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“Climbing a Great Hill”
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- Title: “Climbing a Great Hill”: The Process of Integral Diversity Maturity Illustrated in Nelson Mandela’s Autobiography Long Walk to Freedom
- Author(s): Michael A. Raffanti, Toni A. Gregory
- Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
- Collection: Common Ground Research Networks
- Series: Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations
- Journal Title: The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review
- Keywords: Diversity, Integral Theory, Mandela
- Volume: 11
- Issue: 2
- Date: December 26, 2011
- ISSN: 1447-9532 (Print)
- ISSN: 1447-9583 (Online)
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9532/CGP/v11i02/38998
- Citation: Raffanti, Michael A., and Toni A. Gregory. 2011. "“Climbing a Great Hill”: The Process of Integral Diversity Maturity Illustrated in Nelson Mandela’s Autobiography Long Walk to Freedom." The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review 11 (2): 171-184. doi:10.18848/1447-9532/CGP/v11i02/38998.
- Extent: 14 pages
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Abstract
The authors have articulated a post-conventional, integral theory of diversity dynamics, Integral Diversity Maturity (IDM). Here, they have employed this developmental framework to explore Nelson Mandela’s life experiences in the context of his orientation toward diversity. The analysis is designed to shed light on how extraordinary situations of racial tension can become fertile ground for the development of transformative and integral views of diversity.
