Cultural Misattribution Bias in Conflict Resolution: Too Much of a Good Thing?
By Jenna Hoff Are practitioners of conflict resolution too quick to jump to “culture” to explain away behavioral differences that occur in their conflict resolution work? Culture is a salient...
View ArticleReligion, Empathy, and Forgiveness
By Allegra Chen-Carrel Does being religious make one more likely to forgive? In a world mired by conflict between nations, tribes, and communities, it is essential to understand what makes people...
View ArticleSorry Seems to be the Hardest Word: Cultural Differences in Apologizing...
By: Michelle McGowan Apologies have proven to be effective across cultures in preventing and reducing conflict escalation, by allowing people to reduce their anger and forgive. Given our increasingly...
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The Mind-Bending Power of Conversations to Loosen Polarizing Group Boundaries
By Ljubica Chatman People of different group identities often see reality very differently, exemplified by “blue” and “red” social media feeds. Because we lack shared ground with the “other”, building...
View ArticleMore Inequality, More Instability…More Walls?
By Jaclyn Donahue Throughout history, countries have built border walls, with famous examples including the Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall. They tend to arise in times of conflict and tension,...
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Studies Find that Foreign Travel Increases the Propensity to Break the Rules
By Allegra Chen-Carrel How might experiences overseas change you? In today’s era of increased globalization, we often focus on the benefits of foreign experiences; after all, going abroad has been...
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How much power do our leaders have to shape cultural norms and how we react...
by Becca Bass When people break the rules of ethical behavior, we usually look for explanations by studying the personality of individual rule-breakers. Because of this, we don’t know as much about how...
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Leveraging social network analysis for effective change of conflict climates...
by Ljubica Chatman Many widely established programs aiming to create positive social change simply assume that grassroots initiatives will be most effective. For example, the widespread program to...
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Multilingualism and language diversity at work
by Regina Kim People learn new information from a variety of sources, including from conversing with one another. How credible the new information is to the listener often depends on how reasonable...
View ArticleCombatant group fragmentation matters in civil war recurrence
by Kristen Rucki Achieving sustainable peace involves much more than simply ending violence. In fact, commonly used strategies to end civil war may actually be detrimental to maintaining peace over...
View ArticleWhere we look matters: The Effects of Individualism-Collectivism at Different...
by Regina Kim Cooperation at work is an essential component for organizational success and performance in a global economy. Not surprisingly, many organizational scholars and practitioners alike are...
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What is Your Organization’s Conflict Style?
by Lauren Catenacci Prior research had explored conflict styles at the individual and group level, but had yet to explore whether organizations have distinct conflict styles. Recently, researchers...
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Peacemaking in Young Children: Cross-Cultural Evidence
by Christine Webb Imagine two young children start fighting on a playground—now imagine an eventual outcome. A familiar scenario this might call to mind is one that ultimately involves adult (e.g....
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