Recent Beyond Intractability Posts

Including Hyper-Polarization Posts

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Posts by BI Section

Lists of recent posts are also available separately for each BI Section:
Hyper-Polarization Discussion Posts | Earlier Constructive Conflict Initiative Blog
Things You Can Do To Help | Conflict Frontiers | Conflict Fundamentals
Beyond Intractability in Context | Colleague Activities

 

  • Coexistence -- We used to talk about coexistence between the US and the USSR. Now, is it time to talk about coexistence between the left and the right? #mbi_fundamentals -- Dec 12
  • Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies -- Treating people with simple dignity, a powerful antidote to the destructive energy that arises when people are humiliated. #mbi_colleague -- Dec 12
  • Transformative placemaking: A framework to create connected, vibrant, and inclusive communities -- An interesting effort to figure out how, exactly, to create peaceful, prosperous local communities. #mbi_colleague -- Dec 10
  • Engineering and Medical Troubleshooting Models -- An argument that medicine not engineering offers a better model for dealing with the complexities of large-scale intractable conflict. conflict. #mbi_frontiers -- Dec 10
  • The Doves Were Right. I Was Wrong. -- We need to support those who admit their mistakes and we need to figure out how to more persuasively warn about the dangers of military action. #mbi_colleague -- Dec 10
  • The Afghanistan Papers: at War with the Truth -- Like the Pentagon Papers, the Afghanistan Papers reveal another deep betrayal of the public's trust. This time, let's really learn from our mistakes. #mbi_context -- Dec 09
  • Teaching Materials -- Free materials that educators can use to help students better understand more constructive ways of handling serious conflict. (Donations appreciated.) #mbi_challenge -- Dec 09
  • How a closed-door meeting shows farmers are waking up on climate change -- A hopeful report about much-needed climate change discussions that are occurring away from the partisan spotlight. #mbi_context -- Dec 09
  • The Constructive Conflict Imperative -- For students, an article explaining why the promotion more constructive approaches to conflict is central to solving all of society's big problems. #mbi_cci -- Dec 05
  • Is Politics a War of Ideas or of Us Against Them? -- A provocative look (with lots of links) at what political scientists see as the complex core of the red/blue divide. #mbi_context -- Dec 05
  • Report for America Goes Big -- A report on "Report for America," an innovative effort to bring more reporters to the struggling local newsrooms that are critical to civil society. #mbi_colleague -- Dec 04
  • The New Nuclear Arms Race -- An important reminder that protecting the world from the dangers of nuclear war requires continued vigilance #mbi_context -- Nov 22
  • Donations and Support Needed! -- Beyond Intractability is launching a Go Fund Me campaign to raise a little money to cover core program expenses. Please contribute what you can. #mbi_challenge -- Nov 22
  • Partners Global Together for Democratic Change -- Advancing the common good is something that we must do in partnership with one another. Partners Global helps make partnerships work. #mbi_colleague -- Nov 22
  • Don't Take the "Hate Bait" -- Hate begets hate, fear, anger, and eventually violence. Don't fall into the trap! And if you are in, climb out! #mbi_to_do -- Nov 21
  • Business As Usual-4: Power and the Power Strategy Mix -- What is power? The ability to get things done? The ability to push other people around? Which is right? (Actually, they both are.) #mbi_frontiers -- Nov 21
  • Trump Is Winning the Online War -- A look at how far the new world of social network-based political speech has come from the ideal of democratic debate (and the partisan gap). #mbi_context -- Nov 20
  • Oppression and Conflict: Introduction -- Amid today's efforts to actually do something about oppression, it's worth stepping back and thinking about what the term actually means. #mbi_fundamentals -- Nov 20
  • Bridge Alliance -- An organization of organizations that are actively working to bridge the partisan divide that is undermining democratic institutions. #mbi_colleague -- Nov 20
  • The Backlash Effect & Coefficient -- The Backlash Coefficient – measuring the degree to which the quest for victory intensifies, rather than subdues, the opposition. #mbi_frontiers -- Nov 19
  • Network Weaver -- One of our Colleague Activities posts highlights Network Weaver's tools for strengthening large-scale complex systems. #mbi_colleague -- Nov 19
  • Practice (and Preach) Civility in Public and Private Discourse -- Incivility begets more of the same, while civil discourse can help de-escalate conflict and improve relationships. #mbi_to_do -- Nov 19
  • Conflicts and Disputes -- Distinguishing between conflicts and disputes is the first step toward developing a successful engagement strategy. #mbi_fundamentals -- Nov 18
  • Colleague Activities Blog -- Our biggest reason for optimism is the existence of a large number of sophisticated, ongoing efforts to address the intractable conflict problem. #mbi_colleague = -- Nov 18
  • Forget STEM, We Need MESH -- A call for an educational system that de-emphasizes high-tech STEM fields and promotes civic understanding and participation. #mbi_context -- Nov 18

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