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Minds of peace and intergroup dialogue: two complementary approaches to peace / Dessel, Adrienne B; Ali, Noor

Dessel, Adrienne B	Journal Article
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2012.

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Numerous intergroup practices have engaged Palestinians and Israelis with the hope of peacemaking and peacebuilding. As many have noted, this work has yet to achieve the desired conflict reduction and sustainable peace in the region. One important grassroots effort in building peace is a small-scale Israeli-Palestinian public negotiating assembly called the Minds of Peace Experiment. Another conflict resolution effort is intergroup dialogue, a sustained facilitated group experience designed to provide a safe space for participants to address divisive issues. This article compares and contrasts these two peacebuilding methods and how they inform each other to be used in tandem to secure a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

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Conflict Resolution ; Israeli ; Palestinian ; Public Negotiation ; Intergroup Dialogue

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Window becomes a mirror: the use of the Johari Window model to evaluate stereotypes in intergroup dialogue in Israel / Shamoa-Nir, Lipaz

Shamoa-Nir, Lipaz	Journal Article
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This paper examines attitudes and stereotypes in intergroup dialogue (religious, secular) via the Johari Window model. Participants (N = 114) presented perceptions of the in-group and a data analysis revealed three prominent findings: (1) the presence of out-group members in the measuring of attitudes contributed to the moderation of stereotypes towards the in-group; (2) the measure of attitudes in the group setting and in conditions of numerical equality among groups intensified discrimination in favour of the in-group within the minority group; (3) presentation of attitudes on the in-group while being aware of the out-group members contributed to the process of defining identities. The theoretical contribution of this paper lies in the understanding of the role of perceiving an identity, in the process of formation of stereotypes in the intergroup dialogue. From a practical viewpoint, a helpful tool is presented for the improvement of communication patterns in general and in dialogues among groups who are in conflict in particular.

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Secular ; Stereotypes ; Religious Identity ; Intergroup Dialogue ; Out-Group

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