Coronavirus, Racism, Conflict, and the Constructive Conflict Initiative
Read about—and contribute to—our collective search for better ways of handling the conflict problems that surround hyperpolarized US politics, COVID, and racism in this essay and on our Constructive Conflict Blog.

Colleague Activities

We are always looking for people doing interesting, intractable conflict-related projects to feature on our Colleague Activities Blog. See the Blog Homepage for information on how to submit your work.

Kriesberg and Dayton's Constructive Conflicts - NEW Edition

Kriesberg and Dayton have released the 5th Edition of their book Constructive Conflicts.
Unite4Peace is Launched!

New social media platform, Unite4Peace launched to bring attention to upcoming International Day of Peace on September 21.
Launch of "Redefining Peace"

A new social platform to bring together people around the globe working for peace in their communities.

Constructive Conflict
Massive Open Online Seminar (MOOS)

Selected Posts

Theories of Change -- This essay catalogs the many theories of change used by peacebuilders with the goal of giving us all ideas for increasing our effectiveness. #mbi_fundamentals
The US Government Has a Long Way to Go with Reconciliation: Japanese Internment Camps. -- 1988 Civil Liberties Act, with all its imperfections and incompleteness, is proof that the United States is capable initiating reconciliation #mbi_knowbase
The Intersections of Civil Discourse and Privilege -- Civil discourse is not intended to change minds of others, but to help the participants to be curious and grow themselves. #mbi_knowbase

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Scale, Complexity, & Intractability

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Conflict Fundamentals

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