“Assessing the State-of-the-Art in Conflict Transformation: Chpt 1 &2”

I thought this article was very informative about the different intervention strategies. I was able to recognize the concept of the subjectivist and objectivist from mediation, but it was interesting how the author seemed to argue that one can never see something as a total objectivist because we all have a background and values; we cannot be value-free. I think the goal is to try and learn how to be as objective as possible though. I think that the only really viable Track that they were talking about for long term solutions is Track III. This relates to what I was talking about above with needing to bring a wider range of people to the negotiating table. This, clearly, is the hardest approach to take, or else we would have tried to implement it already. It also talks about major structural changes, which can be quite unnerving to those in power.