Peter T. Coleman is a professor, author, and social entrepreneur for conflict engagement and peace — bridging science and practice to address our most difficult conflicts.
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Pursued for over thirty years across labs, classrooms, governments, and communities — to address conflict where it matters most.
Why some conflicts resist every attempt at resolution, and what complexity science reveals about breaking free.
Learn more →Evidence-based strategies for how deeply divided societies can — and do — find the way out.
Learn more →An adaptive, context-sensitive framework for navigating disagreement at every level.
Learn more →What the world's most peaceful societies can teach us about building lasting peace.
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A groundbreaking, research-based guide that draws on over 25 years of research to show how we can escape the pull of toxic polarization.
A guided experiment for reducing the grip of toxic political conflict on daily life — one habit at a time.
Take the challengeA practical, research-grounded sequence for repairing the people-shaped fractures politics leaves behind.
Read the guideAn AI-for-EQ platform that turns workplace culture into measurable behavior. Rapport plugs into the tools teams already use — helping individuals, leaders, and organizations build the trust, communication, and collaboration habits that keep teams human.
Visit RapportA Chrome extension from the Sustaining Peace Project that uses machine learning to detect contempt and rage-bait in your video feed in real time — so you can see when creators are weaponizing outrage and take back control of what you watch.
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