Fear in conflict resolution

From: Chris Spies [spies.c@gmail.com] Sent: 05 February 2009 11:36 AM To: De Beer Kallie Subject: RE: DANKIE DAT JY TERRUG GESKRYF HET Hallo Kallie, Die aanhaling oor pa en oupa het ek raakgelees in ‘n artikel van Maire Dugan by http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/prejudice/. Die volledige paragraaf is : At least since Allport's generative book on prejudice in 1954, the contact hypothesis has been the backbone of a high percentage of efforts to reduce prejudice. Simply stated the hypothesis is that the increased knowledge resulting from increased contact will reduce prejudice levels. The hypothesis makes sense. Fear is a major cause of prejudice. In the case of the other, we have "a fear of the unknown, a fear of the unfamiliar. If fear is the father of prejudice, ignorance is its grandfather" (Stephan and Stephan, p. 38). This is not only common sense, it is supported by research. In their preliminary meta-analysis of over 200 research studies, Pettigrew and Tropp found that "the initial answer to our query is that intergroup contact generally does relate negatively to prejudice" (2000, p. 98).[1] Hierdie webbladsy (www.beyondintractibilty.org) is ‘n uitstekende bron van informasie. Miskien ken jy dit al. As jy belangstel kan ek jou ook my kriptiese notas aanstuur wat ek voorberei het vir die Praat Saam program. Sterkte en beste wense. Chris From: Kallie De Beer [mailto:kbeer@cut.ac.za] Sent: 05 February 2009 08:54 To: spies.c Subject: DANKIE DAT JY TERRUG GESKRYF HET -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: De Beer Kallie Sent: 03 February 2009 09:03 AM To: 'Chris' Cc: Tladi Khosana Subject: RE: RSG-RADIO-ONDERHOUD; JAN 2009 Bestre Chris So dankbaar dat jy teruggeskryf het. Ja, ek en ’n kollega is deur die Commonwelath of Learning (COL) uitgenooi om ’n hoofstuk vir ’n boekpublikasie te skryf. Die redakteur, dr Tannys Munro het sover ons eerste konsep aanvaar, maar stel nou ’n paar wyigings voor en vra ondermeer uit oor die aanhaling “the father...” Ek het ook op jou webwerf gesien dat jy verwys na die Lesotho Network for Conflict Resolution. Toevallig is ons hoofstuk veral gebaseer op ’n gevalle studie in Lesotho ! Tannys vra nou of ons die konfliksituasie elektronies kan be-invloed hetsy deur gemeenskapsprogramme of afstandsonderwys. Ek is bewus dat UNISA vanuit Lesotho ‘n “hub” wil bestuur om e-leer in suidelike Afrika saam met die Meraka Instituut van die WNNR te inisieer (?) Ek stuur Tannys se verwysing onder aparte e-pos. Vriendelike groete. Kallie Dear Kallie and Khosana, > > > > Thank you for your submission. After reviewing the chapter, we arrived > at a few suggestions for your consideration as follows: > > > > * This chapter could provide a most useful link between theory and > community. Having said that, it needs greater emphasis on the practice, > as it is too heavily theoretical just now. Here are some suggestions > that you may wish to consider: > > * It would be useful to know more about the case studies, > for example, more information is needed about the political conflict in > Lesotho > * How does the application of Lederach's table assist our > understanding? > > > > * The observation that the father of fear is the grandfather of > ignorance is an excellent observation and could be expanded upon > somewhat, as it may not be well known. > > > > * The significance of the Research, Problem Statement and > Theoretical Perspectives are iImportant sections, which can be combined > into a single section that connects the various conceptual threads. > > > > * It would be useful to include gender considerations. - In > Lesotho, many boys are not able to access education and this is a real > concern there - does this play into the conflict in any way? Are there > other gender considerations? > > > > * What ODL approaches have been used in community initiatives to > date? If none, is there another organization who could contribute to > this chapter with insights into that area? > > > > * Your observations on the nature of conflict in general are > excellent, and I wonder if we could include that in the first chapter > (attributed to you, of course)? > > > > I hope these comments are useful. I would be pleased to arrange a > further discussion by phone, if useful, or continue communications by > email. > > > > Warm regards, > > > > Tanyss > > > > > > Tanyss Munro, PhD > Governance > Commonwealth of Learning > > Suite 2300, 1055 West Hastings Street, > > Vancouver BC > > V6E 2E9 Canada > > > PH: +1.604.775.8270 > > FAX: +1.604.775.8210 > > WEB: www.col.org > > E-MAIL: tmunro@col.org > > Dear Tannys I have limited access to my server during the Xmas recess. However, much appreciated for your regular contact. I will most certainly submit a joint chapter early in January with one of my D or M candidates who researched the latest trends. Regards. Kallie -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tanyss Munro Sent: Mon, 12/15/2008 8:10pm To: Kallie De Beer Cc: Ruvani Ameresekere Subject: Book - building respect & understanding in communities Dear Kallie, In keeping with our earlier discussions, I am now focusing my good governance work in large part on Community Peace Building – finding ways to use ODL to advance respect and understanding. We are hoping to put together a book for publication in the spring with input from authors around the Commonwealth and possibly beyond exploring the critical issues in peace building in communities using open distance learning approaches. The intended audience is programme practitioners working with communities in the area of conflict resolution, mediation skills, leadership, decision-making, etc. I am writing to you to see if you know of anyone who is working in this area who may wish to contribute a chapter, or contribute to an existing chapter. The book will include case studies, ideas and opinions, experience sharing, exploration of issues, etc. I have attached the Concept Paper including draft guidelines for authors, for your information. The working chapter titles are only draft and we are very open to other topic areas/ chapters within this theme. If you or any of your colleagues are interested and have any ideas with respect to what you wish to write about – whether one of the topics listed either alone or with another author or if you have in mind another area not listed, please let me know. I would welcome your input. As you know, we are a pretty modest organization, but we can reimburse authors in the amount of $1,000 for each chapter (in cases where there is one author, they receive the full amount, two authors of a single chapter would receive something less than that). Please feel free to forward the email directly to anyone you feel may be interested. Best wishes for a peaceful Christmas holiday, Tanyss Tanyss Munro, PhD Governance Commonwealth of Learning Suite 2300, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC V6E 2E9 Canada PH: +1.604.775.8270 FAX: +1.604.775.8210 WEB: www.col.org E-MAIL: tmunro@col.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chris [mailto:spies.c@gmail.com] Sent: 02 February 2009 05:42 PM To: De Beer Kallie Subject: RE: RSG-RADIO-ONDERHOUD; JAN 2009 Hallo Kallie, Dankie vir jou navraag. Ek is nie nou op kantoor nie en sal net weer gaan seker maak van die aanhaling as Woensdag terug is. As ek dit reg onthou was die aanhaling: "The father of stereotyping is fear and its grandfather is ignorance." Is daar iets spesifieks wat jy meer daaroor wil hoor? Wat is die vrae wat jy daaroor het? Of laat weet gerus wat jy daaroor dink. Vriendelike groete, Chris Spies ----------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail is subjected to the disclaimer that can be viewed at: * http://www.cut.ac.za/www/disclaimer/email_disclaimer -----------------------------------------------------------------