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

Conflict Stages
	Mari Fitzduff says different stages of conflict demand different types of intervention.
	Mari Fitzduff makes a short observation about how intractable conflicts end.
	Roy Lewicki observes that we study the "table" stage of conflicts much more than the earlier stages.
	Jannie Botes observes that journalists need to cover conflicts and conflict resolution efforts in all their stages, not just when high-profile "events" happen.

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When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist. -- Archbishop Helder Camara

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