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Polarization |
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 | Laura Chasin suggests that that the degeneration of public discourse poses a threat to democracy. |
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| William Ury begins explaining his role in trying to prevent a civil war in Venezuela, where the country is extremely polarized between those who support the president and those who oppose him. Like many other countries, it is essentially a conflict between the "haves" and "have nots." Before Ury came in and introduced his notion of "the third side" or people "for the whole," there was no room for neutrals-people were forced to take a side. |
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| Terrence Lyons talks about the roles that diaspora populations can play both as spoilers and as dialogue participants. |
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| What's an "extremist?" Roy Lewicki discusses how language can make a conflict better or worse. |
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| Peter Coleman describes an abortion dialogue in which the parties came to respect each other and protect one another, but they were still very polarized on the abortion issue. |
