%0 Journal Article
%T Dramatic Problem Solving: Transforming Community Conflict through Performance in Costa Rica
%A Steven Hawkins
%A Alexia Georgakopolous
%J Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences
%D 2010
%I Guild of Independent Scholars
%X This study is an examination of how Dramatic ProblemSolving (DPS), an interactive theatre based facilitation wasimplemented in a community with the goal of structuralconflict transformation at a community, interpersonal, andintrapersonal level. By incorporating action research in astudy of a theatre based facilitation model, the study mergesthe fields of conflict resolution with performance studies. Thestudy¡¯s focus is praxis, equally examining theory, processand outcomes. The field of facilitated conflict resolution hasoften focused on process (Frey, 2003; Broome, 2003;Schwarz, 2005). The field of performance has often focusedon the external expression and final outcome (Schechner,2003; Park-Fuller, 2005). By combining performancestudies, theatre for social change, and facilitation, this studyprovides an example of transdisciplinary research that is thehallmark of both conflict analysis and resolution andperformance studies.
%K Costa Rica
%K Dramatic Problem Solving
%K Community
%U http://www.japss.org/upload/6._Hawkins[1].pdf