Jones, Lindsay Brooke Buffum2008-07-09NO_RESTRIC2008-07-092008-07-09https://hdl.handle.net/1920/3155This thesis discusses the use of reconciliation processes in areas of latent conflict and their utility in preventing the manifestation of conflict. This study uses a comparative case study of reconciliation in Portland, Oregon, and Dayton, Ohio. During the course of this research the author conducted interviews of community members in each city, reviews of primary and secondary source literature, and a statistical analysis of the cities affected. This thesis should be a reference and resource for practitioners of reconciliation and agents of peace.en-USReconciliationConflict PreventionDialogueRacial ReconciliationThesis