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Effective Cooperation, The Foundation of Sustainable Peace

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Psychological Components of Sustainable Peace

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To sustain peace, cooperation needs to be institutionalized in the political, economic, and educational institutions of the society. Institutionalizing peace in political institutions primarily mean that countries become democracies and that relations among countries are managed in democratic ways. The institutionalization of consensual peace in education is based on the assumption that lasting peace depends on socializing the next generations into the competencies, perspectives, attitudes, values, and behavioral patterns that will enable them to build and sustain peace in the future. Thus, peace education primarily focuses on creating the conditions within which students become committed to and skilled in building and sustaining peace. The steps of institutionalizing consensual peace through education include (a) establishing public education that is compulsory and integrates the diverse members of society, (b) establishing the mutuality and positive interdependence underlying a peaceful society and teaching students the competencies and attitudes they need to establish and engage in cooperative efforts, (c) teaching students how to engage in peaceful political discourse to make difficult decisions characterized by open-minded consideration of diverse views, (d) teaching students how to engage in integrative negotiations and mediation to resolve conflicts of interests so joint benefits are maximized, and (e) inculcating civic values. These steps should also be implemented within business and industry. The work experience then becomes an experience in managing peace among all relevant groups.

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  1. Cooperative Learning Center, University of Minnesota, 5028 Halifax Ave. S., Edina, MN, 55424, USA

    David W. Johnson Ed.D. & Roger T. Johnson Ed.D.

  2. Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong

    Dean Tjosvold Ph.D.

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Johnson, D.W., Johnson, R.T., Tjosvold, D. (2012). Effective Cooperation, The Foundation of Sustainable Peace. In: Coleman, P. (eds) Psychological Components of Sustainable Peace. Peace Psychology Book Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3555-6_2

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