Mediating Across Cultures

"Understanding the connection of social conflict and culture is not merely a question of sensitivity or of awareness, but a far more profound adventure of discovery and digging in the archaeology of accumulated shared knowledge common to a set of people."

What are we up to when we incorporate cultural concerns in our training? What do we mean by “culture” and how is it addressed? Who are we concerned about? What ultimately are our goals? Whose interests are served, both latent and direct, when culture enters the field of conflict resolution?…

This article is an excerpted passage from the book Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures.

Lederach, John Paul. “Mediating Across Cultures.” Track Two: Constructive Approaches to Community and Political Conflict 7, no. 1 (April 1, 1998).