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Authors critique power dynamics in dialogical practices, emphasizing the need for clarity in discussions.
The article ‘Power, position and social relations: Is the espoused absence of hierarchy in Open Dialogue naïve?’ (DOI: 10.1177/13634593241249101) by Einboden et al. criticized our work (Jaakko Seikkula and Tom Erik Arnkil, Dialogical Meetings in Social Networks, Karnak Books, 2006) in ways that confuse rather than clarify concepts. Reflection on power relations in dialogical practices is most welcome. We wish to promote clarity in the critical discussion.
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Arnkil et al. (2026) studied this question.
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