The Election, COVID, Racism, and the Constructive Conflict Initiative
Read about (and contribute to) the Constructive Conflict Initiative and its associated Blog—our effort to assemble what we collectively know about how to move beyond our hyperpolarized politics and start solving society's problems.
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Mari Fitzduff talks about ways to persuade parties that peace is in their best interest. |
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Roy Lewicki, an expert on negotiation, observes that we don't have theories about how to deal with zero-sum conflicts. |
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Our inability to constructively handle intractable conflict is the most serious, and the most neglected, problem facing humanity. Solving today's tough problems depends upon finding better ways of dealing with these conflicts. More...
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