A Public Peace Process: Sustained Dialogue to Transform Racial and Ethnic Conflicts

Harold Saunders, now Director of International Programs at the Kettering Foundation, distills more than 35 years of experience working with conflicts between "bodies politic" across the globe and in the United States. The essence of his work is that groups of citizens can use a structured dialogue to move protracted conflicts, such as those in the Middle East and between the races in this country, toward resolution. He developed his approach through work on the Dartmouth Conference, between Americans and Soviets, and has put it into practice, with salutory results, in Tajikistan; Mobile, Alabama; and elsewhere. The book describes his approach. He draws copiously on his experience and that of others to show how and why his approach can work. This is an essential work for anyone concerned with resolving conflict at home or abroad.