CONF 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Content Analysis, Body Politic
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A communication process that aims to build relationships between people as they share experiences, ideas, and info about a common concern. Focuses on participants" attention of listening for understanding. Works best when participants listen for what might be correct, true, and insightful about the other characteristics of a good dialogue. Improves personal reflection and clarity: it helps participants gain greater insight into own perspectives, values, patterns of thinking, and biases. No immediate decisions need to be made. Establishing common intentions and norms: create safe space, set ground rules and guidelines. Assessing dialogue effectiveness: survey, interview, content analysis types of dialogue. Dialogue with multiple sessions: 3-8 sessions to address ongoing community issues. Conducts the work of interactive conflict prevention within the whole body politic and can involve many other actors, including gov and non-gov actors. Examines process for change in conflictual relationships based on 40 years of dialogue between russia and us.