What can our ancestors teach us about building trust? |
| Published: August 17, 2007, 2:49 am |
| Tags: trust, seabright, security dilemma, wheeler, frans de waal, icrc, borrie, coupland, disarmament insight |
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The answer is an extraordinary amount based on what I heard at a fascinating workshop held on 25 May on Human Security, Human Nature, and Trust-Building in Negotiations', as part of the Disarmament Insight initiative. Their workshop brought together disarmament diplomats from Missions in Geneva, officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and UN with considerable experience of disarmament negotiations, and researchers specialising in trust issues.The challenge posed for multilateral practitioners in the international security field attending the workshop was to think about how the information presented to them relates to their interactions, and to what extent their current community of practice leverages or impedes trust-building (something which John Borrie described at the meeting as cognitive ergonomics'. Hear his podcast here.) Several speakers were invited to address the seminar, including Robin Coupland, the ICRC's adviser on armed violence and [ Full article ] |
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