Understanding Conflict, part 1: The Biological Dimension
Peacebuilding is a multi-faceted endeavor. Numerous activities, players, and approaches make up its practice.[1] Among the many threads composing the fabric of peacebuilding is that of mediation. Colin...
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When considering social conflict, one must surely acknowledge the work of Edward Azar, who put forward the notion of protracted social conflict, defining it as “the prolonged and often violent struggle...
View ArticleUnderstanding Conflict, part 3: Mediation
Like conflict itself, responding to conflict is complex and multi-faceted. Though likely quite obvious, it is important to note that responding to conflict should be context dependent. The scale,...
View ArticleMy Travel Through Instagram: Recapping the Last Two Months in...
My international travel is drawing to an end, and I thought it might be helpful for those who follow the blog but do not have access to Instagram to see an overview of my Instagram posts and stories....
View ArticleShadowing Pádraig Ó Tuama: Understanding is Not Complicity
This is part of an ongoing series on my month shadowing Pádraig Ó Tuama, poet, theologian, and leader of The Corrymeela Community in Northern Ireland. To read the introduction to the series, click...
View ArticleShadowing Pádraig Ó Tuama: Populate Our Language with Plurals
This is part of an ongoing series on my month shadowing Pádraig Ó Tuama, poet, theologian, and leader of The Corrymeela Community in Northern Ireland. To read the introduction to the series, click...
View ArticleShadowing Pádraig Ó Tuama: Common Ground is Not the Goal
This is the final part of a series on my month shadowing Pádraig Ó Tuama, poet, theologian, and leader of The Corrymeela Community in Northern Ireland. To read the introduction to the series, click...
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