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Third Party Roles in

Conflict Management

University of Minnesota
February 4, 2005
Life Cycle of International
Conflict Management
Conflict Resolution Without a
Third Party
• Negotiations without a Third Party
What Roles Can Third Parties
Play?

• Convenor
• Communicator
• Manager
• Teacher
• Catalyst
• Protector
What Methods Can They
Use?
Coercive methods
Arbitration and adjudication
Mediation
With muscle
Without muscle
Facilitation
Problem-solving Workshop
Sustained Dialogue
Education and Training
When Should Third Parties
Engage?
When
Never

All the time

Under certain circumstances


• Ripeness
• Readiness
• Leverage
• Relationships
Possible Intervention Points
Possible Intervention Points

• Prevention

• Stopping the violence

• Post conflict
Who

Governments

International Organizations

Private Citizens and Groups (NGOs)


What can third parties do?
Getting parties ready to mediate

Getting to Settlement

Implementation

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