Hendrik W. (H.W.) van der Merwe
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Professor Hendrik W. van der Merwe (1929-2001) was a South African academic, Quaker, and a pioneer of conflict resolution. He founded the Centre for Intergroup Studies
(1968-1990) at the University of Cape Town in South Africa
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His memoir, "Peacemaking in South Africa: A Life in Conflict Resolution" recalls how Van der Merwe in 1984 became the first to arrange meetings between the then-banned African National Congress in exile and newspaper editors http://crinfo.beyondintractability.org/essay/disarming_behavior/
Centre for Intergroup Studies
The Centre for Intergroup Studies was founded by Professor Hendrik W. van der Merwe in Cape Town, South Africa, to conduct academic research on relations between "racial" groups, with the goal of promoting mutual acceptance and co-operation.Initially called the Abe Bailey Institute for...
(1968-1990) at the University of Cape Town in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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His memoir, "Peacemaking in South Africa: A Life in Conflict Resolution" recalls how Van der Merwe in 1984 became the first to arrange meetings between the then-banned African National Congress in exile and newspaper editors http://crinfo.beyondintractability.org/essay/disarming_behavior/
External links
- The HW van der Merwe Papers, University of Cape Town Libraries
- Kriesberg, Louis 2003. "De-escalating Gestures." The Conflict Resolution Information Source, University of Colorado.
- Van der Merwe, HW. 1998. "Facilitation and Mediation in South Africa: Three Case Studies." Peace and Conflict Studies Volume 5, Number 1. http://www.gmu.edu/academic/pcs/vander%7E1.htm