Dialogue Sustained

Dialogue Sustained
Author: James Voorhees
Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2002
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781929223305

The participants in the Dartmouth Conference-so named because the first meeting took place at Dartmouth College in 1960-didn't just open up a new level of East-West understanding, they also pioneered a new kind of dialogue between adversaries. They were not government officials, yet their aim was somehow to narrow the divide between the Soviet and American governments-and indeed their peoples. Over the course of more than 40 years, as relationships warmed and trust developed, their dialogue deepened and widened. The ideas and information exchanged between them filtered into public discourse and were channeled into policymaking circles on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The impact of the Dartmouth Conference can never be measured precisely, but it was substantial. As James Voorhees demonstrates, the concept of the multilevel peace process, and especially the idea of sustained dialogue between influential but unofficial members of seemingly implacable groups, evolved as the Dartmouth process evolved. Unfettered by the constraints on official diplomats, the participants could speak with a rare degree of candor and freedom on a wide range of subjects, sustaining their conversation from one meeting to the next and building a foundation of shared knowledge. As Harold Saunders and Vitaly Zhurkin explain in a concluding chapter, the lessons learned and techniques developed at Dartmouth are being applied today in numerous settings. Drawing on extensive research and interviews, this highly readable account of the evolution of a unique peacemaking venture adds a new perspective on both the Cold War and the conduct of multilevel peace processes.

Sustained Dialogue in Conflicts

Sustained Dialogue in Conflicts
Author: H. Saunders
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2012-01-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137011815

Citizens in our deeply, angrily divided world desperately need peaceful and productive ways of relating to each other. Rooted in four decades of intense experience in deep-seated human conflicts, Saunders presents a peaceful way of transforming destructive relationships and designing change.

A Public Peace Process

A Public Peace Process
Author: H. Saunders
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 343
Release: 1999-04-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0312299397

Many of the deep-rooted human conflicts that seize our attention today are not ready for formal mediation and negotiation. People do not negotiate about identity, fear, historic grievance, and injustice. Sustained dialogue provides a space where citizens outside government can change their conflictual relationships. Governments can negotiate binding agreements and enforce and implement them, but only citizens can change human relationships. Governments have long had their tools of diplomacy - mediation, negotiation, force, and allocation of resources. Harold H. Saunders' A Public Peace Process provides citizens outside government with their own instrument for transforming conflict. Saunders outlines a systematic approach for citizens to use in reducing racial, ethnic, and other deep-rooted tensions in their countries, communities, and organizations.

Resolving Community Conflicts and Problems

Resolving Community Conflicts and Problems
Author: Roger A. Lohmann
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0231151683

Jon Van Til is professor emeritus of urban studies and community planning at Rutgers University. He is also past president of ARNOVA, the former editor in chief of the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, executive secretary of the Civil Society Design Network, and author of publications that include Mapping the Third Sector: Voluntarism in a Changing Social Economy; Growing Civil Society: From Nonprofit Sector to Third Space; and Breaching Derry's Walls: The Quest for a Lasting Peace in Northern Ireland. --Book Jacket.

Relational Responsibility

Relational Responsibility
Author: Sheila McNamee
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 251
Release: 1999
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0761910948

Relational Responsibility replaces traditional ideas on individual responsibility by giving centre stage to the relational process thereby replacing alienation with meaningful dialogue.

The Ethics of Listening

The Ethics of Listening
Author: Elizabeth S. Parks
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2018-11-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1498573274

There are ways of being in the world that create a flourishing life and other ways that restrict that life, both for ourselves and others. Listening is one of these ways of being. Listening gives shape to speaking, inviting other people into a dialogue that impacts our everyday lives. Our acts of listening, like all communication, are shaped by our cultural and individual differences. Unfortunately, as people consider ways to ethically listen, they often abide by a set of conversational rules that do not reflect or benefit their own or others’ unique contexts and communities. In this book, Parks responds to gaps in scholarship related to listening in communication research and difference in ethics scholarship. Rather than imposing a rigid ethical norm that is unresponsive to diverse cultural practices, her proposed listening ethic is one that is highly contextualized and pluralistic and yet dares to make normative claims. Using discourse research methods that are both qualitative and quantitative, Parks goes beyond describing what listening is in a given context to what ethical listening should be. Empirical findings about listening from multiple communities that represent diverse ethnic, gender, and disability orientations are interwoven with insights from communication ethics to develop the first-ever dialogic ethics of listening that is empirically-based, culturally-grounded, and normative. Ten shared values emerge as guidelines for good listening in this ethic: be open, cultivate understanding, practice authenticity, engage in critical thinking, invest in relationship, care for the dialogue, focus on what matters, be intentionally present, remember the ongoing story, and be responsive to need. These values, while shared across cultures, may be expressed in a diverse and sometimes conflicting communicative practices. Ultimately, Parks proposes that ethical listening is best conceptualized as pursuit of sustainable hospitality in our dialogic interactions within and across difference. By understanding the ways that different people share listening values yet practice them differently, we can learn to trust each other and attest to the hope that ethical dialogue is possible.

Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues

Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues
Author: Kelly E. Maxwell
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000977595

Co-published with Intergroup dialogue has emerged as an effective educational and community building method to bring together members of diverse social and cultural groups to engage in learning together so that they may work collectively and individually to promote greater diversity, equality and justice. Intergroup dialogues bring together individuals from different identity groups (such as people of color and white people; women and men; lesbian, gay, and bisexual people and heterosexual people), and uses explicit pedagogy that involves three important features: content learning, structured interaction, and facilitative guidance. The least understood role in the pedagogy is that of facilitation. This volume, the first dedicated entirely to intergroup dialogue facilitation, draws on the experiences of contributors and on emerging research to address the multi-dimensional role of facilitators and co-facilitators, the training and support of facilitators, and ways of improving practice in both educational and community settings. It constitutes a comprehensive guide for practitioners, covering the theoretical, conceptual, and practical knowledge they need. Presenting the work and insights of scholars, practitioners and scholar-practitioners who train facilitators for intergroup dialogues, this book bridges the theoretical and conceptual foundations of intergroup relations and social justice education with training models for intergroup dialogue facilitation. It is intended for staff, faculty, and administrators in higher education, and community agencies, as well as for human resources departments in workplaces. Contributors:Charles Behling, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, The Program on Intergroup RelationsBarry Checkoway, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, School of Social WorkMark Chesler, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, The Program on Intergroup RelationsKeri De Jong, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, School of EducationRoger Fisher, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, The Program on Intergroup RelationsNichola G. FulmerPatricia Gurin, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, The Program on Intergroup RelationsTanya Kachwaha, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, School of EducationChristina Kelleher, Institute for Sustained Dialogue, Sustained Dialogue Campus NetworkAriel Kirkland, Occidental College, Student facilitatorJames Knauer, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Democracy LabJoycelyn Landrum-Brown, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Program on Intergroup RelationsShaquanda D. Lindsey, Occidental College, Student facilitatorDavid J. Martineau, Washington University, St. Louis, School of Social WorkKelly E. MaxwellBiren (Ratnesh) A. NagdaTeddy Nemeroff, Institute for Sustained Dialogue, Sustained Dialogue Campus NetworkRomina Pacheco, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, School of EducationPriya Parker, Institute for Sustained Dialogue, Sustained Dialogue Campus NetworkJaclyn Rodríguez, Occidental College, Department of PsychologyAndrea C. Rodríguez-Scheel, Occidental College, Student facilitatorMichael S. Spencer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, School of Social WorkMonita C. ThompsonNorma TimbangThai Hung V. TranCarolyn Vasques-Scalera, Independent Scholar Thomas E. Walker, University of Denver, Center for Multicultural ExcellenceKathleen Wong (Lau), Arizona State University/Western Michigan University, Intergroup Relations Center/Intercultural CommunicationAnna M. Yeakley, Independent Intergroup Dialogue ConsultantXimena Zúñiga, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, School of Education

The Channels of Student Activism

The Channels of Student Activism
Author: Amy J. Binder
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2022-05-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0226819876

"What can student activism at flagship public universities of the toss-up states of Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, and Virginia tell us about polarization and the next generation of political activists? Sociologists Amy J. Binder and Jeffrey L. Kidder found that while most college campuses are considered progressive, and liberal students can be involved on campus in many ways, a lack of left-leaning infrastructure after graduation makes it hard for activist students to effectively channel their energies into political involvement post-college. And though usually in the minority, conservative students tend to be better organized as campus groups, helped by the funds and expertise of right-leaning organizations heavily involved in universities. After graduation, conservative students can readily move into those organizations to continue their politically active lives. The conservative strategy has helped to increase the number of provocations on campus and lower the public's trust in higher education. The authors' look at both liberal and conservative student activism has a compelling takeaway: the left is being outflanked by the right in recruiting young activists who will invest time and energy in party politics, with worrisome implications for the future of the Democratic party. What's more, the authors provide a helpful read on the way college students themselves are being instrumentalized by the right in US culture wars"--

Creating Space for Democracy

Creating Space for Democracy
Author: Timothy J. Shaffer
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000980138

Published in Association with and We live in divisive and polarizing times, often remaining in comfortable social bubbles and experiencing few genuine interactions with people who are different or with whom we disagree. Stepping out and turning to one another is difficult but necessary. For our democracy to thrive at a time when we face wicked problems that involve tough trade-offs it is vital that all citizens participate fully in the process. We need to learn to listen, think, and act with others to solve public problems. This collaborative task begins with creating space for democracy. This book provides a guide for doing so on campus through deliberation and dialogue.At the most basic level, this book describes collaborative and relational work to engage with others and co-create meaning. Specifically, dialogue and deliberation are processes in which a diverse group of people moves toward making a collective decision on a difficult public issue.This primer offers a blueprint for achieving the civic mission of higher education by incorporating dialogue and deliberation into learning at colleges and universities. It opens by providing a conceptual framework, with leading voices in the dialogue and deliberation field providing insights on issues pertinent to college campuses, from free speech and academic freedom to neutrality and the role of deliberation in civic engagement. Subsequent sections describe a diverse range of methods and approaches used by several organizations that pioneered and sustained deliberative practices; outline some of the many ways in which educators and institutions are using dialogue and deliberation in curricular, co-curricular, and community spaces, including venues such as student centers, academic libraries, and residence halls. All of the chapters, including a Resource Section, provide readers with a starting point for conceptualizing and implementing their own deliberation and dialogue initiatives.This book, intended for all educators who are concerned about democracy, imparts the power and impact of public talk, offers the insights and experiences of leading practitioners, and provides the grounding to adopt or adapt the models in their own settings to create educative spaces and experiences that are humanizing, authentic, and productive. It is an important resource for campus leaders, student affairs practitioners, librarians, and centers of institutional diversity, community engagement, teaching excellence and service-learning, as well as faculty, particularly those in the fields of communication studies, education, and political science.Click here for more information on AAC&U and Campus Compact.

Relational, Networked and Collaborative Approaches to Public Diplomacy

Relational, Networked and Collaborative Approaches to Public Diplomacy
Author: R.S. Zaharna
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2014-02-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136179216

Over the past decade, scholars, practitioners, and leading diplomats have forcefully argued for the need to move beyond one-way, mass-media-driven campaigns and develop more relational strategies. In the coming years, as the range of public diplomacy actors grows, the issues become more complexly intertwined, and the use of social media proliferates, the focus on relations will intensify along with the demands for more sophisticated strategies. These changes in the international arena call for a connective mindshift: a shift from information control and dominance to skilled relationship management. Leading international scholars and practitioners embark on a forward-looking exploration of creative conceptual frameworks, training methods, and case studies that advance relational, networking, and collaborative strategies in public diplomacy. Light on academic jargon and rich in analysis, this volume argues that while relationships have always been pivotal to the practice of public diplomacy, the relational dynamics are changing. Rather than focus on specific definitions, the contributors focus on the dynamic interplay of influence in the public diplomacy environment. That environment includes state and non-state actors, public and private partners, competitors and collaborators, new and old media, and is conditioned by power, ethics, and cultures. This book is an essential resource to students and practitioners interested on how to build relationships and transform them into more elaborate network structures through public communication. It will challenge you to push the boundaries of what you think are the mechanisms, benefits, and potential issues raised by a relational approach to public diplomacy