Diane Perlman, PhD is a clinical and political psychologist with interests in the psychology of enmity, nuclear proliferation, terrorism, gender and violence, post-conflict processes of restorative justice, and strategies of tension reduction and nonviolent conflict transformation. She is interested in psychological literacy in the media, language, messaging and framing for demystification, producing insight that might lead to better thinking towards more viable solutions to our most serious problems.

She is a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, http://icar.gmu.edu on the Global Council of Abolition 2000, http://www.abolition2000.org, a member of Transcend, a Peace and Development Network, and active in Psychologists for Social Responsibility, www.PsySR.org programs on Violence, War and their Alternatives and Climate Change, Sustainability and Psychology.

She is attending the UN Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change, working with Mediators Beyond Borders, http://www.mediatorsbeyondborders.org, who will be educating delegates and NGOs about the utility of using mediation and conflict transformation in delaing with environmental conflicts, and working to get language into the treaty regarding the use of mediation.

She moved to Washington, DC to bring knowledge from social sciences to inform policy makers, media, congressional staff, academics and activists regarding nonviolent strategies capable of reversing cycles of violence to produce more enduring security.

www.consciouspolitics.org
www.humanchainreaction.org

Blog Entries by Diane Perlman

Whatever it Takes

Posted January 19, 2009 | 04:33 PM (EST)


Open Letter to President Obama from Conflict Analysis Professionals for Enduring Security

Dear President Obama,

Congratulations on your election. We look forward to working with you to heal our country in every way we can.

We are interdisciplinary conflict analysis professionals including psychologists and other social scientists devoted...

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Political Hysteria: Call for Immediate Pre-Election Calming

Posted October 28, 2008 | 05:30 PM (EST)


Political Hysteria: Call for Immediate Pre-Election Calming

Warning

Tension is mounting with negative ads and evidence of voter suppression, machine tampering and other dirty tricks. Hate and fear mongering is reminiscent of the McCarthy era. People are being manipulated by deceptive robocalls, talk shows, ads, posters, and gimmicks. Snide,...

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Pressuring Iran: Self Fulfilling Paranoia and the Law of Opposites

Posted September 25, 2008 | 12:33 PM (EST)


There is a renewed surge of energy and sense of urgency aimed at preventing Iran from going nuclear.

A new organization, United Against a Nuclear Iran is a 501 C3 charity styled after the Save Darfur coalition. Directed by Mark Wallace, a Republican lawyer, UANI is organizing diverse, bipartisan groups...

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Open Letter to Pastor Rick Warren on Evil

Posted September 16, 2008 | 12:09 PM (EST)



Dear Pastor Warren,

I am reaching out to you to open a new line of communication about evil, as tensions are escalating in various conflicts. I am grateful for the good you are doing and admire your commitment to civility and global issues. Your recognition of the science...

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NIE: PIE in Our Face

Posted August 1, 2007 | 02:47 PM (EST)


Why were Americans so surprised by the National Intelligence Estimate? Despite six years of fighting in Iraq and the global war on terror, our 16 intelligence agencies agree that there is an expansion of extremist Islamic movements, a rise in terrorist threats, that al-Qaida has evolved, reorganized and could attack...

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Is "Pro Israel" an Oxymoron? Seduction into a Catastrophic War

Posted March 19, 2007 | 10:10 PM (EST)


What if, by attempting to prevent a second Holocaust, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert--in collusion with AIPAC, the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee known as "America's Israel Lobby"-- encourages the Bush administration to launch a catastrophic war against Iran? And how is it that many well-meaning, mostly war-opposing American...

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