Therefore Conflict Analysis may indicate which "entry points" offer the most promising chance to transform the relations between parties.

'Tension' in politics and international relations: strained relations between parties, possibly leading to unrest and war.

Power relations between parties (asymmetric relation)

Blondel is particularly noted for the contributions he has made to the theory of party systems, the comparative study of cabinets, and the relations between parties and governments.

The distinguishing feature of the 'Socialist camp' is not just the obvious limitations imposed upon the state sovereignty of its members, but the centrality of relations between parties.

Peace is considered not so much a state of equilibrium and friendly relations between parties, but rather as the rule of a third within a certain region-a house, an estate, a kingdom.