peacefulpolitics-instructions

The evaluation for this toolkit is built into the procedure. Just follow the instructions, and you will automatically assess the impact of this toolkit.

Pre-toolkit Survey

Post-toolkit Survey

Toolkit Instructions

Step 1

Step 1: Measure how you feel now (5 min.)

Research informing this toolkit shows that negative emotions heighten people’s intolerance of other political stances. Take the survey below to learn more about how you are feeling right now. You will need to enter an email address to activate this survey. But rest assured that we will not use your email address beyond this toolkit.

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Step 2

Step 2: Adopt an objective point of view and write about a political conflict in your life (15 min.)

Find a quiet space where you can concentrate. Then follow the guidelines below or here to write about a political clash you are currently experiencing. Write as much or as little as you like.

Imagine you are a scientist observing the conflict, and your job is to be objective, analytical, and detached
Describe events in chronological order
Write about yourself or your group in the third person (i.e., he, she, it, or they)
Include the perspectives of other groups and people
Focus on the facts that a scientists would see, not on your thoughts and feelings

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