PACS 2500 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies Guy Burgess Co-Director Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado UCB 580, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO , (303) Copyright © 2014 Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess

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Test #1 Curve 83A+ 79A 77A/A- 75A- 71A/B 66B+ 62B/B+ 60B 58B/B- 56B- 54C+/B- 52C+ 50C/C+ 47C 46C/C- 39C/D 36D+ 31D 26D-

Test #1 Comments  Plan your time carefully – later questions were rushed  Answer the question. Thinking up your own answers doesn’t count.  Answer the question. Don’t waste time reiterating the question  For list and explain questions bullet form is fine, even preferred.  In addition to explaining what concepts and terms mean, also try to demonstrate that you understand what they mean, why they are important, and how they can be applied to conflict situations. (In other words, don't just repeat the material.

Test #1 Questions  Talk to Abby after class on Thursday or her to set up an appointment.  me first get her address.  Talk to me if you still have questions or complaints.

Democratic Debate Tonight

Municipal Election era.com/news/ci_ /voter-guide- 2015:-boulder-and- broomfield-counties

Spanning the Red Blue Divide Can you do it?

Flathead Community "Re-Boot" Forum Role Play

Other Examples

Fire Next Time An Intimate Window Into the Red/Blue Divide

A Common Ground Process  What points of agreement exist?  What points of disagreement exist?  Fact-based disagreements  Value-based disagreements  What possible compromises can you imagine for simultaneously advancing the interests of all parties?  In cases where we feel we must “agree to disagree” how can we handle those disagreements most constructively?

Forum Goals  Not to suppress conflict  Help everyone advance their core interests  Limit destructive conflict dynamics that are making it hard to advance those interests

Pre-Meeting Group Caucuses  Identify  Interests you want to defend / advance – things you really care about  Persuasive arguments explaining why the things that you care about are in the interest of the whole community  Factual arguments supporting your position  Proposed “quid pro quo” exchanges / compromises  Strategies for dealing with irreconcilable differences (constructive, non-violent confrontations)

Group Roles Take your role seriously. Really try to imagine yourself in their position

Group #1: Not in Our Town

Group #2: Environmentalists

Group #3: Logging Industry

Group #4: ORV Recreationists

Group #5: Community Leaders

Group #6: Desperate / Assertive Activists

Political Bias / Neutrality “Not in Our Town” Slight Left Leaning Political Bias

LOGGING

Pine Beetles

Fire

Fire Danger

Fire Suppression /aggressive-fire-suppression- leaves-west-a-tinderbox-making-mega- fires-worse/

Forest Thinning %20fire;%20thinning;%20mechanical%20treatments;%20treatment%20effects&blogasset=28873

ACCESS

Mountain Parks to Nature Preserves Many More Examples

County Open Space – 79% Closed

Lynx

Fire Next Time An Intimate Window Into the Red/Blue Divide