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Introduction

from Part IV - Peace and Its Challenges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2025

Ryszard Praszkier
Ryszard Praszkier
Affiliation:
University of Warsaw
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Summary

The paradox of peacemaking lies in the fragility of peace, which, according to the dynamical systems theory of change, despite being highly desired, can easily revert to conflict (Nowak & Vallacher, 1998; Vallacher & Nowak, 2007).

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The Meaning of Paradoxes and Paradoxical Thinking , pp. 82
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Introduction
  • Ryszard Praszkier, University of Warsaw
  • Book: The Meaning of Paradoxes and Paradoxical Thinking
  • Online publication: 04 April 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009448321.017
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  • Introduction
  • Ryszard Praszkier, University of Warsaw
  • Book: The Meaning of Paradoxes and Paradoxical Thinking
  • Online publication: 04 April 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009448321.017
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  • Introduction
  • Ryszard Praszkier, University of Warsaw
  • Book: The Meaning of Paradoxes and Paradoxical Thinking
  • Online publication: 04 April 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009448321.017
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