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Conflict Research Consortium, University of Colorado, USA |
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WEB SITE
http://www.colorado.edu/conflict
The University of Colorado Conflict Research Consortium is a multidisciplinary program of research, teaching, and application, focused on finding more constructive ways of addressing long-term, resolution-resistant conflicts, and then disseminating that information to the parties. A joint university-community program, funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the United States Institute of Peace, and others, the Consortium unites researchers, educators, and practitioners from many fields for the purposes of developing, testing, disseminating, and applying new conflict management techniques.
As part of our effort to disseminate information to users, the Consortium maintains an extensive World Wide Web site with summaries of our research, a variety of on-line training opportunities, and links to other sites of interest. Current information available on the site includes:
Information about the CRC Approach to Dealing with Intractable Conflict
The Consortium approach to intractable conflict draws both from the peace and conflict resolution fields, as well as advocacy.
Abstracts of Key Books
Fully searchable abstracts of more than 300 important books in the conflict resolution, peace research, and environmental dispute resolution fields are available.
Case Study Archives
This computer-searchable, full-text archive includes 44 case studies from the Consortium's collection. Users are also able to conduct instant searches of Internet accessible news archives addressing specific conflict problems as well.
Online Bibliographic Searching
The site provides online searching of the Consortium's 70,000 entry bibliographic databases on peace and conflict resolution literature.
Online Courses and Training Programs
Education and training programs yielding either formal University credit or informal Consortium Certificates are available in conflict management and the handling of resolution-resistant conflicts. The first course on Conflict Management in Social Systems is available now, as is a module on transformative mediation. An extended course on resolution-resistant conflict management will be added during 1998.
Civility in Public Discourse
A paper is available discussing the issue of civility in public discourse and its relationship to conflict and conflict resolution efforts.
Colorado Internet Center for Environmental Problem-Solving
With support from the University's Global Change and Environmental Quality Program, we have constructed an Internet Center which provides easy access to resources used by University faculty and area professionals seeking to develop better ways of dealing with difficult environmental problems. This site contains abstracts of many important books in the field, as well as summaries of University research activities and other information sources.
Links to Other Many Other Conflict Resolution Degree Programs and Training Opportunities.
Lists and links are provided for University degree programs, and private training organizations which offer courses on mediation, conflict management, or dispute resolution.
Hewlett Conflict Theory Building Centers
As a member of the network of Hewlett-funded conflict resolution theory-building centers, the Consortium maintains a Web page with information about each center and links to the Web sites of other centers.
Consortium Documents
Most Conflict Research Consortium documents, including over 100 full-text working papers, newsletters, and brochures, are available for free downloading over the Web.
Links to Reviewed Web Sites
The Consortium provides short summary paragraphs and links to more than 650 categorized Web sites that we have found to contain useful information on peace and conflict resolution topics.
Transformative Conflict Resolution Module
A new module on transformative mediation and other transformative approaches to conflict resolution applicable at the interpersonal to international levels is available. This module has summaries of alternative approaches and abstracts of many key books and articles on transformative approaches to conflict.
Issue Pages
The site contains sixteen "issue pages" which contain extensive and continually updated information on major ongoing conflicts.
Instant Yahoo and Alta Vista Searches
Instant searches providing an up-to-the-minute inventory of available resources on specific conflict related topics are now available.
Online Discussion Groups
Links are provided to a number of online discussion groups on peace and conflict resolution topics.
The site offers links to the following clusters of conflict and peace related Internet sites.
Hewlett Conflict Resolution Theory Building Centers. Interdisciplinary, university-based conflict centers for evaluating conflict resolution processes and developing new theoretical approaches.
Colorado Internet Center for Environmental Problem Solving. Providing easy access to information on an extensive array of Western environmental disputes and dispute resolution alternatives.
Peace and Conflict. from Communications for a Sustainable Future -- This is the other major peace and conflict site at the University of Colorado.
Major Peace and Conflict Sites with Extensive Original Information. A select list of major conflict-related sites which provide extensive and exceptionally useful information. (In addition to this list you might also try The Mediation Information & Resource Center -- mediate.com.)
Full Listing of Useful Conflict-Related Sites Organized by Category. Categorized lists of sites containing useful information organized around broad topics.
Preformatted (Instant) Web Searches. Pre-formulated Internet searches providing the most up-to-date information on topics of widespread interest.
Online Discussions. Information about online discussion groups.
Consortium Related Print Publications. Announcements of printed Consortium books, journal articles, and working papers.
Synthesis Papers Listing. Publications outlining the Consortium's overall approach to resolution-resistant conflicts. These papers also describe how the field's many insights are being integrated into the Consortium approach.
Full-text Consortium Working Papers. Full-text versions of most Consortium working papers and other publications.
Searching of Consortium Databases
Knowledge Base Project. Activities designed to make the field's knowledge base more readily accessible across disciplinary and other boundaries. This project includes the Encyclopedia of Conflict Resolution by Heidi and Guy Burgess to be published in Fall 1997 by ABC-CLIO. Contact the Consortium for publication information.
Core Literature Abstract Searches. Computer searchable abstracts describing hundreds of "core" books related to general conflict resolution, peacemaking, and environmental problem solving. A list of available abstratcs is also available for browsing.
Online Bibliographic Searching of references compiled for the Encyclopedia of Conflict Resolution Project. Also available is online bibliographic searching of the Consortium's information exchange databases with tens of thousands of entries as well as links to bibliographies available at other sites. Information Exchange Search -- Information Exchange Brochure
Case Study Databases. An online database of full-text, computer searchable, case study materials.
Quantitative Data Registry. An experimental registry of raw quantitative data sets which are available to interested researchers.
Issue Pages. Links to web sites providing up-to-date information on various aspects of specific conflicts. (This program is being expanded from its initial focus on environmental conflicts in the western U.S.)
General Reference Sites. Useful, Web-accessible general reference sites.
Comprehensive Search of All Consortium Web Accessible Documents
Online Course on Tractable and Intractable Conflict Management. NOW AVAILABLE!!! A comprehensive University course with reading and writing assignments as well as online seminars and exercises.
Research Briefings and Training Programs. Coming Soon Customized programs focused upon specific topics of client interest for adversaries and intermediaries.
Transformative Approaches to Conflict . Information on transformative mediation, conflict transformation, and related approaches and techniques.
U.S. Institute of Peace Internet-Based Training. Coming Spring 1998 An online program of study providing low-cost international dissemination of information on strategies for dealing with intractable conflict.
Civility in Public Discourse. A collection of resources designed to apply our knowledge of difficult conflict processes to promote civility in public discourse.
Conflict Resolution Training and Graduate Programs. Available training and degree programs. Contact the Consortium with changes and additions.
Online Document Sources: Bookstores and Article Delivery Services Links to online bookstores and article delivery services.
Library without Walls May only be available to computers at the University of Colorado
Useful Computer Resources Sources of helpful information on using the web.
Internet Search Services Netscape's link to the major Internet search engines.
Contact Information: University Phonebooks and Web Sites Useful phonebook and directory services.
Fun Sites with an Emphasis on Boulder and Colorado Information about Colorado
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