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Role of
Universal Human Commonalities in the Global Peace Movement
By Amanda Sherker - Foundation for
Global Collaboration & Peace - 2010
This paper examines the uniquely
human tendency to make prejudgments based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, and
other categorical divisions.
It then considers the ways such
instincts manifest themselves in prejudice and violence, which impede peace
building efforts on community, national, and international levels.The
paper next discusses research in behavioral studies, negotiation, and
conflict resolution tactics, and endeavors to identify potential solutions to
this seemingly intractable perpetuation of hatred, degradation, and
marginalization.
Finally, it outlines the approach
adopted by the Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, specifically the
emphasis on raising awareness of basic, fundamental, and overarching human
commonalities that transcend structural and biological differences among human
beings.
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