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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Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Featured Links Organizations Making Noteworthy Contributions to Efforts to Promote More Constructive Conflict National Peace Foundation
Other Resources from Beyond Intractability Preventive Diplomacy and International Violence Prevention "The concept and practice of violence prevention have evolved from being focused almost exclusively on the short-term interventions of preventive diplomacy, to a new, more comprehensive approach that can be defined as structural prevention and includes long-term initiatives targeting the root causes of conflict."
Nobel Peace Prize Winners
League of Red Cross Societies 1963 Nobel Peace Laureate; now known as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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