Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict
Humanitarian Aid/Development Assistance
Steve Power describes community development work as a way to build relationships among multinationals and developing communities.
Silke Hansen describes how tending to the practical details in a complicated humanitarian situation helped to reduce tension.
Silke Hansen talks about talks about the problem solving that was required in one very complex humanitarian emergency.
Brad Hayes talks about ways to deal with potential spoilers in development projects.
Eileen Babbitt explains the difficulties in using economic development schemes for reintegration.
Kevin Avruch talks about ways intervenors
can raise their cultural competency.
Mark Amstutz, a professor at Wheaton College, describes how the international community's interest in justice in South Africa has not translated into development assistance.
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Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of
today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the
American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and
live out the true meaning of its creed: - 'We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal.' -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Other Resources from Beyond Intractability Development and Conflict Theory "Development should be understood as a process, not a product. Societies are always changing. Some improve, while others fail. Development theory aims at explaining both processes."
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