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Daniel Stid: Citizens’ Assemblies: An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Again)

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Citizens' assemblies are an ancient form of governance, used by the Athenians in the 5th Century B.C., whose time has come again. Daniel Stid reports on their increasing use and benefits around the world, including in the U.S.

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Fact, Value, Lie, or Uncertainty? How Do We Tell?

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Sorting out "real facts" from "fake facts" gets more difficult all the time. But there are ways to do it. And it matters. Because facts can "bite you," even if you don't believe they are true.

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Does the Power-With Approach Include Justice? Comments on Our Power-Over/Power-With Essay

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Colleagues ask power-with and power-over whom, for what purpose, and when? All good questions--and starts of answers.

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A Further Discussion of Dialogue

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Dialogue has no fixed goal or predetermined agenda. The emphasis is not on resolving disputes, but rather on improving the way in which people with significant differences relate to each other. 

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Jay Rothman on Large Scale Interventions

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In this interview, Jay Rothman continues to reflect on strategies for scaling up small group processes in ways that enable whole communities to develop "both-and" solutions the common problems.

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Colleague and Context Posts for the Week of September 3, 2023

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More interesting and important ideas from our conflict resolution/peacebuilding colleagues and others in allied fields.

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Zach Elwood on the Belief that "Polarization is not the Problem"

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Polarization is hurting both sides, and both sides should be concerned about reducing it if they want to achieve any of the high-priority goals.

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Colleague and Context Posts for the Week of August 20, 2023

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Another set of links to interesting articles from our colleagues in conflict resolution, journalism, and allied fields.

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