Conducting Track II Peace Making

Conducting Track II Peace Making

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

By: Heidi Burgess;  Guy Burgess

In the conflict resolution realm, “track II” peacemaking or diplomacy has become increasingly common, complementing the more formal track I peacemaking efforts in myriad ways and at various points throughout a peace process. This volume presents track II intervention as a series of steps that guide peacemakers in coordinating track II efforts to maximize their positive impacts. This handbook is part of the Peacemaker’s Toolkit series, published by the United States Institute of Peace.

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding

Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Engagement, Coercion, and Iran’s Nuclear Challenge

Engagement, Coercion, and Iran’s Nuclear Challenge

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Facilitated by the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Stimson Center, "Engagement, Coercion, and Iran's Nuclear Challenge" is the culmination of recommendations from a distinguished group of more than 40 scholars and policy analysts, who met regularly over the past year to evaluate how the U.S. should proceed in its strategy with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGlobal Policy

Working with Groups of Friends

Working with Groups of Friends

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

By: Teresa Whitfield

This volume explores how peacemakers can productively work with informal mini coalitions of states or intergovernmental organizations that provide support for resolving conflicts and implementing peace agreements—an innovation often referred to as groups of “Friends.” This handbook is part of the Peacemaker’s Toolkit series, published by the United States Institute of Peace.

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding

Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

User Guidelines for Preventing Media Incitement to Violence in Iraq - Elections Edition

User Guidelines for Preventing Media Incitement to Violence in Iraq - Elections Edition

Friday, May 7, 2010

By:

The guidelines are designed as a self-regulatory tool for media to gain awareness about the dangers of inflammatory language in reporting on elections. This Arabic resource, which includes suggested alternatives to facilitate more conflict-sensitive reporting, has been distributed to Iraqi media outlets and government offices prior to Election Day in Iraq.

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding

Timing Mediation Initiatives

Timing Mediation Initiatives

Thursday, April 1, 2010

By: I. William Zartman;  Alvaro de Soto

A mediation initiative cannot be launched at just any time if it is to succeed, and and this toolkit lays out five steps mediators can take to determine when a conflict is ripe for mediation. This handbook is part of the Peacemaker’s Toolkit series, published by the United States Institute of Peace.

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding

Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Debriefing Mediators to Learn from Their Experiences

Debriefing Mediators to Learn from Their Experiences

Monday, March 1, 2010

By: Simon J. A. Mason;  Matthias Siegfried

This handbook enhances the practice of mediation by showing how lessons from individual mediators can be identified and made available both to their organizations and to a wider practitioner audience. It also gives guidance to staff debriefing mediators who are or have been directly involved in peace negotiations. This handbook is part of the Peacemaker’s Toolkit series, published by the United States Institute of Peace.

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding

Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Integrating Internal Displacement in Peace Processes and Agreements

Integrating Internal Displacement in Peace Processes and Agreements

Monday, February 1, 2010

By: Gerard McHugh

Leading experts on mediation and the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) collaborated to produce this handbook, which gives mediators the tools they need to incorporate IDPs' concerns into peace processes and agreements. This handbook is part of the Peacemaker’s Toolkit series, published by the United States Institute of Peace.

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding

Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Forensic Training for Human Rights and Humanitarian Investigations

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Physicians for Human Rights, with support from USIP, developed this web-based distance-learning course in the forensic sciences. It targets a wide audience, from less experienced volunteer human rights investigators to expert international professionals. In addition to collecting physical evidence, the course also covers working with families and communities affected by violence. Regular 'quizzes' and exercises encourage trainees to reflect on the material that they have been exposed to and h...

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding

New Tactics in Human Rights: A Resource for Practitioners

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

This material, developed by The Center for Victims of Torture with the support of USIP, is an essential toolkit for human rights advocates. A Workbook includes practical options for the practitioner, while Tactical Training Notebooks illustrate how human rights advocates and practitioners can effectively engage with a wide variety of community leaders using actual cases.

Type: Tools for Peacebuilding