Beyond Intractability in Context Blog
Beyond Intractability's efforts to promote more constructive approaches to conflict occur within the larger context of efforts to promote wise and equitable solutions to a broad range of social problems. This blog highlights readable news and opinion articles, "infographics" and reports that help us understand the costs--and hence, urgency -- of the conflict problem, the dynamics that make it so difficult, alternative responses, and innovative success stories about people who have successfully confronted various aspects of the problem in different settings.
BI in Context posts are being included in the
Constructive Conflict MOOS Seminar's
exploration of the tough challenges posed by the
Constructive Conflict Initiative.
Look for: #mbi_context
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More About How to Participate in the MBI Seminars and Blogs ...
- For a time when class conflict is not being given the attention it deserves, a review of a new book: "Class: A Guide Through The American Status System" #mbi_context -- Book Review: Fussell On Class
- A review of a new book that asks critical questions about the threats faced by the US and the role that the military should have meeting those threats. -- A World Without War
- Political parties ought to be institutions for resolving disputes over which priorities to address and how. They shouldn't just enforce group mono-think. #mbi_context -- There’s only one political party right now
- An eloquent defense of the neglected art of persuasion -- the most sustainable way of achieving positive social change. #mbi_context -- When did we give up on persuasion?
- An important reminder that the excesses of the so-called "cancel culture" afflicted both the left and the right. #mbi_context -- Donald Trump is the king of cancel culture
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