Building a Bridge Across the Conflict Theory Practice Gap: Comprehensive Conflict Engagement in Community Contexts
This article introduces the comprehensive conflict engagement model (CCEM) to bridge the theory practice gap that has been an ongoing challenge in the field of conflict resolution. It develops the conceptual framework undergirding the CCEM, sets the stage for concurrently collecting data and engaging community based conflict using this model, and provides an example of one possible application of the model through Photovoice, a participatory action research methodology new to the conflict resolution field. The CCEM can be applied in a variety of settings and through different methodologies to engage conflicts where issues of diversity are a source of ongoing tensions.