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PeaceWomen

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Direct Link to Full 17-Page Document:

http://www.peacewomen.org/assets/file/Resources/NGO/prevhr_universalhumancommonalitiesglobalpeacemovement_scherker_2010.pdf

 

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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