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Dimension: Robustness

Navigate conflict

Ability to address, resolve and navigate conflicts that emerge within the process.

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Process organizers
Process organizers will manage and address conflicting participants or groups to mediate or resolve the issue with context-sensitive strategies.
Citizens' assembly organizers
Citizens' assemblies facilitators will monitor for the potential escalation of disagreements and proactively separate and mediate.

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Related Goals and Research Questions

Goal: Early warning systems that can reliably detect emerging conflicts before escalation.

How can we identify verbal and non-verbal cues that predict conflict escalation in deliberative settings?

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What role can sentiment analysis and emotion recognition play in real-time conflict monitoring?

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How do we distinguish between productive tension that enhances deliberation and destructive conflict?

Psychology Conflict & Peace Studies
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Goal: Conflict navigation that preserves both participant dignity and deliberative quality.

How can we measure whether conflict resolution preserved or suppressed minority viewpoints?

Psychology Conflict & Peace Studies
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What are culturally-sensitive approaches to conflict that work across different contexts?

Conflict & Peace Studies
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What restorative practices are most effective in deliberative settings?

Conflict & Peace Studies
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How can we measure and address the "conflict hangover" effect on subsequent deliberations?

Psychology Conflict & Peace Studies
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Goal: Post-conflict repair mechanisms that restore trust and collaborative capacity.

What restorative practices are most effective in deliberative settings?

Conflict & Peace Studies
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How can we measure and address the "conflict hangover" effect on subsequent deliberations?

Psychology Conflict & Peace Studies
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