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PhDsurveyMiletic

MsTaniaMiletic[s41896596],PhDCandidate,

SchoolofPoliticalScience&InternationalStudies,

UniversityofQueensland

ResearchTopic:

“UnderstandingConflictinContemporaryChina”Studies,FacultyofSocial&BehaviouralScience,UniversityofQueensland（UQ）

Supervisors:

HonProfDianeBretherton,DrAnneBrown,&

DrGuyRamsay,UQ.

ContactInformation:

Email:

tania.miletic@uqconnect.edu.au;

taniamiletic@

Aboutmeandtheresearchsurvey:

MynameisTaniaMiletic.IamaPhDstudentwiththeUniversityofQueensland.IaminterestedinlearningmoreaboutChineseperspectivesonpeaceandconflict.IhavestudiedpeaceandconflictapproachesinmanycountriesinAsia,（havingworkedmostlyinSouthEastAsiaoverthepast7years）andformyPhDstudies,IaminterestedinChineseopinionsandviewsaboutimportantconflictstheyfaceinChinatodayandopinionsaboutsomecommonconflictscenarios.

Conflictsarecommonacrossmanypartsoflife,theycanspanfromthepersonal,nationaltotheglobalscale.InthefieldofPeaceandConflictStudies,thereislessknowledgeaboutnon-WesternunderstandingsofconflictandespeciallyChina.ChinaplaysalargeroleintheworldtodayandsoIthinkthereisaneedforsharedunderstandingsbetweenpeopleandcountriesintheregionandtomakethedisciplineofConflictResolutionmoreculturallyrelevantinAsia.Throughusingthissurveyandaninterview,IwouldliketolearnmorefromyouaboutChineseperspectivesonconflictissuesandhowbesttoapproachconflict.

IhavebeengivenpermissionandethicalapprovalbymyAustralianUniversity–theUniversityofQueensland-andinviteyoutoparticipateinmystudyvoluntarily.Iwouldliketoinviteyouandkindlytakesometime（approximatelyonehourandahalf）todiscusssomeoftheseissueswithme.TherearenorightorwronganswersbecauseIamonlyinterestedinyourownviewsandthoughts.TheSurveyIuseisattached.Iliketodotheinterviewinperson.

TobeginIwillasksomequestionsaboutyou（notyournameasthisinformationisconfidential）andthensomequestionsinwhichwewilldiscussyourthoughtsonsomedifferentconflictscenarios.Youarefreetoaddordiscussanythingthatcomestomind.Itakenotestohelpmeaccuratelyrememberwhatyouhavesaidbuttheyareformyuseonly.Iwillnotsharethemastheyareonlyformyacademicresearchpurposes.TohelpmemakenotesIalsoliketorecordourdiscussion.Iwillonlyusethisformakingmynotes.IfyouwouldpreferIdidn’trecordourdiscussionpleaseletmeknowandIwillonlytakewrittennotes.OurdiscussionisinEnglishbutyoucanwritewordsinChinesethatIcantranslatelaterifthatisbetterforyou.IfIamnotclearpleaseaskmetoexplainmyquestions.Youareabletoaskquestionsorstopourinterviewatanytime.ThesearethequestionsIwillask:

A.BasicInformation

Sex:

F/MAge:

_____UniversityMajor:

_______________________

University:

_____________Employment:

______________

Placeofbirth:

_________________

Parent/scurrentplaceofresidence:

________________

Languagesspoken:

____________________

B.HandActivity

Iwouldliketoknowalittlebitaboutyou.Ifwedrawahand–likethis[drawoutlineofhand]–Iwouldlikeyouwritefivethingsaboutyourselfthatyouthinkareimportantcharacteristicsabout‘whoyouare’.

InEnglishorusingChinesecharacterspleasewrite:

“Oneachfingerpleaselistanimportantpartofwhoyouare”

Youcanuseanylabelsordescriptionsyoulike.Thatmeansyoucanusewords,Chinesecharacters,symbols,drawingswhatever.[Ifneeded,herearesomeexamplesofaspectsofidentity:

suchaspersonalitytrait,values,-student,woman,kind,husband,etc].

Canyoubrieflysaysomethingabouteachofthese?

C.Conflictmeaning

AsImentioned,myresearchisaboutconflict.WhenIsaytheword‘conflict’whatdoyouthinkof?

Whatdoes‘conflict’meantoyou?

[exploreanyrelatedwords,etc,anyotherwordsthatcomeup–harmonyetc]

Ifnotmentioned,askifconflictcanbe‘good’also.Askforwrittencharacterstodistinguishdifferentwords/meanings.

D.ConflictScenarios

Conflictscanfromdailylifeorarangeofsituations.Herearesomeexamplesofconflicts.Iwillreadeachoneoutandcanreadfromthepaperalso.Aftereachexample,Iwouldliketodiscussyourthoughtsoftheconflictscenario.

“whatdoyouthinktheconflictisabout?

”

[exploreforissue,partiesinvolved,howitmightbemanagedandwhy]

ConflictVignettes

ConflictScenario:

housing

Ayoung21yearoldgirlfoundoutherunclewasaskedtomoveoutfromhisownhousetosomeotherplacebyarealestatedeveloper.Thedevelopersaidtheywereallowedtobuildnewhousestherebythelocalgovernment.Herunclewasconfusedandupset-hehadlivedthereformorethantwentyyearsanddidn'twanttomove.Healsothoughtitwas hisrighttolivethereandthatnoone shouldbeabletodrivehimaway.Heruncledecidedtotakethemattertothelawcourt.Aftertheperiodofhiscasethefinaloutcomewasthathelost.Thefamilyareveryupset.

ConflictScenario:

Relationshiptroubles

Siqiisgoingtograduatefromuniversitysoon.Shedidsowellinhercoursesthatshecouldberecommendedwithexemptionforgraduatestudentswhichisadmiredbyherfellowstudents.However,Siqihasaboyfriendwhowillsoongotoworkinadifferentcitytowheretheystudy.Theyhadnotyetdiscussedwhichcitytheywouldliveinthefuture.Siqiwantedtoliveinasmallandquietcity,soforthetimeofherstudiesherboyfriendgaveupachancetoworkinBeijingforaprestigiousfirmsothattheywouldlivewhereSiqiliked.Butnow,thegirlwouldliketogoontograduatestudiesinacollegewhichisinanotherbigcityfarfromwhereherboyfriendisliving.Theboywassoangrywhenheheardherplansandnowtheyquarreleveryday.Siqiwantedtotaketheopportunitytostudyatagoodcollegesothatshewouldhaveabetterchanceatagoodjobinthecityandtocatchupwiththeboy.

Siqiisalsohavingmanydisagreementswithherparents.Herparentswanthertoreturntoherhometownaftergraduating.Theyholdtheviewthatitwillbebetterforhertomarryandhaveafamilyneartothem.

Itseemsthatherparentsareupsetwithherplansandherboyfriendisangryandcan’tunderstandherdecision.Siqifeelssadandunsureaboutwhattodo.

Conflictscenario:

campusincident

ThesceneisaUniversitycampusinNorthChina.Itisatimeforcelebrationandmanystudentsareoutenjoyingthesummerevening.Suddenlyawoman’scarhitastudentwhowasridingherbike.Theinjuredstudentaskedthedrivertoapologizebutthewomanrefused.Thestudentcalledsomeofherclassmatestohelpher.

Thedriveralsosaid“IfItakeoutmycredentialsyouallshouldbescared.”Thestudentswereenragedbyherbehaviorandwords,andsomeofthemrantothewoman’scar,brokethewindowsandturnedthecarover.Thepolicecamebutthatdidn’tsolvetheproblem.Theuniversityleadersthencame.

Theuniversityleaderspromisedthattheuniversitywouldn’tpunishthestudentswhodestroyedthecarandwouldimprovethetrafficconditionsoncampus.

Thestudentsacceptedtheirpromiseandthecrowddispersed.

Conflictscenario:

parentalapproval

ChenisayoungmanfromtheWestofChinawhohasworkedveryhardatarestauranttosavesomemoneysohecanstartafamilyafterhisstudies.Hemethisgirlfriendwhileworking;shehasgrownupintheuniversityareainnorthernChinaandoftenhasherlunchattherestaurant.WhenherparentsmetChentheydisapprovedofhimfortheirdaughterandaretryingtomonitorheroutingstoreducethetimetheyspendtogether.Chenishurtbecausehecaresverymuchforhisgirlfriendandhadbeenworriedaboutthisoutcomebeforemeetingherparents.Hethoughthisfamily’sdifferentreligiousbackgroundandwaysoflifemightbeaproblem.HehasalsonoticedthatsomeoftheuniversitygroundmonitorsaskhimtoshowhisIDcardmorethenotherstudents.Hisgirlfriendstilltriestoseehimwhenshecanbuthasstartedspendingalotoftimebyherselfinherroom.

ConflictScenarioPart1:

roadtrafficaccident

Twoyoungmenwereinvolvedinafatalcaraccidentwhereoneboywascrossingazebrapedestriancrossingandtheotherboyhithimwhiledriving.

Boy‘A’the20-year-olddriver,grewuptheonlysonofaclothingmerchantfamilyrichenoughtoownthreecarsandseveralapartmentsalongHangzhou'slovelytree-linedboulevards.Atthetimeoftheaccident,Boy‘A’wasasophomoreatateacherscollegeinthecitywherehemajoredinphysicaleducation.Helovedsportbuthismainlovewascarsandspendingtimewithhisfriendsatthelocalracingclub.

Thevictim,Boy‘B’,a24-year-oldtelecommunicationsengineer,camefromapoorruraltownwherehisunemployedparentsstruggledtopaytheironlyson’stuitiontofulfilltheirhisdreamofacollegeeducationinHangzhou.Beforehisdeath,Boy‘B’wasamodernChinesesuccessstory,anexampleofhowsomeonefromarelativelypoorfamilycanriseupthroughhardworkandstudytowinacovetedwhite-collarjob.

TheimpactsentBoyB'sbodyflyingsome20yards.Bystandersandreportersquicklyconvergedonthescene,watchingassomeofBoyA’sfriendsgatheredtoconsolehim.WhileBoyAsatinthecarwithhisfaceburiedinhishands,hisfriendssmokedcigarettesandjokedaroundaspoliceandambulancecrewsarrived.

Laterthatnight,hundredsofstudentsandresidentsgatheredforacandlelightvigilatthesceneoftheaccident,wheretheylaywreathsandlightedcandlesalongthesidewalk.Thenextmorning,police