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Broadening the Sense of Community

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The Nature of Identity
   »  Collective Identity
   »  Identity Politics,
   »  Identity Issues
   »  Ethnocentrism
   »  Within-party Differences
Factors that Divide Communities
   »  Oppression and Conflict
   »  Genocide
   »  Victimhood
   »  Humiliation
   »  Dehumanization, Delegitimization
   »  Delegitimization
   »  Prejudice
   »  Scapegoating
   »  Leaders and Leadership
   »  Unmet Human Needs
   »  Channels of Communication
   »  Misunderstandings
   »  Political Communication
   »  Propaganda
   »  Narrowcasting
Nature of Identity Differences
       Culture
        »  Culture and Conflict
        »  Cultural and Worldview Frames
        »  Cultural Security
      Race
        »  Racial Identity
        »  Psychology of Race
        »  Racial Conflict
        »  Race and Power
        »  Race and Economics
        »  Race and Minority Rights
        »  Racial Issues in Political Campaigns
        »  Race and American Policy
      Gender
        »  Women and Intractable Conflict
        »  Women and Genocide
        »  Development, Gender and Conflict
      Religion
        »  Religion and Conflict
        »  Religion and Peace
        »  Islam and Nonviolence
        »  Islam and Peacebuilding
        »  Radical Islam
        »  Christianity, Conflict, and Peace
        »  Peace churches (Quakers, Mennonites, etc.)
      National Identities
        »  Nationalism
        »  Collective Identity
        »  Immigration Conflict
        »  State-sanctioned Language,
Strategies for Promoting Better Co-Existence
      Breaking down Divisions
        »  Global Awareness,
        »  Global Identities,
        »  Tolerance
        »  Rituals and Conflict Transformation
        »  Coexistence
      Cross-cultural Responses
        »  Intercultural Competency
        »  Cross-cultural Communication
        »  Communication Tools for Understanding Cultural Differences
        »  Managing Intercultural Conflict
        »  Cross-cultural Exchange
        »  Mediation and Multiculturalism
      Roles
        »  Leaders and Leadership
        »  Bridge Builders
      De-escalation
        »  Cooling off Periods
        »  De-escalating Gestures
        »  Confidence-building Measures
        »  Humiliation Reduction Through Empowerment Mechanisms and Restorative Justice
        »  Empowerment
        »  Exchange Power
        »  Integrative Power
        »  Restorative Justice
      Improving Communication
            Interpersonal communication
              »  Interpersonal / Small-scale Communication
              »  Creating Safe Spaces for Communication
              »  Dialogue
              »  Narratives and Story-telling
              »  Conversation as a Tool of Conflict Transformation
              »  Empathic Listening
              »  I-messages and You-messages
              »  Escalation-limiting Language
              »  Rumor Control
            Mass Media
              »  Mass Media
              »  Media Strategies
              »  Public Diplomacy
      Improving Relationships
        »  Establishment of Personal Relationships
        »  Respect
        »  Conflict Transformation
        »  Reconciliation
        »  Dilemmas of Reconciliation
        »  Apology and Forgiveness
        »  Truth Commissions
        »  Networking
        »  Trauma Healing
        »  Rituals and Conflict Transformation
        »  Problem-solving Workshops
            Trust
              »  Managing Interpersonal Trust and Distrust
              »  Trust and Trust Building
              »  Partners in Governance