Bernard S. Mayer - The Neutrality Trap

1 Cover

2 Title Page THE NEUTRALITY TRAP DISRUPTING AND CONNECTING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE BERNARD MAYER JACQUELINE N. FONT-GUZMÁN

3 Copyright

4 Dedication

5 Preface Our Purpose Our Perspectives Our Partnership How the Book Is Organized

6 Part One: Engaging Conflict Chapter One: Engaging and Disrupting for Social Change Strategic Disruption Constructive Conflict Nonviolence and Disruption Resolution, Engagement, and Disruption Disrupting Systems of Oppression Acting Small, Dreaming Big Disrupting for What: A Guiding Vision Chapter Two: The Neutrality Trap The Limits of Dialogue Neutrality, Impartiality, and Objectivity If Not Neutrality, Then What? The Transparency Challenge Activists or Professionals The Many Faces of the Neutrality Trap: Fairness and False Equivalence Power and Neutrality Chapter Three: Intersectionality and Social Change Understanding Our Intersectionality Intersectionality and Oppression Challenging the Marginalization of the “Other” Experiencing Conflict Through Intersectionality Moving Away from a Single Story Acknowledging Pain in Ourselves and Others The Conscious and Unconscious Bases of Racism Race, Gender, and Colonialism A Note About Performativity, Virtue Signaling, and Change Chapter Four: Constructive Engagement What Is Constructive Conflict Engagement? The Uses and Misuses of Dialogue Finding Solutions Optimism and Realism About System Change

7 Part Two: Deepening Conflict Chapter Five: The Hope and Challenge of Enduring Conflict The Faces of Conflict Strategies for Enduring Conflict I: Confronting Avoidance Strategies for Enduring Conflict II: The Use of Representative Conflict Strategies for Enduring Conflict III: Durable Communication and Sustainable Power Sustaining Ourselves in Enduring Conflict Chapter Six: Beyond Evil, Stupid, and Crazy: Systems of Privilege and Oppression Three Crutches System Concepts for Change Are We Experiencing the Beginnings of a Paradigm Shift? A Return to Crazy, Stupid, and Evil: Are Racists Evil?

8 Part Three: Strategic Disruption Chapter Seven: From Chaotic to Strategic Disruption Good Trouble The Power of Nonviolence (and the Choices It Offers) Enduring Disruption Storytelling and Social Media Chapter Eight: Allies, Teams, and Leaders Team Leadership and Leadership of Teams Trust and Psychological Safety Can Elites Be Allies for Change? The Need for a Common Purpose The Power of Community Leaders and Boundaries Leaders, Followers, Facilitators, and Allies Chapter Nine: Disrupting and Connecting for Social Change: A Forward Look Conflict Specialists and Social Change; Social Activists and Constructive Engagement The Power and Vulnerability of the Status Quo OK Boomer: Social Change Across Generations Truth Telling and Solidarity Finding Sustenance in Struggle Remember George Floyd

9 References

10 Acknowledgments

11 About the Authors

12 Index

13 End User License Agreement

1 Cover Page

2 Table of Contents

3 Title Page THE NEUTRALITY TRAP DISRUPTING AND CONNECTING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE BERNARD MAYER JACQUELINE N. FONT-GUZMÁN

4 Copyright

5 Dedication

6 Preface

7 Begin Reading

8 The Neutrality Trap

9 Acknowledgments

10 About the Authors

11 Index

12 End User License Agreement

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“The combination of theory, relevant personal reflection, and practical strategies make The Neutrality Trap a valuable resource for any practitioner serious about disrupting structural racism .”

— Cheryl L. Jamison, J.D., Former Executive Director, Association for Conflict Resolution

“In The Neutrality Trap , Font‐Guzmán and Mayer make the simple yet powerful point that neutrality–the North Star of dispute resolution processes–might serve more as an impediment than as an agent of social change. Having struck a heavy blow to the dispute resolution edifice, Font‐Guzmán and Mayer help us rebuild it by guiding us on how to avoid the neutrality trap, engage in meaningful dialogue, and prepare to endure conflict. An important and timely contribution to the field.”

— Rafael Gely, J.D., Ph.D., James E. Campbell Missouri Endowed Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law

“If you are a conflict resolution practitioner considering this book, you probably already know (or suspect) that insisting on neutrality in the face of systemic conflicts and prolonged injustices can do more harm than good. Bernie Mayer and Jackie Font‐Guzmán move the conversation beyond a critique of neutrality. Drawing on their practical experiences, they offer an engaging, thought‐provoking, and inspiring exploration of the ways we can use conflict resolution practices to engage enduring conflicts that require transformation rather than settlement.”

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