Beyond Intractability in Context Blog
Beyond Intractability's efforts to promote more constructive approaches to conflict occur within the larger context of efforts to promote wise and equitable solutions to a broad range of social problems. This blog highlights readable news and opinion articles, "infographics" and reports that help us understand the costs--and hence, urgency -- of the conflict problem, the dynamics that make it so difficult, alternative responses, and innovative success stories about people who have successfully confronted various aspects of the problem in different settings.
BI in Context posts are being included in the
Constructive Conflict MOOS Seminar's
exploration of the tough challenges posed by the
Constructive Conflict Initiative.
Look for: #mbi_context
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- Afghanistan, like most big conflicts, demonstrates how hard it is to find workable solutions if the parties don't understand each other. #mbi_context -- I was a combat interpreter in Afghanistan, where cultural illiteracy led to U.S. failure
- An overview, with lots of links, of the latest political science inquiries into the challenges of making a multiracial society work. #mbi_context -- How Strong Is America’s Multiracial Democracy?
- An interesting example of the ups and downs of trying to find a voting-rights compromise that both parties could support. #mbi_context -- Voter ID: Why Doesn't America Have a National ID Card?
- We need to be realistic about the challenges which must be overcome before a more compromise-oriented political party might be a viable option. #mbi_context -- A Third Party Won't Save Us
- Amid all of our worries about misinformation, an argument that we also want to worry about those who are absolutely convinced that they are right. #mbi_context -- The Danger of Fact-ist Politics
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