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Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict

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	Understanding Conflict This group of essays explain the nature of conflicts: their characteristics, underlying causes, what makes them intractable or not, their stages, dynamics, costs and benefits, and other key concepts that are necessary to understand in order to effectively approach or intervene in these situations.
	Intervention Processes and Outcomes Approaches for transforming conflicts and measuring results.
	Additional Resources Other useful sections of the Beyond Intractability site, including editorials, a glossary, and a site map.

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids both rich and poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. -- Anatole France

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Organizations Making Noteworthy Contributions to Efforts to Promote More Constructive Conflict

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Other Resources from
Beyond Intractability

A User's Guide for Third Siders
The Third Side concept was developed by William Ury. Third Siders are people who try to see both sides of a conflict and encourage cooperative solutions, fair fights, and decision making that advocates solutions which meet everyone's interests and needs as much as possible.

Nobel Peace Prize Winners

Emily Green Balch
Former International President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and 1946 Nobel Peace Laureate

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