[OSList] Articles on dialogue in different cultures

[Bui Petersen]

Hi fellow OSers,

I have been ask to present a talk about on dialogue as part of 
university course on Cross-cultural communication. I am thinking that it 
may be interesting to talk about dialogue and how some of the approaches 
we use are influenced by traditions from different cultures (e.g. 
circles, OS marketplace, etc.). The intent to assign reading for the 
students prior to the class, but it is proving to be a bit more 
difficult than expected to find articles on this topic. There are lots 
of sources on how people from the "west" have gone to other countries to 
do dialogue, but I have found very little describing traditional 
dialogue, neither theory or practice. (one likely problem is that what I 
am referring to as "dialogue" may well be called something else in the 
literature).

Does anyone have any suggestions? Theoretical sources are OK too.

Always grateful for the generous help from this list. Thanks!

Bui Petersen