Identity Issues
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Clashing Identities
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Louis Kriesberg observes that blaming the other side is common, but believes it actually disempowers the blamer.
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Mohammed Abu-Nimer discusses the suspicion Muslims have about Northern and Western peacebuilders, which derives from colonization and occupation.
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Elise Boulding talks about interacting with "others."
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Helen Chauncey explains how fear can interfere with coexistence efforts.
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Reconciling Identities
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Helen Chauncey defines "coexistence" in terms of the constructive embracing of identity and diversity.
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Helen Chauncey argues that reaching out to other identities can be constructive.
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Helen Chauncey says intervenors should not be neutral when it comes to identity issues, rather they should be bi-partisan.
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Richard Rubenstein suggests that religious identity plays a special in both the expression of conflict and its resolution.
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Shared identity helps build trust, according to Roy Lewicki.
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Chester Crocker suggests that before approaching
a conflict, intervenors should engage in conflict assessment.
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Case Examples
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Mari Fitzduff tells a story of heroism in the midst of terrible violence.
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Tamra D'Estree describes a conflict where one side was forced to change his identity in order to achieve personal legitimacy.
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Coexistence is a situation in which people embrace diverse identities constructively. Helen Chauncey explains this notion in the context of Cyprus.
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Indira Kajosevic discusses why a group of Albanian high school teenagers was fighting over colors with the Bloods of the Bronx.
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Helen Chauncey explores the similarities between transformative mediation
and their coexistence work.
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