legitimate

A collection of stories, reflections, and wisdom offering insight into the challenge of facing down toxic polarization layered with violence and the surprising ways everyday people found to shift harmful patterns of violence that had lasted decades. 

A contribution toward dialogue between mediators and activists through the offering of three ways for framing issues of peacebuilding and social change.

A chapter that sketches the contours of a theory of strategic peacebuilding and offers practical suggestions for peacebuilding practitioners.

A reflection highlighting the authors' tensions around the concepts of popular, justice, community, and empowerment and an inside view and assessment of the success and potential of the movement toward popular justice.

A chapter that outlines a comprehensive framework for conflict transformation in protracted, internal conflicts.

An article focusing on how mediation services can be improved to better reflect the culture-based needs and expectations of Latino litigants.

A brief exploration into the perspectives of mutual dependence and currencies as ways to understand power, as well as considerations mediators can use to balance power.