Conflict Analysis: Basic Concepts (hint: use this as a checklist for writing your paper) 1) Background and Context background context early-warning signals 2) Parties primary parties secondary parties 3) Incompatibility incompatibility subjective definition of the incompatibility incompatibility change 4) Power Relations power resources power relations 5) Dynamics behavior one-sided violence behavior change escalation and de-escalation attitudes stereotyping polarization attitudes change internal factors external factors third party 6) Solution Proposals conflict structure regulating (incompatibility) resolving (incompatibility) compromise/horse-trading/package deal (all of these should be included!) time dimension social relations