People can mutually adjust goals to reach agreement {compromise, politics}. Discussion, communication, and information availability aid compromise. Political parties compromise more. Legislatures compromise more.
Conditions can favor compromise. Parties already agree about most things. Conflict has been short. Conflict does not affect other conflicts. Economy is good. Mutual adjustment happened in the past. Both groups have equal power in general. Groups are moderate, rather than militant.
Power struggles can continue, with no conflict resolution and no behavior changes {deadlock}. Poor negotiation skills or poor communication causes deadlock. Both parties can believe no change is better than proposed changes. Mutual adjustment typically does not work if conflict is over norms, is widespread, or is about alternatives that are too far apart.
Legislators can trade votes {logrolling}| to pass two laws.
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