Stories
Identifying the Third Side in a Conflict and Making It Relevant to Parties
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will be able to introduce the concept of the Third Side to a conflict resolution process.
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The impacts of conflict are often felt by the wider community. Not just the parties who were directly involved in the conflict themselves, but by others in the community who feel its effects. I'm Marlene, and I'd like to talk with you about that today. I'd like to talk with you about something called the Third Side. The Third Side approach to conflict, which came out of the Harvard Negotiation Project at ...
The Bystander Effect and The Third Side
It was a cold winter’s night, at 3.15 am, on March 13, 1964, when Kitty Genovese, a then 28-year-old manager of a bar, was returning home to her apartment in Queens, New York. She had parked her car about 100 feet from her apartment’s door when she was approached by Winston Mosely, a business machines operator on the prowl for potential victims. Moseley ran after her, quickly overtook her and stabbed her twice in the back. Genovese screamed. Almost all neighbors had their windows closed and very few deciphered it as a cry for help.[1] One of the witnessing neighbors ...
March of Hope: How Israeli – Palestinian Women Wage Peace
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Hope was lost when talks to resolve the long standing conflict between Israel and Palestine failed in April 2014. This was the first time since President Obama’s tenure commenced, that the conflict was attempted to be directly discussed by the leadership of Israel and Palestine, in an effort to resolve their disputes and bring about peace in their nations. The long standing nature of the conflict has resulted in deeply rooted emotional hostilities as well as extreme political and societal distrust on both sides. The most logical outcome, under the circumstances, ...
Useful websites
General Resources
Some U.S. Educational Institutions with some type of Conflict Resolution Program
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Resources by Third Side Role
The Provider - Enabling People to Meet Their Needs
Useful websites:
The Giraffe Project
Grameen Bank (Mohammed Yunus)
Mauritius
Conflict Resolution Info and the Role of the Provider
Brief bibliography:
Bornstein, D. (1997). The Price of a Dream: The Story of The Grameen Bank. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Burton, J. (1990). Conflict: Human Needs Theory. New York: St. Martin's Press.
Gurr, T. (1970). Why Men Rebel. Boulder: Westview Press.
Dollard, J., L. Doob, N.E. Miller, O.H. Mowrer, and R.R. Sears. (1939). Frustration ...
Thirdside Movies and Songs
Classic Thirdsider Movies
Videos about Thirdsider Movements
Videos Explaining the Third Side
Songs about the Third Side
The following songs are, in some manner, related to the Third Side:
"Both Sides of the Story" – By Phil Collins, from the Album Both Sides
"Look Through My Eyes" – By Phil Collins, from the movie soundtrack Brother Bear
"People are People" – By Depeche Mode, from the Album People Are People