Criminology

If I were a criminologist I would be a believer of both theories. Proponents of conflict theories and consensus theories are both right. States have demonstrated ability to solve disputes and in some cases state actors such as heads of states have caused chaos in states. According to Bernard Namunane (2010) key witnesses to the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya reported that politicians and business people planned and mobilised youths to execute the deadly attacks thereby confirming conflict theorists view that competing for power and money is central in conflict.  Although politicians are largely to blame for the 2007 post election violence, it is the incumbent president Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga who helped restore peace by signing a power sharing deal that reunited the sharply divided political supporters. According to David Wallechinsky (2009) power games in Zimbabwean coalition government are to blame for suffering of the people.

Wallechinsky says while politicians are rocked in power wrangles inflation is soaring and more than 3800 Zimbabweans have died from cholera since August. On inter states disputes, conflicting interests that is decision by some member states to trade with aggressive states led to collapse of the League of Nations, (Clare 2004). The mediator role of states was manifested later in the formation of United Nations.