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Summary of "The Case for Principled Impartiality in a Hyper-Partisan World"

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To abandon impartiality completely and simply join the fray as partisans will likely only further erode our political culture and exacerbate the problems of polarization, distrust, and misinformation.

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On Oppression, Justice, Advocacy, Neutrality, and Peacebuilding -- Part 1

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Do efforts to limit hyper-polarization undermine efforts to challenge oppression or does allowing hyper-polarization to flourish fuel the hatred that makes oppression possible?

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We’re About to Find Out What Happens When Privacy Is All but Gone

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A look at the many implications of living in a post-privacy society.

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Strategies for Revitalizing Democracy in the Post 9/11 Era

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Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Connie Ozawa, and Barney Jordaan offer their their thoughts on what the conflict resolution field can do to help limit the hyper-polarization that is plaguing so many societies.

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How Can We Reduce Hyper-Polarization? Join BI's Discussion to Share Your Ideas and Learn Others!

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A joint BI/CRQ call for those with conflict resolution and peacebuilding expertise to pool their insights and think about how we could help democracies better live up to their ideals.

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Reflections on the January 6 Hearings and the Need for a Broader Investigation of Hyper-Polarization

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The continuing chasm that divides Trump supporters and opponents following the January 6 hearings highlights the need for a much more comprehensive effort to address the hyper-polarization problem.

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Neutrality, Omni-Partiality, and the Evolution of Political Conflict

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We must overcome the hostile, adversarial, authoritarian forces that separate “us” from “them;” and realize that there is no “them,” there is only us. Then we can face our conflicts and crises together, as a diverse and cohesive community of problem solvers.

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Summary of Lisa Schirch: Transforming the Colour of US Peacebuilding: Types of Dialogue to Protect and Advance Multi-racial Democracy

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A summary of an article focused on how peacebuilding dialogue and the movement for social justice should be complementary, not at odds with each other. 

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Ken Cloke: Mediation in a Time of Crisis

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The introduction to Ken Cloke's latest book focused on the many concurrent crises facing the United States and the world. It demonstrates compellingly how our only way out is through collaboration.

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Neal Kohatsu: For Less Divisiveness, We Need More Humility

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Kohatsu suggests we follow Adam Grant's "rethinking cycle" -- a progression through humility, doubt, curiosity, and discovering, circling back to humility.

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