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Our First Ten Years of Leading With Love: Transforming Cultures Through Interdisciplinary Discourse Open
Editor-in-Chief of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies Riane Eisler writes about how much the tenth anniversary of this journal means to her. She thanks those who founded IJPS, as well as its global readership, for bringin…
Finding Like Minds and Gaining Inspiration: A Conversation with Teddie Potter Open
Riane Eisler interviews Dr. Teddie Potter, Co-Founder and Executive Editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies and Director of the Center for Planetary Health and Environmental Justice at the University of Minnesota Sch…
You Teach, I Engage: A Conversation with Dr. Fang Lei Open
Riane Eisler interviews Dr. Fang Lei, the new Managing Editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies and an Assistant Professor at School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota.
Shining As Illuminators Around A Shared Vision For Our World: A Conversation with Eli Ingraham Open
Riane Eisler interviews Eli Ingraham, recent CEO of the Center for Partnership Systems and currently working with the Transition Collective on bioregional efforts in South Africa and North America.
Empowering Girls and Boys to be Leaders in Uganda: A Conversation with Dr. Mwalimu Musheshe Open
Riane Eisler talks with Dr. Mwalimu Musheshe, founder of the Uganda Rural Development and Training Institute (URDT), dedicated to preparing male and female young entrepreneurs who have integrity and the capacity to improve their economic s…
Moral Sensitivity and Our Interconnection With One Another and Nature: A Conversation With Ervin Laszlo Open
Riane Eisler, Editor-in-Chief of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, interviews pioneering systems philosopher, scientist, and global activist Dr. Ervin Laszlo, about his work with the late evolutionary systems scientist …
Moral Sensitivity, Moral Transformation, and Evolutionary Scientist David Loye: An Introduction Open
This article introduces the two major themes of this issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies: moral sensitivity and transformation, and honoring the late evolutionary systems scientist David Loye. The article shows ho…
Remembering And Honouring David Loye Open
The following article is a personal tribute dedicated to evolutionary systems scientist, psychologist, and poet, David Loye. The article contains a collection of personal photographs of David Loye and partner, Riane Eisler alongside a poem…
The Commons and Education for Cultural Transformation: A Conversation with Aftab Omer & Melissa Schwartz Open
Riane Eisler talks with Aftab Omer and Melissa Schwartz of Meridian University about the role of transformative learning within higher education institutions and its importance in regenerating and transforming culture.
Partnership Policies: A Conversation with Jennifer Siebel Newsom, The First Partner of California Open
Riane Eisler interviews Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of the Governor of California, the most populous U.S. state, who chose the title First Partner rather than First Lady to describe her position. In addition to her role in crafting partne…
The Power of Women: A Conversation with the Honorable Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Open
Riane Eisler interviews Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, president of Iceland from 1980 to 1996, at her home in Iceland, about equality and partnership. The nation of Iceland got its independence from the kingdom of Denmark in 1944; in its infancy a…
Re-examining Darwin and Human Evolution from a Partnership Perspective: A Conversation with David Loye Open
Riane Eisler talks with her husband, social psychologist and Darwin scholar David Loye, about his re-examination of Darwin’s theory of evolution and how and why the role of love, moral sensitivity, mutual aid, and other partnership values …
Forgiveness - The F Word: A Conversation with Louisa Hext Open
IJPS Editor-in-Chief Riane Eisler interviews Louisa Hext, North American Coordinator of The F Word: Stories of Forgiveness, a traveling exhibit presenting stories from The Forgiveness Project.
Sustainable Agriculture--Going to the Root of the Problem: A Conversation with Wes Jackson Open
IJPS Editor-in-Chief Riane Eisler interviews Wes Jackson, founder of the pioneering sustainable agriculture research and development organization, The Land Institute, with headquarters in Salina, Kansas. He is the author of New Roots for A…
Contracting or Expanding Consciousness: Foundations for Partnership and Peace Open
The Congreso Futuro (Futures Congress), sponsored by the President of Chile, was established in 2011 “as a bridge that connects ideas, people and views that change the world with our society.” The 2018 Futures Congress included 40 panels f…
Raising Caring Men: A Conversation with Gary Barker Open
IJPS Editor-in-Chief Riane Eisler interviews Gary Barker, President and CEO of Promundo, co-founder of MenCare, and coordinator of the International Men and Gender Equality Survey, about his work in changing rigid gender stereotypes and th…
Valuing and Supporting the Work of Caregiving: A Conversation with Ai-jen Poo Open
IJPS Editor-in-Chief Riane Eisler talks with Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, co-director of Caring Across Generations, recipient of a MacArthur Genius Award, and author of The Age of Dignity: Preparing for t…
Protecting Children: From Rhetoric to Global Action Open
This paper looks at the pandemic of abuse and violence against children worldwide, and examines the historical and cultural roots of these systemic human violations. It proposes strategies to better safeguard children globally, including e…
The Real Wealth of Nations: From Global Warming to Global Partnership Open
In a speech delivered September 16, 2009 in New York City, at the United Nations' special meeting on climate change hosted by the Caribbean island-country of Grenada, Riane Eisler proposed a new approach for prevention and mitigation of gl…
A Conversation with Jessica Hellmann: Reducing the Impact of Climate Change Open
IJPS Editor-in-Chief Riane Eisler talks with Jessica Hellmann, Director of the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment, Russell M. and Elizabeth M. Bennett Chair in Excellence in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behav…
A Conversation with Sally Coxe: A Primate Partnership Culture Open
IJPS Editor-in-Chief Riane Eisler talks with Sally Coxe, founding director of the Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI), dedicated to protecting these uniquely peaceful primates who share more than 98 percent of our human species’ genes and…
A Conversation with Monica Worline and Jane Dutton: Compassion in the Work Place Open
Riane Eisler talks with Monica C. Worline, PhD, Executive Director of CompassionLab and Research Scientist at the Center for Compassion and Altruism at Stanford University, and Jane E. Dutton, PhD, Professor of Business Administration and …
A Conversation with Ruah Swennerfelt: The Transition Movement and People of Faith Open
Riane Eisler talks with Ruah Swennerfelt, author of Rising to the Challenge: The Transition Movement and People of Faith and president of the Transition Town Charlotte board, about the role of faith and faith communities in the Transition …
Roadmap to a Caring Economics: Beyond Capitalism and Socialism Open
Our unprecedented technological, economic, and environmental challenges call for thinking that goes beyond capitalism and socialism, both of which were developed in early industrial times. This article outlines a caring economics or partne…
Building a Caring Democracy: Four Cornerstones for an Integrated Progressive Agenda Open
Why do people vote for “strong” leaders who condone violence, debase women, and stoke fear and scapegoating? If free elections alone are not the answer, what will it take to build a caring democracy that promotes the wellbeing and full dev…
From the Guest Editor: Caring Democracy Open
The Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies was launched in the fall of 2014, and as Editor in Chief, I am happy to report that since our launch we have had more than 10,000 downloads of articles by readers all over the world. I a…
A Conversation with Charlotte Bunch: Seeing Women's Rights as Human Rights Open
IJPS Editor-in-Chief Riane Eisler interviews Charlotte Bunch, BA, PhD (hon)founding director and senior scholar at the Center for Women’s Global Leadership at Rutgers University, where she is also a distinguished professor in the Departmen…
Creativity, Society, and Gender: Contextualizing and Redefining Creativity Open
Creativity is currently being redefined in more inclusive and accurate ways. This article examines old and new ways of viewing creativity, focusing especially on how creativity has been considered a male preserve and the need for a more in…
A Conversation with Brie Mathers: Learning To Value Our Bodies and Our Selves. Open
IJPS Editor-in-Chief Riane Eisler interviews Brie Mathers, director of the organization Love the Skin You're In, about her work to change how girls and women see themselves in the cultural transformation to a healthier, more equitable part…