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<p>The article develops a&#xa0;comprehensive approach for the analysis of democratic conflicts. In doing so, it contributes to the revitalized interest in conflict theory that has resurfaced due to the rise of intense conflicts surrounding climate, gender, racism, and migration. Drawing on an extensive review and systematization of existing conflict research, the article proposes a&#xa0;process-oriented theoretical framework that integrates a&#xa0;macrological perspective on social conflict lines and their transformation with the empirical examination of dynamics and mechanisms in specific conflicts. The framework is developed in three steps: First, the paper argues for a&#xa0;historically informed, long-term approach to the characteristic conflict constellations of Western democracies, updating classic cleavage theory. Second, it elucidates core conflict dynamics—escalation, de-escalation, and reconciliation—and explores the mechanisms that propel these processes within democratic contexts. Ultimately, the article integrates these strands into a&#xa0;processual micro-meso-macro model that facilitates a&#xa0;systematic, analytically encompassing investigation of today’s democratic conflicts.</p>

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Konstellationen und Dynamiken demokratischer Konflikte: Eine Systematik für die neuere Konflikttheorie

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    2026年3月16日

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  • Vincent August

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The article develops a comprehensive approach for the analysis of democratic conflicts. In doing so, it contributes to the revitalized interest in conflict theory that has resurfaced due to the rise of intense conflicts surrounding climate, gender, racism, and migration. Drawing on an extensive review and systematization of existing conflict research, the article proposes a process-oriented theoretical framework that integrates a macrological perspective on social conflict lines and their transformation with the empirical examination of dynamics and mechanisms in specific conflicts. The framework is developed in three steps: First, the paper argues for a historically informed, long-term approach to the characteristic conflict constellations of Western democracies, updating classic cleavage theory. Second, it elucidates core conflict dynamics—escalation, de-escalation, and reconciliation—and explores the mechanisms that propel these processes within democratic contexts. Ultimately, the article integrates these strands into a processual micro-meso-macro model that facilitates a systematic, analytically encompassing investigation of today’s democratic conflicts.