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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