All have a vast amount of experience working with communities enmeshed in racial conflict. In interviews that ranged from three to nine hours, they described their thinking and the techniques and strategies they used in their efforts to bring parties to agreement in the most racially polarized community conflicts. Respondents were asked to be as specific as possible in describing their case work, although names and places often were omitted or fictitious names were used to protect confidentiality. While visitors may choose to read one or more of the interviews in full, there are faster ways to find material on particular topics of interest. The most efficient way probably is to look through the list of topics discussed, and click on those of interest.
Users can also search for particular topics using the search button.
The Hewlett Foundation funded this pilot project to determine the feasibility and value of this technique to capture valuable data about the work of mediators. The project managers hope to obtain additional support so they can interview an even broader base of CRS mediators and add the lessons that can be drawn from their experience and expertise to this data base. D.C. This site is being initially launched exclusively for interviewees, project personnel and about 10 additional reviewers during the fourth week of December, 2000. Corrections and further editing and refinements will be made before the site is made publicly available through the CRInfo site of the Conflict Research Consortium in early 2001.