BI ArticleThe Key to Revitalizing Liberal Democracy: Think of It As a Conflict Handling System
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Intractable Conflict Threat and Opportunity
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The Key to Revitalizing Liberal Democracy: Think of It As a Conflict Handling System
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Constructive Conflict Initiative
The Constructive Conflict Initiative is promoting a much broader effort to address the scale and complexity of the intractable conflict problem.
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Pro-Democracy Efforts: the Tension between Power-Over or Power-With Approaches
Pro-democracy efforts have little consensus on what democracy is, or how it should be "saved." Our failure to reconcile these competing views is a big part of the reason why democracy is in so much trouble.
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Does the Power-With Approach Include Justice? Comments on Our Power-Over/Power-With Essay
Power-with and power-over whom, how, and for what purpose are all important factors to consider when making strategic choices.
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Amanda Ripley -- Stepping out of "the zombie dance" we're in, and into "good conflict" that is, in fact, life-giving
An illuminating interview that helps us understand how Amanda Ripley's insightful views about conflict evolved (and how we all could think more constructively about the topic).
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Harry Boyte On Nonviolence Training and Effective Nonviolent Action
A reflection on the relationship between love and power and what makes nonviolent protests effective.
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A Vision for a Democracy That Lives up to Its Ideals
The ability of conflict to advance, rather than threaten, the human condition depends upon having a shared vision of how to build a democratic society that fairly and wisely balances the competing interests of its diverse citizenry.
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A Resilient Democracy Capable of Defending Itself from Internal and External Threats
On the basis of the shared, positive vision for society, we can also challenge one another to do a better job of defending that vision from internal and external enemies -- bad-faith actors who seek to dominate and exploit our societies.