ABSTRACT
Track Two diplomacy' usually refers to informal processes, often aimed at helping to develop ideas that might assist in resolving conflicts. This chapter offers a set of ideas and concepts against which the Jerusalem Old City Initiative (JOCI) project can be compared as to how it was run and why it evolved the way it did. The term Track Two diplomacy was coined in 1981 by Joseph Montville, an American Foreign Service Officer. One way to organise thinking around how to evaluate a Track Two project is to consider it in terms of key issues which confront the field. Though there are several of these, the following seem particularly important in evaluating JOCI process. A first concern is the question of how to determine optimal moment for a third party to initiate a Track Two process. A second area where the JOCI project could shed light on the questions that surround Track Two is the ethical issues and responsibilities which arise in the field.
