Theoretical approaches to studying the post-conflict peacebuilding in ,,prolonged conflicts”: the case of the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of theoretical approaches to the study of the post-conflict stage of peacebuilding in „protracted conflicts”. In this context, the definitions of „prolonged conflict” and „post-conflict stage” are analyzed, as well as various approaches to the emergence of the post-conflict stage in the context of conflict transformation theory. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the factors that influence the emergence of the post-conflict stage in „unresolved conflicts”. The application of the theory of conflict transformation to analyze the relationship of the parties in the conditions of the „hybrid field”, which includes the absence of hostilities and the presence of a dialogue between the conflict parties, as well as the use of the efforts of international actors to reach a political decision on the resolution of the conflict, form the basis of the methodology of the study of the post-conflict peace consolidation stage related to the conflicts in the post-Soviet space. This approach, which is of not only scientific, but also practical interest in the context of the existence of a prolonged unresolved conflict in the Republic of Moldova, highlights the need to form a different vision and a new pr