The Effectiveness of Indigenous Conflict Management Strategies in Localized Contexts

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 56(1) • SAGE Publications • • Published In • Pages: 3-28 •
By Lundy, Brandon D., Collette, Tyler L., Downs, J. Taylor

Hypothesis

Certain types of conflict subjects may co-occur with ICM or non-ICM subjects.

Note

Four chi square tests were conducted, testing the co-occurrence of socio-cultural/interpersonal, economic, legal/judicial, and political types of conflict with both ICM and non-ICM subjects. All of the tests were significant (p<.001), with sociocultural/interpersonal, economic, and legal/judicial types of conflict co-occurring more often with ICM subjects than with non-ICM subjects, but with political conflicts co-occurring more frequently with non-ICM subjects. These p values are influenced by the large sample size, and only the tests of sociocultural/interpersonal and political conflicts had medium to low effect sizes.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi squareSupportedp<.001phi = .46, .16, .07, .40UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
ICM subjectsDependentAvoidance And Taboo, Community Councils, Community Heads, Cooperative Organization, Cult Of The Dead, Ethics, Etiquette, Family Relationships, Friendships, Gift Giving, Informal In-group Justice, Inter-community Relations, Kin Relationships, Multi-ethnic Community Relations, Mutual Aid, Public Opinion, Purification And Atonement, Social Control, Social Relationships And Groups, Transmission Of Cultural Norms
Non-ICM subjectsDependentExecution Of Justice, External Relations, Form And Rules Of Government, Initiation Of Judicial Proceedings, Judicial Authority, Legal And Judicial Personnel, Legal Norms, Litigation, Local Officials, Peacemaking, Police, Prisons And Jails, Trial Procedure, Wartime Adjustments
Conflict TypeIndependentBrawls, Riots, And Banditry, Crime, Exploitation, Exploitative Activities, Ingroup Antagonisms, Instigation Of War, Offenses And Sanctions, Revolution, Social Problems, Warfare