Theory vs. Practice

"Direct experience is not enough. Virtually any method of resolution may prove effective in addressing one or two situations of conflict. But we often do not know why. It might be because they are sound methods, because the particular method happened to work well with a particular type of conflict, because the intervener was particularly skillful or artful, or because of random luck. This gap between the science and practice of conflict resolution presents a dangerous challenge to the field of peacemaking today, particularly when it involves the high-stakes world of our most deadly, enduring conflicts."

See the full text of Peter T. Coleman's article here.

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Hanson on May 31, 2011 at 11:31am

Thanks for posting this article Nicole. We are pleased to have Peter Coleman presenting insights from his book The 5 Percent in our upcoming June webinar. Here is the link for more information and to register for this webinar: http://adrhubjune2011webinar.eventbrite.com/

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Permalink Reply by Nicole Bohe on June 1, 2011 at 10:16pm

That's exciting - I'm sure it will be great!

A quick question about the webinars: is it possible to "sign-on" after 5:00 pm (maybe around 5:30 or so) and just listen to the remaining part? I was just thinking that many people probably work until 5:00 but might be able to catch the 5:30-6:00 portion. I guess they can always check out the archive but it adds a little something to watch in "live."

Bryan Hanson said:

Thanks for posting this article Nicole. We are pleased to have Peter Coleman presenting insights from his book The 5 Percent in our upcoming June webinar. Here is the link for more information and to register for this webinar: http://adrhubjune2011webinar.eventbrite.com/