Conversations in Conflict Studies presents: Beth Fisher-Yoshida

"Taking a Communication Perspective in Community Work: Using Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) in Ramla, Israel," with Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Academic Director of Columbia University's Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program. Professionals working on the community level engage with members of the community in a variety of ways. They are rewarded for their contributions and also face challenges, some unique to their type of work. In this presentation. Beth Fisher-Yoshida will explore the work she did in Ramla, one of the few mixed cities in Israel. She will highlight the use of the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM), which focuses on taking a community perspective as the lens with which to enrich and support the work of these professionals.

Conversations in Conflict Studies is a weekly speaker series sponsored by PARCC - Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration. Follow us @PARCCatMaxwell, tweet #ConvoInConflict