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Conflict in the Countryside

An exercise to develop a proposal for the construction of health clinics in a country navigating conflict following the signing of a peace accord.

Developing Problem Posing Scenarios

A set of instructions to develop problem posing scenarios intended to support teachers or trainers in developing such exercises for their students.

Dilemma Posing: Framing Conflict as Interdependent Goals

A short article explaining the value and practice of dilemma posing in peacebuilding.

Framework for Analyzing Conflict

A guideline of questions to support in conflict analysis with a focus on people, process, and problem, three major aspects of conflict.

Getting to the Table: A Conciliation Exercise

An exercise simulating pre-negotiations, placing emphasis on the difficulties of getting people to the table, and is a fictionalization of the East Coast/Sandinista negotiations of the 1980s.

Peace and Justicebuilding: An Action Reflection Tool for Design and Evaluation

A tool to guide action reflection prior to, during, and following peace and justicebuilding efforts.

Personal Reflection Worksheet

A worksheet for practitioners calling forth attitudes and capacities, motivations and vision, and reactiveness in practice.

Questions to Guide Reflection on Social Change

Questions and guidance to inform reflection on nurturing social change.

Writing Your Own Story

A creative exploration in storytelling and imagining a better future.