Social Cohesion
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From  The Assumption Iceberg |
In conflict, we judge our own actions by our motives. We judge others’ actions by the impact they have on us. Think of the events as the tip of an iceberg, visible to both people. Thoughts … | Gary Harper | 9 | 2004 | $0.90 Add |
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From  The Bogeyman is ComingCeuta and Melilla From: Walls |
This chapter discusses the wall that stands between Spain and Morocco and the plight of those migrants that try to cross into Spain, and into Europe. | Marcello Di Cintio | 21 | 2013 | $2.10 Add |
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From  The Commons as a Different Way of Seeing and BeingFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
Our tacit metaphysical commitments are the very basis for our “free market” economic and political structures. What’s so intriguing is that many scientists are starting to see … | David Bollier | 20 | 2014 | $2.00 Add |
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From  The Dynamics of RacismFrom: Uprooting Racism |
One of the purposes of racism and religious-based oppression is to keep people of color, Muslims, Jews, and others at the center of attention while keeping white people in general, and white male … | Paul Kivel | 39 | 2017 | $3.90 Add |
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From The Eclipsed History of the CommonsFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
One of the most insidious things about enclosures is how they eradicate the culture of commons and our memory of them. The old ways of doing things; the social practices that once bound a people … | David Bollier | 17 | 2014 | $1.70 Add |
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From The Effects of HistoryFrom: Uprooting Racism |
This part of Uprooting Racism explores how white racism has defined and controlled specific other groups. All the sections are about white people and what we have done to people of color, even … | Paul Kivel | 73 | 2017 | $7.30 Add |
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From The Empire of Private PropertyFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
Formal laws may declare what property rights people may have in given circumstances, our social norms are at least as important a force — and those are highly adaptable. How we define … | David Bollier | 15 | 2014 | $1.50 Add |
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From The Future of the CommonsFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
There is much more that can be said about the commons — in greater depth, with greater precision, from different cultural perspectives, and with the wisdom of historians, poets and artists. … | David Bollier | 8 | 2014 | $0.80 Add |
The Joy of Conflict ResolutionTransforming Victims, Villains and Heroes in the Workplace and at Home |
The rapid rate of change in the workplace and among families often leads to conflict and confrontation which can undermine productivity and poison relationships. The Joy of Conflict Resolution … | 209 | View | ||
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From The Mutilated CityBelfast From: Walls |
This chapter focuses on walls and divisions in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, looking at the history of Catholic and Protestant enclaves and tensions between these groups in the city. … | Marcello Di Cintio | 49 | 2013 | $4.90 Add |
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From  NEW! The New PatriotismFrom: Divided We Fall |
From Divided We Fall: How we can resist polarizing pressures and strengthen our identity as citizens | Max Cameron | 26 | 2026 | $2.60 Add |
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From The Perils of Anger Mountain |
We react instinctively to a perceived attack with a fight, flight, or freeze response. A fight response places us squarely on the drama triangle of confrontation as either a hero or a villain. A … | Gary Harper | 14 | 2004 | $1.40 Add |
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From  The Policy ChallengeFrom: Health and Wealth |
Public policy proposals for Canada at the turn of the 21st century that would improve the overall levels of health of the population, and reduce illness and disease, by focusing on the social and … | Monica Townson | 36 | 1999 | $3.60 Add |
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From The Power of Listening |
Give everyone their “one minute.” People are unlikely to listen to you until they feel you’ve listened to them. Listen for their full story: facts, feelings, and unmet needs. At … | Gary Harper | 14 | 2004 | $1.40 Add |
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From The Rise of Digital CommonsFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
The World Wide Web has been an exciting arena for innovators, idealists and iconoclasts precisely because there are no legacy institutions to displace. Anyone is free to start something new. No … | David Bollier | 14 | 2014 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! The Rise of the Institutional State in the Mid-Nineteenth CenturyFrom: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890 |
This chapter outlines the beginning of banking in nineteenth century Canada, along with institutions of control such as penitentiaries, police forces, houses of industry, asylums and schools. | Bryan D. Palmer | 13 | 2024 | $1.30 Add |
