#06: -Divided Societies at the Interface

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About this Episode

Introducing a new cohort of Mitchell Master students in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice while connecting with our predecessor, Jan King. This episode explores Jan’s dissertation “Civil Society Creating Common Ground at the Interface“, which focused on civil society organizations that connect people across dividing lines in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Nicosia, Cyprus.

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