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A dissertation submitted to the Graduate School of the Union Institute in partial fulfillments of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology, Portland, OR
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http://www.processwork.org/files/Finalprojects/Vassiliou_A_June_1995.pdf
Statement of the Problem
I am writing about terrorism, violence, conflict and social change. My hope is that anyone reading this PDE will be affected in a certain way, meaning that next time they read or hear news about another terrorist attack, they will think of the different parts in conflict, they will ask themselves "when did give up on listening to someone who feels oppressed, deprived of their rights? How am I responsible for this?" This is a big thing to ask; in asking this question, I am making a lot of assumptions. I am considering us all parts of an interactive field that affects what we think and feel and how we experience life. I am assuming that anything that happens in ore part of the world affects the rest. I assume that terrorist events represent power dynamics which actually exist on many levels of society. I am assuming that a few people making a difference in one part of the world can affect something happening far away.
Statement of the Problem
I am writing about terrorism, violence, conflict and social change. My hope is that anyone reading this PDE will be affected in a certain way, meaning that next time they read or hear news about another terrorist attack, they will think of the different parts in conflict, they will ask themselves "when did give up on listening to someone who feels oppressed, deprived of their rights? How am I responsible for this?" This is a big thing to ask; in asking this question, I am making a lot of assumptions. I am considering us all parts of an interactive field that affects what we think and feel and how we experience life. I am assuming that anything that happens in ore part of the world affects the rest. I assume that terrorist events represent power dynamics which actually exist on many levels of society. I am assuming that a few people making a difference in one part of the world can affect something happening far away.