Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict
Grassroots Process Design
Strong>Many people discussed the importance of involving local people in the design of interventions.
Paul Wehr talks about the importance of "multi-modal," culturally-appropriate interventions.
Mediators should not overlook disputants' own approaches to conflict resolution, advises University of Wisconsin researcher Marcia Caton Cambell.
Kevin Avruch advocates a conflict resolution strategy that combines endogenous approaches and the insight of third party intervenors.
Robert Stains explains the importance of having faith in the people you are working with.
Peter Woodrow discusses how to design dispute resolution systems that are culturally appropriate.
Others don't believe this is necessary or even always appropriate:
Larry Susskind talks about how to institute the American model of consensus building in a variety of cultural settings.
Case Examples of Grassroots Process Design
Andrea Bartoli talks about how the Catholic Church played the role of bridge builder and peacemaker during the years of civil war in Mozambique.
Eileen Babbitt describes an Oxfam project in Rwanda that aimed to scale-up interpersonal and local transformation to bring about societal transformation.
Ron Fisher describes the frustrations of peacebuilding in Cyprus over the last 15 years.
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War is, at first, the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation that the other fellow will be worse off; then, the satisfaction that he isn't any better off; and, finally, the surprise at everyone's being worse off. -- Karl Kraus
Featured Links Organizations Making Noteworthy Contributions to Efforts to Promote More Constructive Conflict Institute of World Affairs
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
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Though nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize four times, Gandhi never received the award. Yet, his practice of nonviolent social action and humanitarianism enduringly provides history with one of the most poignant examples of the peaceful change that one individual can inspire.
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