Diane Perlman

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.

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