Constructive Dialogue Institute: Books and Publications

The essays collected here consider dialogue in the context of teaching and learning, personal and interpersonal growth, and in conflict resolution and other situations of great change.

The prominent Buddhist religious leader and advocate for peace, Daisaku Ikeda, has placed dialogue at the center of his efforts towards securing global justice and conflict resolution. However, far from constituting abstract plans for the future of the world, Ikeda's dialogues represent very concrete and focused activity. He concentrates on one significant individual at a time, or sometimes small groups, in order to attempt the transformation of thinking and society through intense discussion.

This book explores Ikeda's specific contribution to peacebuilding, notably through the central emphasis he has placed on the significance of dialogue.