Beyond Intractability Information

Welcome to the Moving Beyond Intractability online discussion of hyper-polarization and intractable conflict . This is a new project built on top of the long standing Beyond Intractability Knowledge Base with the goal of moving beyond the limits of current knowledge, and helping as many people as possible "move beyond" intractability in the conflicts they are involved in and care deeply about. You can also follow this discussion on our Substack newsletter: https://beyondintractability.substack.com/ The goal of these discussions is to explore -- with as many people as possible the many intractable conflicts that seem to be tearing the United States and much of the rest of the world apart. We are deeply concerned about the level of hostility and violence evident in many current conflicts around the world, and the level of vitriol and extremism that we are seeing in our own country. As many of us in the peace and conflict field know, there are alternatives to violence and vitriol. We just need to help people -- lots and lots of people -- to recognize and try more constructive alternatives. And we experts need to come up with better ideas too, because our current approaches often aren't working as well as we would like. Through this discussion, we want to engage as many people as possible -- peace and conflict experts as well as the broader community of people who are concerned about the state of their countries and the world -- in a conversation about what we can do, as individuals and institutions, to make things better. Thanks for your interest and, if you find this valuable, please get involved.