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

Introduction: Mari Fitzduff, a veteran of the Northern Ireland conflict and expert in many communal conflicts, says conflicts don't end, they change.

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Changing Conflicts
Mari Fitzduff
Professor and Director of the MA Conflict and Coexistence Programme at Brandeis University

Interviewed by
Julian Portilla
2003

Conflicts don't end, they just change, and the change we're looking for is from violence into politics.

Human beings feel dishonor the most, sometimes, when they most deserve it. -- Mark Twain

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