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 ...
- A profile of someone with a rare and critically needed skill – the ability to persuade racists to abandon racism. #mbi_context -- ‘How Can You Hate Me When You Don’t Even Know Me?’
- It's not just Trump. International data, from the pandemic year, shows sharply increased divisiveness in virtually all developed countries. #mbi_context -- People in Advanced Economies Say Their Society Is More Divided Than Before Pandemic
- An interesting story on the gap that has emerged between antiracist progressives and grassroots Black and Latino voters. #mbi_context -- Progressives’ Urgent Question: How to Win Over Voters of Color
- A timely plea to go beyond simply opposing anything that the other side supports and to honestly look at the merits of competing arguments. #mbi_context -- The Perils of 180ism
- Disturbing news that we should expect continuing efforts by global powers to subvert one another's interests using a wide range of dirty tricks. #mbi_context -- A Measure Short of War -- The Return of Great-Power Subversion
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We welcome your suggestions of articles and other materials that we should post in this blog. If they are things written by yourself, though, please also consider contributing them to the "Colleague Activities Blog"
