How to resolve a conflict

As the year ends John Lampen offers some wise advice to those negotiating Brexit

by John Lampen 22nd December 2017

Friends in the twentieth century have made a considerable contribution to the art and science of conflict transformation. This came partly from the involvement of Friends like Philip Noel-Baker, Corder Catchpool, Sydney Bailey and Adam Curle in international peacemaking; partly from Quaker participation in the growth of academic peace studies; and partly from work at the personal level, especially with children and prisoners, which made them identify basic principles and express them clearly and simply. Of course, they did not achieve this alone. Close partnerships with others and the sharing of ideas were a hallmark of the work from the time of Quakers’ warm relationship with Mohandas Gandhi.