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Third Party Roles in Conflict Management: University of Minnesota February 4, 2005
Third Party Roles in Conflict Management: University of Minnesota February 4, 2005
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
• Prevention
• Post conflict
Who
Governments
International Organizations
Getting to Settlement
Implementation