The two foregoing notions of politics are concerned with the field within which politics is conducted. But the third conception of politics relates to the way in which decisions are made.
Politics is seen as a particular means of resolving conflict, that is, by compromise, conciliation and negotiation, rather, than through force and violence. Thereby a ‘Political’ solution to a problem implies discussions, debates and other peaceful means, as opposed to what I known as a ‘military’ solution. Such a view is based on the faith that peaceful dialogues can be effective means of conflict resolution. It stresses on the possibility of consensus or agreement on major issues and denies that conflicts are irreconcilable.
A leading exponent of this view Bernard Crick says that politics is “the activity by which differing interests within a given unit of rule are conciliate* by giving them a share in power in proportion to their importance to the welfare and the survival of the whole community,” “Hence, politics implies wide dispersal of power and the need for conciliation rather than violent suppression.