Restatement and Propositions (1968)

In this study some general hypotheses about the motivation of State behaviour and the nature of conflictNature of conflict and conflict managementConflict management have been formulated. Some of the feed-back process has occurred already and is reflected in the hypotheses put forward (See J. W. Burton, “The Analysis of Conflict by Casework”, in: Year Book of World Affairs, vol. xxi, 1967.). It is now possible to state some propositions about the motivations of international societyInternational society, dysfunctional conflictDysfunctional conflict and policy, and these should help to clarify the original hypotheses.