The Hyper-Polarization Challenge to the Conflict Resolution Field
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Alliance for Peacebuilding Annual Conference (PeaceCon) Preliminary Agenda

PeaceCon 2018, AfP’s 2018 annual conference, "will focus on the power of collective action for peace. We will celebrate bold new narratives and creative experiments in the peace and security space and will explore joint strategies for impactful programming and advocacy. Participants can expect to use this dynamic three-day experience to build their networks, discover new initiatives, and re-think how to build sustainable peace during a complex and turbulent time in the world.

The preliminary agenda is available here.

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Do You Want the U.S. Government to Work? Read This! And Then Do This! -- A description of the House Administration's Subcommittee on Modernization, and its predecessor, the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, and a plea for everyone to lobby for its continuation in the incoming Congress.

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