CONF 101: Conflict and Our World

Underlying Drivers, Reasons, and Root Causes 

A significant part of any sort of investigation into a conflict demands understanding the conflict and the significant parties thereof.

While many of us are going to be pushed into new formats and materials as a part of your undergraduate program, like the classic Peer-Reviewed Journal Scholarly Research Article, it isn't going to cover everything.  The deeper dive to understand the histories, the context, the narratives, are going to demand a LOT more space.  That means books.

For clarity, often this means reading select parts of a given book on a conflict or group involved in a conflict.  You don't necessarily need to read entire texts on a given situation.  But, that said, you may need to read sections from a wide range of books in order to have a solid understanding.  No single author should be trusted when it comes to any conflict.  Biases and perspective shape a great deal, and we are no exception.

Take the time to find a few books on your conflict and the groups involved!!

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Still can't find the item? Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request books, media and articles from other libraries when they are not available at Mason or the WRLC. Start your research early if you want to take advantage of this wonderful service as it can take up to 2 weeks.