The Hyper-Polarization Challenge to the Conflict Resolution Field
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Conflict Resolution in Action - Applying Dynamical Systems Theory

Peter Coleman - The Five Percent: Finding Solutions to Seemingly Impossible Conflicts

The Five Percent Problem (An Introduction)

A Conflict at Columbia University - The Five Percent Problem

A Conflict in the South Bronx - The Five Percent Problem

A Conflict in Mozambique - The Five Percent Problem

RSA Animate - The Power of Networks

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Guy and Heidi Burgess Talk with David Eisner about Threats to Democracy and How to Address Them -- The Burgesses talked with David Eisner about what he thinks the threats to democracy are, and how (and when) we might respond to them. We agreed, citizen involvement in governance is key.
Updating Our Impartiality Discussions - Part 1 -- The Burgesses update their 2-year old discussion of impartiality, adding to it Martin Carcasson's notion of "principled impartiality" which adds in quality information and "small-d" democracy.
Massively Parallel Peace and Democracy Building Links for the Week of September 1, 2024 -- More in our regular set of links from readers, about colleague's activities, and from outside news and opinion sources.

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