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Beyond Equity and Inclusion in Conflict Resolution: Recentering the
Profession illustrates how racism has informed the field of
conflict resolution and its allied professions. Useful for any
field that recruits, standardizes, or "professionalizes" its
adherents, this volume addresses how individuals, organizations,
and institutions shape and have been shaped by racist ideas and
practices. These ideas and practices, embedded in the fabric of our
country, are exposed in this historic moment and held up to the
light for close examination. In addition to a critique of the
status quo, Beyond Equity and Inclusion in Conflict Resolution
casts an eye toward creating a just and equitable future for the
field. Narratives, interviews, poems, and essays from activists,
practitioners, and scholars who represent diverse constituencies
marry theory and practice to encourage, stimulate, and motivate
colleagues to expand the boundaries for our field and our world.
Beyond Equity and Inclusion in Conflict Resolution: Recentering the
Profession illustrates how racism has informed the field of
conflict resolution and its allied professions. Useful for any
field that recruits, standardizes, or "professionalizes" its
adherents, this volume addresses how individuals, organizations,
and institutions shape and have been shaped by racist ideas and
practices. These ideas and practices, embedded in the fabric of our
country, are exposed in this historic moment and held up to the
light for close examination. In addition to a critique of the
status quo, Beyond Equity and Inclusion in Conflict Resolution
casts an eye toward creating a just and equitable future for the
field. Narratives, interviews, poems, and essays from activists,
practitioners, and scholars who represent diverse constituencies
marry theory and practice to encourage, stimulate, and motivate
colleagues to expand the boundaries for our field and our world.
For eight years, the San Francisco neighborhood of Bernal Heights
was mired in controversy. Traditionally a working-class
neighborhood known for political activism and attention to
community concerns, Bernal housed a diverse population of Latino,
Filipino, and European heritage. The branch library, beloved in the
community, was being renovated, raising the issue of whether to
restore or paint over a thirty-year-old mural on its exterior wall.
To some of the residents the artwork represented their culture and
their entitlement to live on the hill. To others, the mural
blighted a beautiful building. To resolve this seemingly
intractable conflict, area officials convened a mediation led by
Roy, an experienced mediator and Bernal resident. The group, which
reflected the wide range of ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds in
the community, ultimately came to a strong consensus, resulting in
the reinterpretation of the artwork to reflect changing times and
to honor the full population of the neighborhood. The Bernal Story
recounts in detail how the process was designed, who took part, how
the group of twelve community representatives came to a consensus,
and how that agreement was carried into the larger community and
implemented. Roy's firsthand account offers an essential tool for
training community leaders and professional mediators, a valuable
case history for use in sociology and conflict resolution courses,
and a compelling narrative.
At its core, the field of conflict resolution is about
relationships and ways of approaching methods for problem solving.
These relationships and approaches vary greatly depending on the
individual, society, and historical background. Cultural
perspective is thus fundamental to any dispute intervention.
""Re-Centering Culture and Knowledge in Conflict Resolution
Practice"" is a collection of essays by scholars and practitioners
of conflict resolution and grassroots members of communities whose
contributions are not commonly recognized.The volume offers a
sampling of the cultural voices essential to effective practice yet
often considered marginal in the discourse of conflict resolution.
The authors explore the role of culture, race, and oppression in
resolving disputes. Drawing on firsthand experience and sound
research, the authors address such issues as culturally sensitive
mediation practices, the diversity of perspectives in conflict
resolution literature, and power dynamics. The first anthology of
its kind, this book combines personal narratives with formal
scholarship. By melding these varied approaches, the authors seek
to inspire activism for social justice in today's multicultural
society.
Fascinating in its combination of personal stories and analytical
insights, "Some Trouble with Cows" will help students of conflict
understand how a seemingly irrational and archaic riot becomes a
means for renegotiating the distribution of power and rights in a
small community.Using first-person accounts of Hindus and Muslims
in a remote Bangladeshi village, Beth Roy evocatively describes and
analyzes a large-scale riot that profoundly altered life in the
area in the 1950s. She provides a rare glimpse into the hearts and
minds of the participants and their families, while touching on a
range of broader issues that are vital to the sociology of
communities in conflict: the changing meaning of "community"; the
impact of "the state" on local society; the nature of "memory"; and
the force of "neighborly enmity" in reshaping power relationships
during periods of change.Roy's findings illustrate important
theoretical issues in psychology and sociology, and her conclusions
will greatly interest students of ethnic/race relations, conflict
resolution, the sociology of violence, agrarian society, and South
Asia.
At its core, the field of conflict resolution is about
relationships and ways of approaching methods for problem solving.
These relationships and approaches vary greatly depending on the
individual, society, and historical background. Cultural
perspective is thus fundamental to any dispute intervention.
""Re-Centering Culture and Knowledge in Conflict Resolution
Practice"" is a collection of essays by scholars and practitioners
of conflict resolution and grassroots members of communities whose
contributions are not commonly recognized.The volume offers a
sampling of the cultural voices essential to effective practice yet
often considered marginal in the discourse of conflict resolution.
The authors explore the role of culture, race, and oppression in
resolving disputes. Drawing on firsthand experience and sound
research, the authors address such issues as culturally sensitive
mediation practices, the diversity of perspectives in conflict
resolution literature, and power dynamics. The first anthology of
its kind, this book combines personal narratives with formal
scholarship. By melding these varied approaches, the authors seek
to inspire activism for social justice in today's multicultural
society.
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