When the stages of conflict are listed by conflict scholars, the first phase is often listed as latent conflict or unstable peace, It exists whenever. Every conflict begins with a latency period (a period when the potential for conflict exists, but it has not yet developed). Latent conflict may exist for very long. Latent conflict; Emergence; Escalation (Hurting) Stalemate;. Additional insights into conflict stages are offered by Beyond Intractability project participants. It is the conflict which exists but is not expressed. When conflict promoting conditions tend to appear. This may also be called phase of anticipation of conflict. Manifest and latent functions are social scientific concepts first clarified for sociology by Robert K. Merton. [1] Merton appeared interested in sharpening the. 5 Stages of Conflict and Workplace Conflict Resolution. June 4. Emergence occurs when latent conflict builds and builds until a triggering event occurs. Phases of Conflict. 1) Latent conflict: the conditions are ripe for conflict because of the three “I’s” (i.e. different personalities) 2) Perceived conflict UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT AND WAR: VOL. 4: WAR, POWER, PEACE Chapter 10 Latent International Conflict * By R.J. Rummel 29.1 PHASE 1: THE LATENT CONFLICT PHASE Although we all coexist in great social and cultural diversity, with the greatest possible range of meanings, values, norms. Latent conflict Perceived conflict Felt conflict Manifest conflict conflict aftermath 1.LATENT CONFLICT. Conflict Process. Sep 23, 2009 by mtvpatel. 7.5K views. Embed.