1. PACS 4500 Senior Seminar in Peace and Conflict Studies Guy Burgess Co-Director Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado UCB 580, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0580, (303) 492-1635 burgess@colorado.edu burgess@colorado.edu Copyright © 2014 Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess

2. Required Certificate Completion Form

5. World Affairs Conference http://www.colorado.edu/cwa/

6. World Affairs Conference  No regular classes next  Instead, attend 2 World Affairs sessions related to conflict topics and include a write-up with your reading reflections.  Also, be prepared to talk about what you learned in class on April 15.  Everyone will also be required to attend a small group discussion, half class to talk about your projects. I will send out a schedule.

7. WAC Week Mini-Classes Tuesday, April 7 12:30-12:55 Mackey, Kellie Carroll, Emma Fisher, Jamie Rose Ahlborg, Lily Ivker, Emily 12:55-1:20 Refai, Noor Gold, Aliza Borenstein, Alexander O Reilly, Sean Lynch, Shannon 1:20-1:45 Howe, Lorien Larsson, Anna May, Kelly Orozco, Arianna Palagi, Shaye Thursday, April 9 12:30-12:55 Roberts, Steven Wellens, Katherine Sembler, Courtney Gile, John Hart, Daniel 12:55-1:20 Monette, Jennae Wade, Charlotte Umphlett, Kathleen Willette, Brandy Cauchi, Tommy DePuy, Evan 1:20-1:45 Van Wagenen, Samantha Verdi, Kelsea Parks, Monique Panepento, Amanda Murillo, Summer Thompson, Charlotte

8. Passing the Civil Rights Act Gender Churches Dirkson Role of protests http://www.npr.org/2014/04/04/299063588/the-politics-of-passing-1964s-civil-rights-act

9. Beyond Us vs Them

10. Strict Father / Nurturing Parent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RytyWu3zUq8

11. Beyond the Invisible Fist A Very Large-Scale Strategy for Promoting More Constructive Forms of Competition and Conflict The Red, Blue, Gold Divide Guy Burgess & Heidi Burgess Co-Directors Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado UCB 580, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0580, (303) 492-1635, burgess@colorado.eduburgess@colorado.edu Copyright © 2014 Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess

12. Moral / Distributional Divide Are we the 1%? Are we “bridge people?” What are our responsibilities?

13. Red/Blue Cultural and Moral Divide

14. Red, Conservative Cultural Beliefs Dominant, mainstream culture Culturally homogeneous Respect for tradition Respect for authority Subordination of oneself within the larger community Moral clarity (clear sense of right and wrong) Pride and patriotism Willingness to defend the group

15. Blue, Liberal / Progressive “Misfit” coalition originally composed of people alienated from mainstream society Culturally diverse Moral relativism and tolerance of multiple cultures More individualistically focused More critical of society Distrustful of authority Focused on mutual assistance

16. Blue, Liberal / Progressive “Protected Class” Communities Social Safety Net Recipients Socially Liberal Struggling White Working Class Socially Conservative

17. A 2 nd Dimension: Distributional Divide

18. Gold / Purple Divide The “99 %” The “1%” The “1%” of the “1%”

19. Plutocracy http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-plutocracy-rising/

20. The 1% vs. the 1% of the 1% http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/08/31/nyregion/never-rich-enough.html?_r=1

21. Gold / Purple Divide Predatory Capitalists Machiavellian Politicians Successful Competitors The Less Competitive, The Unlucky, The Lazy The Less Materialistic

22. Gold / Purple 1%Divide Darwin Mother Teresa Adam Smith

23. Gold / Purple 1% of 1% Divide Machiavelli Ayn Rand Herbert Spencer

24. Gold / Purple 1% of 1% Divide

25. Three Conflicts Invisible Hand: Culture/Moral

26. Three Conflicts Invisible Hand: Distributional

27. Three Conflicts Invisible Fist

28. Divide and Conquer $ $

29. Divide and Conquer on the Left $ $

30. Divide and Conquer on the Right $ $

31. Coexistence Imperative

32. Intervention Concept Papers

34. Key Concept Paper Elements  Project Need  Conflict problem to be mitigated  Opportunity to be pursued  Activities to be Undertaken  By project team  By others  Required Skills  Project Team Qualifications  Work Plan  Budget

35. Project Need Identification Worksheet

36. PROJECT BRAINSTORMING 1.Intolerable moral differences (requiring confrontation) 2.Tolerable moral differences (amenable to coexistence strategies) 3.Within ZOPA distributional conflict 4.Outside ZOPA distributional conflict 5.Status (pecking order) conflict 6.Identity conflict 7.Misunderstandings (well- intentioned) 8.Disinformation (deliberate) 9.Factual disagreements (well- intentioned) 10.Factual disagreements (deliberate) 11.Rightable wrongs 12.Unrightable wrongs 13.Escalation (beyond hate threshold) 14.Escalation (beyond violence threshold) 15.Missing negotiation channels 16.Missing positive vision 17.Kludgeocracy 18.Machiavellian tyrant 19.Inequitable power distribution 20.Polarization 21.Cultural acceptance of violence 22.Disrepect and humiliation 23.Others???