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Understanding What the Conflict Is About

Top Three

• Title: Underlying Causes of Intractable Conflicts
  Author(s): Michelle Maiese
  Larger Work: Beyond Intractability
  Link to: Webpage
  Publishing Organization: University of Colorado Conflict Information Consortium
  Year: 2003
• Title: Conflict Histories Database
  Link to: Webpage
  Publishing Organization: International Crisis Group
  Description: The Conflict Histories database offers brief but detailed histories of the conflicts covered by Crisis Group analysts compiled from publicly-available sources. The database contains information on over 50 countries, and is a useful complement to the CrisisWatch database, which provides up-to-date information on conflict developments in countries around the world.
• Title: Section 1.1 Characteristics of Deep-Rooted Conflict
  Author(s): David Bloomfield, Yash Ghai, Ben Reilly
  Larger Work: Democracy and Deep-Rooted Conflict: Options for Negotiators
  Link to: Webpage
  Publishing Organization: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
  Year: 1998
  Description: This section discusses the nature of deep-rooted conflicts, including discussing what they are about and how they are different from other, more manageable conflicts.

Analysis

• Title: Frames, Framing, and Reframing
  Author(s): Sanda Kaufman, Michael Elliott, Deborah Shmueli
  Larger Work: Beyond Intractability
  Link to: Webpage
  Publishing Organization: University of Colorado Conflict Information Consortium
  Year: 2003
  Description: Framing is the way people make sense of the world around them. This article describes the framing process, different common "conflict frames" and processes in which conflicts can be "reframed" to encourage transformation.
• Title: Chapter 25: Identity: More Than Meets the "I"
  Author(s): Daniel L. Shapiro
  Larger Work: The Negotiator's Fieldbook
  Publishing Organization: Convenor Conflict Management
  Year: 2007
  Description: This short article describes the importance of "identity" in difficult and protracted conflicts.
• Title: Early Warning Organizational Website Search
  Larger Work: Beyond Intractability "Stovepipe Browser"
  Link to: Pre-configured Search
  Publishing Organization: University of Colorado Conflict Information Consortium
  Description: Links to articles on Early Warning posted by 100 leading SSTR organizations.
• Title: Additional Beyond Intractability Resources on: Understanding What the Conflict Is About
  Link to: Webpage

Tools

• Title: Conflicts Database
  Link to: Webpage
  Publishing Organization: Uppsala University
  Year: 2007
  Description: The Uppsala Conflict Database is a free resource of information on armed conflicts of the world. Here one can find information on the warring parties that have been active, the negotiations that have taken place and the peace agreements that have been signed.
• Title: Conflict Mapping Tool
  Author(s): L. Shay Bright, Milt Hetrick
  Link to: Webpage
  Publishing Organization: Conflict Management Support
  Year: 2004
  Description: Simple tool which lists things that ought to be considered in a conflict assessment. Some have brief explanations, though most do not.
• Title: Conflict Mapping Chart
  Author(s): L. Shay Bright
  Link to: Webpage
  Publishing Organization: Conflict Management Support
  Description: This article combines Wehr's conflict map with Sandole's 3 pillar approach to create an even more robust conflict mapping framework.

News

• Title: CrisisWatch Database
  Link to: Webpage
  Publishing Organization: International Crisis Group
  Year: 2007
  Description: CrisisWatch is a 12-page monthly bulletin designed to provide busy readers in the policy community, media, business and interested general public with a succinct regular update on the state of play in all the most significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around the world. You can you use the CrisisWatch database to follow developments in any conflict situation covered by CrisisWatch for any month from 1 September 2003. The database contains the entries from the current and all past editions of CrisisWatch.
• Title: Power and Interest News Report
  Link to: Webpage
  Publishing Organization: Power and Interest News Report
  Year: 2007
  Description: The Power and Interest News Report (PINR) is an independent organization that utilizes open source intelligence to provide conflict analysis services in the context of international relations. PINR approaches a subject based upon the powers and interests involved, leaving the moral judgments to the reader.
• Title: Early Warning News Search
  Link to: Pre-configured Search
  Publishing Organization: University of Colorado Conflict Information Consortium
  Description: Search of "early warning" in the news.

Education

• Title: US Institute of Peace Certificate Course in Conflict Analysis
  Link to: Webpage
  Publishing Organization: United States Institute of Peace
  Year: 2007
  Description: This course presents an introduction to the subject of conflict analysis, illustrating analytical tools used by practitioners with reference to two extended case studies, the conflict in Kosovo and the genocide in Rwanda.U4
• Title: Confrontation Manager
  Author(s): Mary Crannell
  Link to: Webpage
  Publishing Organization: Idea Sciences, Inc.
  Year: 2007
  Description: Confrontation Manager is intended to teach people how to persuade others to want what they want. This tool allows users to model interactions between organizations (or individuals) and develop plans to persuade others that their position is in everyone's best interest.