Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict
Nonviolence
Paul Wehr suggests that a central goal of the conflict resolution movement is to make conflict harmless.
Lowell Ewert talks about preventing violence by promoting human rights.
William Ury explains that mediation is only one 'tool' in a peacebuilder's toolbox. There are many more that are needed as well.
William Ury describes the role of the equalizer in intractable conflicts. Equalizers build up the power of the low power group to enable them to be able to negotiate fairly with the other side. This can be done through violence, but it is also very effectively done with nonviolence. Mobilizing world public opinion is especially important and effective now as the globe is shrinking socially, politically, and economically.
Julian Klugman discusses a situation involving a school system, in which empowerment of a minority population was achieved partly through nonviolent direct action.
CRS mediator Ozell Sutton tells how he works with parties to prevent violence during marches and demonstrations.
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As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might. -- Marian Anderson
Featured Links Organizations Making Noteworthy Contributions to Efforts to Promote More Constructive Conflict CPR Network
Other Resources from Beyond Intractability Interview With Mari Fitzduff A leading peacebuilder from Northern Ireland, Mari talks about her work around the world transforming religious and ethnic conflicts.
Nobel Peace Prize Winners
Linus Carl Pauling California Institute of Technology chemist, and 1962 Nobel Peace Laureate
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