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Negotiating Intractable Conflict: The Common Ground Dialogue Process and Abortion
Author(s) -
LeBaron Michelle,
Carstarphen Nike
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
negotiation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1571-9979
pISSN - 0748-4526
DOI - 10.1111/j.1571-9979.1997.tb00138.x
Subject(s) - negotiation , abortion , empathy , common ground , process (computing) , social psychology , political science , philosophy of law , psychology , sociology , law , computer science , comparative law , pregnancy , biology , genetics , operating system
This article describes a dialogue process used in several North American cities to address conflict over abortion. Participants report increased empathy and trust toward advocates for different positions after spending a day in small and large group interactions. Limitations of the process and its applicability to other divisive social issues are considered.