Peace as Social Cohesion, Equity, and Democracy

Local Peacebuilders’ Conceptualizations of Peace

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ID12357209
AuthorsYulia Nesterova (0000-0002-3500-8999, corresponding author), Eun-Ji Amy Kim (0000-0002-6545-1035)
Year2024
Volume36
Issue3
Pages531-544
Publication date2024-07-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePeace Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1040-2659 • E-ISSN: 1469-9982
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10402659.2024.2377773
OpenAlexW4400928297
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited18

Peace is something that all societies value and desire, but very few can achieve and sustain. This paper offers an analysis of how local peacebuilders working in contexts affected by violent conflict and in postconflict areas conceptualize peace. Peacebuilders voices were collected through an open-ended survey, consultations on a digital platform called Padlet, and storytelling webinars facilitated by an Australian Indigenous storyteller. In these voices, we find a focus on achieving negative peace and deligitimizing all kinds of violence as well as a strong emphasis on positive peace that includes social cohesion; equity and inclusion; and democracy, human rights, and freedoms

Cohesion (chemistry · Democracy · Equity (law · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social equality · Sociology · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration

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