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Overlay Problems
Current Status
Framing Problems: What are your goals?
Confusing Interests with Positions
Confusing Material Interests With Fundamental Human Needs
Incompatible Frames
Overly Competitive Approaches to a Conflict
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Into-the-Sea" Framing
Failing to Identify Available Options for Dealing with the Situation
De-humanization
Conflict Emergence
Not My Problem
Framing Conflict as the Problem
Ambiguous Goals
Scoping Problems: Problems Identifying Other Parties and their Interests
Failing to Identify All of the Affected People or Groups.
Failing to Identify All of the Relevant Issues/ssuming that everyone else defines the problem the same way
Failing to Identify Strategic Options
Differing Definitions of "Justice"
Ignoring the Conflict History or Current Related Disputes
Inadequate Information Gathering
Communication Problems
Inaccurate and Overly Hostile Stereotypes
Inadequate Information Gathering/Time Constraints
Crisis Communication
Failure to Understand an Opponent's Perspective
Cultural Barriers to Effective Communication
Language Differences
Misinterpretation of Communication
Misinterpreted Motives
Lack of Communication Channels/Avoided Communication
Poor Listening Skills
Secrecy
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Deception
New, Poorly Informed Participants
Constituent Communication Problems
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Inflammatory Statements
Inflamatory Media
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Fact-Finding
Conflicts of Interest / Lack of Credibility
Contradictory Experts
Deliberate Deception
Understanding the Meaning of Facts
Inability to Deal with Uncertainty
Analysis Paralysis/Delay Default
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Complexity Muddle
Procedural Problems
Excluded Parties
Strategic Delays
Rushed Decisions
Lack of Clear Goals
Meaningless Public Involvement
Complexity Muddle
Unfulfilled Expectations
Vested Interests
Dictatorial Process
Timing Problems
General Information about Escalation Problems
Polarization
Personal Attacks
Stalemate
Sacrifice Trap
Tactical Escalation
Extremists
Crises
Strong Emotions
Stalemate
Gloating
Out-Group / Enemy Image
De-humanization
Inflammatory Media
Procrastination of Response
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Part II: Core Problems
Types of Core Issues
The Denial of Identity
The Denial of Other Human Needs
Domination Conflicts
High Stakes Distributional Conflicts
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Problems Related to the Use of Force
General Information about Force-based Stratigies
Failure of the Parties to Recognize Available Force-based Options
Failure to Recognize the Presence or Absence of Violence Limiting Mechanisms
Assuming Force is the Only Available Option
Human Rights/War Crime Problem
Tyranny of the Powerful/Disempowerment
Misunderstanding the Relationship Between Threat and Force
Failure to Anticipate Opponent Reactions and the Backlash Effect
Failure to Understand the Relationship Between Offensive and Defensive Uses of Force
Submission
Subversion
Defiance
Defense
Coalition Building
Deterrence, Counter-Threats (and Arms Races)
Flight (Refugees)
Illegitimate Uses of Force
Unnecessary and Excessive Use of Force
Pursuing Force to the Bitter End
Assuming Monolithic, Worst Case Opponent
Neglecting Costs and Risks of Using Force
Ostracizing Losers
Problems with Integrative Power
Neglecting Opportunities for Persuasion
Ineffective Persuasion
Differences in Values
Lack of Legitimacy
Distrust
Prejudice and Discrimination
Erosion of Traditional Conflict Management Institutions
Integrative System Does Not Exist or Is Very Weak
Upheaval Conflict
Trading Power (Negotiation)
Limits to Agreement: Better Alternatives
Requests to Abandon Power Options as a Precondition to Negotiation
Lack of a Negotiating Forum
Distrust Opponent's Willingness to Keep Commitments
Attempts to Unfairly Distribute the Benefits of Agreement
All or Nothing Approach
Poor Timing
Overlooking Ripe Moments for Negotiation
Scale-Up Problem
Refusal to Negotiate
No Legitimate Party to Negotiate With
Attempting to Negotiate Non-negotiable Issues
Inexperienced Parties
Poor Process or Structure
Power Imbalances
Wrong (or Missing) Parties at the Table
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Third Party Not Effective or Credible
Failed Mediation