Coalitions across difference inevitably conflict and need active management to endure
Evidence
Conflicts are inevitable, according to the literature, particularly for entities that work across difference (e.g., Beamish & Luebbers, 2009; Kretschmer, 2013), and they need to be managed so as not to erode commitment or fracture coalitions (Gamson, 1990; Levi & Murphy, 2006; Lichterman, 1995). Many studies submit there are two main ways of managing conflict: developing conflict resolution mechanisms and/or strengthening the relationships that could help them withstand greater conflict. — Michelle I. Gawerc, Coalition-building and the forging of…, 247
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Well-brokered cross-organizational coalitions coordinated large-scale resistance — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 577; Ideological proximity could hinder rather than help coalition formation — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 1244; Perceived punitive costs from cooperating with successors blocked coalition formation — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 1240 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Managing today’s world requires cross-civilizational coalitions built on reciprocal restraint
#exemplifies(0.78) - Event coalitions can achieve political goals while modulating internal difference and inequality
#complicates(0.78) — Michelle I. Gawerc, Coalition-building and the forging of…, 323 - Perceived punitive costs from cooperating with successors blocked coalition formation
#expands(0.75) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 1240 - Ideological proximity could hinder rather than help coalition formation
#complicates(0.72) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 1244 - Leaders build cohesion by recategorizing conflicts in shared terms.
#expands(0.72) — Stephen Reicher, S. Alexander Haslam, and Nick Hopkins, Social identity and the dynamics of…, 90