Impact of Conflict Management on Sustainable Development

The research focuses on history, conflict management and sustainable development. Conflict is inevitable as far as the human race is concern. However, laying emphasis on just the conflicts without devising strategies and mechanisms for managing and resolving them would be a fruitless intellectual venture. It is also worthy of note that since conflicts are not scientific by nature of its cause, patterns of escalation or de-escalation, the strategies and mechanisms for managing them may vary according to different perceptions and worldview of the conflicting parties involved and even the third party as it may be in some case that involve dialogue which will lead to sustainable development. Different people use different strategies for resolving and managing different types of conflict. Most of the time, we appear not to be aware or sure of our actions or in-actions during conflict, hence we just do whatever comes naturally in our minds. But now we do have different strategies that have been suggested by intellectuals and approved by the international bodies and because they can be learned, we can always change it by learning new and more effective ways or employing to different effective ways of resolving conflicts .The researchers used quantitative methods which is basically secondary data. Relative deprivation theory was used. The researchers recommended the use of mediation, negotiation and dialogue in resolving conflict as that will lead to sustainable development.