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General
Dallmayr, Fred. Dialogue Among Civilizations: Some Exemplary Voices.
New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2002.

Considers the meaning and history of “civilization dialogue” with examples from around the world.
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Etzioni, Amitai. The New Golden Rule: Community and Morality in a Democratic Society.

New York: Basic Books, 1996.
Considers how a society can function based on moral values instead of law, while seeking to balance individual rights and social responsibilities.
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Kapur, JC. Our Future : Consumerism or Humanism.
New Delhi: Kapur Surya Foundation, 2005.

Uses India as a case study to demonstrate the limits of consumerism and deals with topics on world perspectives including dialogue and peacebuilding.
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Peace Comes Dropping Slow; Dialogue and Conflict Management in Northern Ireland, 2004.
Community Dialogue brings together people from both sides of the conflict in Northern Ireland and this volume documents some of this dialogue.

United Nations Development Program Human Development Report 2004: Cultural Liberty in Today’s Diverse World.
UNDP report outlining the need for multicultural policies respecting diversity in language, ethnicity, and religion.
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World Public Forum. Dialogue of Civilizations. No. 2 & 3, 2004, No. 1, 2006.

These volumes cover the plenary sessions of the WPF and include topics ranging from “Europe in the 21st Century: Crossroads of Civilizations” to “Russia and the New Global Architecture” to issues of youth, education, and religion.
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Interfaith Dialogue

Edited by Glaire D. Anderson and Mariam Rosser-Owen. Revisiting al-Andalus: Perspectives on the Material Culture of Islamic Iberia and Beyond.
Revisiting al-Andalus brings together a range of new approaches to the material culture of Islamic Iberia, highlighting especially new directions in Anglo-American scholarship in this field since the influential exhibition in 1992, Al-Andalus: the Art of Islamic Spain.
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Samartha, S.J. Courage for Dialogue: Ecumenical Issues in Inter-Religious Relationships.
Geneva: World Council of Churches, 1981.
Essays on reaching understanding in a world of religious pluralism with a special focus on Hindu-Christian dialogue.
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Walsh, Dr. Thomas G. et al. eds. Governance and the Role of Religion in Peace and Security: The Search for Solutions to Critical Global Problems.
Tarrytown: Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace, 2003.

Reflections from the 2002 Convocation of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace.
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Johnston, Douglas, and Cynthia Sampson, eds. Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.

Analyzes modern conflicts in which religion played a helpful role in peaceful resolution.
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Li, Cheng, ed. Bridging Minds across the Pacific: U.S.-China Educational Exchanges, 1978-2003. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005.
Discusses the ways in which educational exchanges have promoted understanding between China and the U.S.
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Goosen, Gideon. Bringing Churches Together: A Popular Introduction to Ecumenism.
Geneva: WCC Publications, 2001.

Examines the historical separation and ties between various religious denominations.
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Education
Barrera, Isaura, Robert M. Corso, and Dianne MacPherson. Skilled Dialogue: Strategies for Responding to Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood.
Baltimore: Paul H. Brooks, 2003.

Gives early childhood instructors a model for dealing with cultural differences in a way that encourages “respectful, reciprocal, and responsive interaction.”
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Kurbalija, Jovan, and Valentin Katrandjiev, eds. Multistakeholder Diplomacy: Challenges and Opportunities.
Malta and Geneva: Diplo Foundation, 2006.

In the context of globalization, increasing interdependence, and new technologies multistakeholder diplomacy emerges as a means to involve both state and non-state actors in working toward solutions.
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Kutt, Andrew. Living in Harmony: Peace Education for Children.
Oxford University Press.

Offers course materials for peace education for primary school children.
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Slavik, Hannah, ed. Intercultural Communication and Diplomacy.
Malta and Geneva: Diplo Foundation, 2004.

Essays on the theory and practice of intercultural communication and diplomacy and how these theories and practices apply to the “Information Society.”
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Politics
Abbott, Chris, Paul Rogers ,and John Sloboda. Beyond Terror: The Truth About Real Threats in Our World. April 2007.
Points out the need for dialogue and collaboration in the face of global challenges such as climate change, competition over resources, and militarization.
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Dress, Tobi P. Designing a Peacebuilding Infrastructure: Taking a Systems Approach to the Prevention of Deadly Conflict. United Nations (UN) Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) , 2005
Makes recommendations on ways to broaden and improve approaches to peacebuilding.
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Ahmed, Akbar, and Brian Forst, eds. After Terror
Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005.

Promotes dialogue among civilizations as a way to combat terrorism and fundamentalism.
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Linder, Wolf. Swiss Democracy: Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994.

Offers Switzerland as a case study in managing a pluralistic society.
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East-West Dialogue
Asia-Europe Foundation, Second Year of Cultures and Civilizations Dialogue 2004/2005.
Singapore: ASEF, 2005.

Ideas on how dialogue can be used to advance “unity in diversity” in areas such as justice, sexual minorities, and religion.
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Asia-Europe Foundation & Centre for European Studies at Chulalongkorn University
Asia and Europe - Towards Greater Inter-Cultural Exchanges. 29 Nov. 2004

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Casa Asia, East-West Dialogue, 2005, 2nd edition.

Summary of the 2005 East-West Dialogue with both Spanish and English translations on topics involved in relations between Asia and the West, such as trade, development, and immigration.
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UNESCO Publications
Baldack, John, and Joy De Leo, comps., Cécile Parry, and Paola Miranda L. eds. Education for Shared Values for Intercultural and Interfaith Understanding and Religion in Peace and Conflict: Responding to Militancy and Fundamentalism.
Focus on education, culture, and faith as ways to build understanding through dialogue.
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Bovermann, Russell and Tina, eds. Dialogue Among Civilizations : International Symposium on Dialogue Among Cultures and Civilizations. Paris: UNESCO, 2005.

Examines dialogue through the framework of “globalization and dialogue; the contribution of education to the dialogue; the contribution of Arab culture to other cultures; the role of dialogue in curbing terrorism; and dialogue between East and West.”
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Campbell, Jack, ed. Creating Our Common Future: Educating for Unity in Diversity.
New York: Berghan Books, 2001.

Essays on how education can be used to increase tolerance and awareness in a global society.
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Oke, Ikeogu, ed. Dialogue on Civilizations, Religions and Cultures in West Africa.
Paris: UNESCO, 2005.

Discusses the issues of HIV/AIDS, conflict resolution, and sustainable development in the context of interreligious dialogue.
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(Russ) Russell, ed. Dialogue Entre Civilizations.
Paris: UNESCO, 2005.

Actes de la Conférence internationale surle dialogue interculturel et la culture de la paix en Afrique Centrale et dans la région des Grands Lacs.
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