Community Operational Research: Developing a systemic peace education programme involving urban and rural communities in Colombia

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 268, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 946-959

  Pinzon Salcedo, Luis Arturo ^a   Torres Cuello, Maria Alejandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Community Operational Research; Conflict resolution; Critical systems thinking; Operational research in developing countries; Peace

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SYSTEM THEORY;

CONFLICT RESOLUTION; CRITICAL SYSTEMS THINKING; INTERACTIVE PLANNING; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; PEACE; PROBLEM STRUCTURING METHODS; QUALITATIVE INFORMATION; SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY;

HEURISTIC METHODS;

EID: 85037745097     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.040     Document Type: Article

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