Neutrality trap: disrupting and connecting for social change
- New Jersey John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2022
- xv, 256 p.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface
Part I: Engaging Conflict
Chapter 1: Engaging and Disrupting for Social Change
Chapter 2: The Neutrality Trap
Chapter 3: Intersectionality and Social Change
Chapter 4: Constructive Engagement
Part II: Deepening Conflict
Chapter 5: The Hope and Challenge of Enduring Conflict
Chapter 6: Beyond Evil, Stupid, and Crazy: Systems of Privilege and Oppression
Part III: Strategic Disruption
Chapter 7: From Chaotic to Strategic Disruption
Chapter 8: Allies, Teams, and Leaders
Chapter 9: Disrupting and Connecting for Social Change: A Forward Look
References
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Index
DESCRIPTION Work for social change through constructive engagement and systems disruption in this practical resource for social change advocates and conflict specialists In The Neutrality Trap, expert mediators and facilitators Bernard Mayer and Jacqueline N. Font-Guzmán deliver an insightful and practical exploration of how to understand the conflicts we face as social change agents.
You'll learn about systems disruption and constructive engagement: how to develop the relationships and change strategies that help people, systems, and societies confront their most important social challenges. In this important book, you will:
Discover how to challenge the status quo in an effective way Practice how to "get into good trouble," and pick the battles worth fighting Learn to be strategic in your approach to social change and sustain your efforts over the long term Perfect for anyone interested in progressing and achieving social justice, The Neutrality Trap is an indispensable guide to engaging in and managing the necessary conflict that comes with meaningful change.