Motivation of Philanthropists in Peacebuilding

Promoting Peace as Personal Satisfaction

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ID13047331
AuthorsSidonia Gabriel (United States Institute of Peace, corresponding author), Laurent Goetschel (0000-0001-6021-6434, Swiss Archaeology)
Year2016
Volume11
Issue2
Pages51-65
Publication date2016-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Peacebuilding & Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2165-7440 • E-ISSN: 1542-3166
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/15423166.2016.1191369
OpenAlexW2478053047
LanguageEN
References cited36

This paper was developed out of an interest to learn more about the role, and more particularly about the motivations, of philanthropists who engage in peace research and peacebuilding practice. How can we explain this engagement in peacebuilding and conflict transformation despite the fact that (a) this field is highly contested in terms of substance, instruments and processes, and (b) it may take far more than one generation's lifespan for it to show positive results? Adopting an inductive approach, the article examines basic linkages between philanthropy and peacebuilding, laying the groundwork for preliminary results from a set of explorative semi-structured interviews on the topic. The authors analyse the implications of philanthropic financing for peacebuilding interventions and compare it with other sources of funding

Peacebuilding · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · International Development and Aid · Peacebuilding and International Security · Psychology · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology

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