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- 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
- The Mass Media's Role in Conflict -- Our conflict problems are largely media problems--problems that lead us to wildly different images of the nature of problems like COVID or racism. #mbi_cci
- The Remarkable Growth of Cooperative Problem-Solving Resources Since World War II -- In today's troubled times, it's important to remember that learning how to handle conflict more constructively is a long-term process. #mbi_cci
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th... Order Problems -- It's not enough to figure out how to solve problems, we have to figure out how to solve the problems that are preventing us from solving problems. #mbi_frontiers
- How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change -- President Obama shows us how leaders can respond to crises in ways which bring us together in a spirit of real problem-solving. #mbi_context
- Living with Uncertainty in the COVID-19 Era -- An overview of common mistakes that people make when trying to deal with uncertain situations like COVID-19 (and strategies for avoiding them). #mbi_cci
- The Risk of Large-Scale Civil Unrest and Violence in the United States -- This video lecture, which I put together earlier in the Trump presidency, seems especially relevant now. We are entering a very dangerous period. #mbi_frontiers
- Victimhood -- For a time in which so many have good reasons to think of themselves as victims, it's worth thinking about the implications of victimhood. #mbi_fundamentals
- Conflict Fundamentals Seminar/Blog -- Looking for something worthwhile to do amidst the COVID lockdown? Try reviewing the fundamental building blocks of the conflict and peacebuilding fields. #mbi_fundamentals
- John Lande on the Crisis-New-Normal (CNN) and the Normal-New-Normal (NNN) -- Humanity needs to make a choice. Will we travel down the route of disunity, or will we adopt the path of global solidarity? #mbi_colleague
- Mark Chupp - An Exponential Rise of Trust and Goodness -- Yes, COVID-19 is growing exponentially. But so, too, is goodness and trust, which can be harnessed to counter the virus. #mbi_colleague
- Constructive Conflict Initiative / COVID-19 Blog -- COVID-19 has brought us to a crossroads. We can continue our destructive, us-vs-them confrontations or we can learn to work genuinely together. #mbi_cci
- Bystanders -- It's time for those caught in the middle to take a more active role in limiting the many ways in which they are harmed by the fights of others. #mbi_fundamentals
- Global Pandemics, National Borders, and Political Problem-Solving -- In this pre-COVID-19 essay, Ken Cloke shares 10 steps needed to respond effectively to pandemics and other similar global threats. #mbi_knowbase
- Dharma Talk at Upaya Zen Center with John Paul Lederach -- In one of the new, Coronavirus-era Zoom lectures, John Paul Lederach applies his theory of the Moral Imagination to COVID-19. #mbi_colleague
- Civity Blog -- Bridging Divides to Strengthen Communities -- Looking for ideas on how, in the midst of the pandemic, to help people to create authentic, empathetic, and meaningful relationships with people who differ from themselves?
- Politics, Dialogue, and the Evolution of Democracy -- Ken Cloke -- There is an alternative to all-out, us-vs-them politics. For those who want to learn about it, this is a good place to start. #mbi_knowbase
- Building Trust, Confidence and Collective Action in the Age of COVID-19 -- A first-rate, must-read analysis of larger social context of the COVID-19 crisis with realistic, concrete steps we can all take to minimize the damage. #mbi_context
- Building Trust, Confidence and Collective Action in the Age of COVID-19 -- A first-rate, must-read analysis of larger social context of the COVID-19 crisis with realistic, concrete steps we can all take to minimize the damage. #mbi_context
- Coronavirus, Beyond Intractability, and the Constructive Conflict Initiative -- Please help us pool what we collectively know about working together to fight the virus (and resisting the forces of social disintegration). #mbi_cci
- Coronavirus: The Case for Canceling Everything -- The time has clearly come to de-escalate the rhetoric, abandon us-versus-them thinking, and start doing all that we can to protect one another. #mbi_context
- Intractable Conflict: A "Climate Change-Class" Problem -- For a time when we are rightly worried about the threat posed by climate change, an argument that destructive conflict poses a similar challenge. #mbi_frontiers
- The Evolutionary Choice: "Power With" or "Power Over" -- When I prepared this 2017 talk on the evolutionary choice between democracy and authoritarianism I was afraid I was overreacting. Not anymore. #mbi_frontiers
