinzon L A ^f  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

boundary critique; conflict analysis; conflict prevention; critical systems thinking; problem structuring methods; systemic intervention

Indexed keywords

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

BOUNDARY CRITIQUE; CONFLICT ANALYSIS; CONFLICT PREVENTION; CRITICAL SYSTEMS THINKING; PROBLEM STRUCTURING METHODS; SYSTEMIC INTERVENTION;

RESEARCH;

EID: 79957940888     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2010.76     Document Type: Review

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