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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I plan to stand by nonviolence, because I have found it to be a philosophy of life that regulates not only my dealings in the struggle for racial justice, but also my dealings with people, and with my own self. -- Martin Luther King Jr.

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Organizations Making Noteworthy Contributions to Efforts to Promote More Constructive Conflict

Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice

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Nobel Peace Prize Winners

Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Former Secretary General of the South African Council of Churches (SACC), and 1984 Nobel Peace Laureate

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