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Prescription/Expertise: The Transfer Model

A graphic overview of the model of a "pure" prescriptive approach to conflict resolution training.

Elicitive/Catalyst: The Creation of Appropriate Models

A model outlining the goals, roles, and fundamental elements involved in a "pure elicitive" conflict resolution training process.

Key Steps in the Elicitive Model

A figure that depicts the elements in the process of elicitive training.

The Ins and Outs of Conflict Help in Central America

A diagram created in a training in Costa Rica outlining participants' understanding of navigating and helping to navigate conflict.

The Vocational Pause

A description of a practice of noticing and embracing moments of pause that elicit deeper reflection into questions of vocation, meaning, and purpose.

The Place Called Reconciliation

A visual of reconciliation as a meeting place of four social energies in conflict and peacebuilding - Truth, Justice, Mercy, and Peace.

Nested Paradigm: The Time Dimension in Peacebuilding

A diagram proposing a nested paradigm for understanding and envisioning time frames for sustainable transformation.

A Working Matrix for Developing an Infrastructure for Peacebuilding

A working infrastructure matrix that outlines four categories of inquiry to guide the development of a more comprehensive approach to peacebuilding.

An Integrated Framework for Peacebuilding

A diagram illustrating an integrated approach to peacebuilding, linking together structural and procedural lenses.