POL2602 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2025 (687984) - DUE 3 April 2025

POL2602 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2025 (687984) - DUE 3 April 2025 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS In your study guide, conflict is defined as a process that starts when one party perceives (experiences) that another party is interested in something that the first party cares about. Furthermore, conflict is perceived as incompatible (inability to get along) differences within the individual or between two or more individuals, which may lead to some or other form of opposition. It does not matter whether the difference really exists at that specific moment. Conflict can therefore be a good or a bad thing and has both negative and positive consequences. The negative impact of conflict necessitates the need to resolve conflict at all costs to restore relationships. Conflict resolution means bringing conflict to an end. There are different conflict resolution strategies that can be used. Based on the above statement, answer the following questions: 1.1 When using negotiation as conflict resolution strategy, the negotiator follows certain steps to solve the problem. Discuss these problem-solving steps. (15) 1.2 Mediation is a problem-solving process facilitated by a third party.