Peace-Oriented Mindset

Abstract

This entry focuses on intractable conflicts, which have multiple and a complex components. It reviews various peace-maintaining actions, especially those focusing on building an environment that contributes to damping down conflicts and to preventing their outbreak.The role of the peace-fostering environment is presented both from the perspective of the dynamical system theory, as well as illustrated by case studies, leading to a review of peacebuilders' specific personality characteristics. Moreover, multifactorial delineation of the aptitude for fostering peace, especially if intractable or looming, is presented.This delineation led to the process of constructing the peace-oriented mindset (POM) questionnaire, as presented in this entry.The conclusions are that a better cognition of peacebuilders' characteristics may contribute to identifying and training the best leaders in the field of peace maintaining and prevention.