INP has developed a new subfield of study, Reconciliation Systems Design, to guide policymakers and community leaders in conceptualizing, operationalizing, synergizing, and implementing a comprehensive, broad-scale, post-conflict reconciliation system. For details, please see INP’s landmark publication, Reconciliation Systems Design, in the Harvard Negotiation Law Review, that introduces the major parameters of this emergent field and offers twelve strategies to construct and implement a robust approach to societal healing. These twelve interwoven strategies cover all aspects of reconciliation design from establishing the design team and mapping the stakeholders to synergizing various processes and mechanisms and mobilizing public support for reconciliation. The paper concludes with recommendations to advance research and education in the field of Reconciliation Systems Design.
We continue to develop new conceptual models to support reconciliation processes.