People
Parties to Intractable Conflict
From the leader of a paramilitary to an innocent bystander, each person involved in an intractable conflict has the power to either push that conflict towards resolution or make it more destructive.
Within-Party Differences
Members of the same group often have drastically different opinions. These essays discuss the different roles that people play within a single party.
Third Siders
Third siders act in a community threatened with destructive conflict as an immune system acts in a body threatened by disease.
Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
In 1945 there were around 3,000 international NGOs; by 1990 that number had increased to more than 13,000. This essay discusses both the positive and the negative effects NGO's have on conflict.
Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
IGO activities are actions taken by international governmental organizations (IGO's) to transform, resolve, or manage conflicts. Activities of the UN and regional IGOs are described in this essay.
Beyond Intractability Version II
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