Creative Problem Solving: Not Just About the Problem

Shapiro, Daniel L.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3555-6_4

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“…As indicated in Table 2, conflict management theorists have proposed principles and strategies that are directly relevant to the processes of transforming extremist identifications (Cohen & Arnone, 1988;Foster, 2005;Louis, 2009). Conflict management theorists maintain that conflicts can be transformed when social partners negotiate from interests rather than positions (Fisher, Ury, & Patton, 2011;Shapiro, 2012). Often, although the stated posi- Direct confrontation fosters self-correction and feelings of guilt/offense (Czopp & Monteith, 2003); is often more effective when performed by a member of the same ingroup of the confronted individual (Czopp, Monteith, & Mark, 2006).…”

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“…Because ideologies are emotionally grounded systems, an evolving awareness of contradictions within one's ideological system can have the effect of challenging deep-seated identity-related interests. When internal conflicts are fostered in interpersonal exchanges organized around an explicit desire to promote mutual gain, they may be more likely to foster change (Shapiro, 2012).…”

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The transformation of a White supremacist: A dialectical-developmental analysis.

Mascolo

2017

Qualitative Psychology

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This paper pursues 3 basic aims. First, it outlines a relational model of extremist ideology and ideological transformation. The relational model holds that ideological transformation can occur when ideological advocates are engaged in ways that (a) preserve their dignity, (b) acknowledge and address their interests and grievances, (c) create contradictions internal to their ideological systems, and (d) provide resources for constructing alternative systems that addresses the interests served by the extremist ideology. Second, the paper describes a dialectical-developmental method for tracking the ways in which conflict prompts changes in systems of meaning through 4 dialectical moments: thesis → antithesis → conflict → synthesis. Using this method, third, the paper tracks the process of ideological transformation as represented in a narrative entitled “Confessions of an Ex-White Supremacist” posted on The Experience Project, a website devoted to anonymous discussions of personal experiences. The developmental changes represented in “Confessions” illustrate the circumstances under which conflict generated within an ideological system can motivate transformation and renunciation of that system.

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