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A 9 Stage Model of Conflict Escalation
A 9 Stage Model of Conflict Escalation
by F.Glasl
Discomfort
Incidents
Misunderstandings
Tension
Crisis
5. "Loss of face"
6. "Strategies of threats" 7. "Limited destructive blows"
1. "Hardening"
Positions sometimes harden and clash
Discrepancy overtone-undertone
Fighting for dominance Oscillation between co-operation and competitiveness
A stage model of conflict escalation
Empathy is lost
Competitiveness stronger than cooperation
A stage model of conflict escalation
5. Loss of face
Public and direct personal attacks moral integrity is lost
Staging of unmasked activities as a ritual: exposure leads to disillusionment Image: angel devil Loss of external perceptiveness, isolation
6.Strategies of Threat
Spiral of threats and counter-threats
Willingness to cause severe damage to the environment or successors through ones own downfall
A stage model of conflict escalation