Positive Peace in Theory and Practice

Examining the shortcomings of eliciting sustainable intra-state peace through the UN system and the underlying positive peace paradigm of the liberal traditions, the book maintains that a novel positive peace vision and framework under the auspices of the UN is warranted. Building upon grievance-based explanations of violent conflicts and conflict transformation research, this book develops a comprehensive positive peace framework that involves the early tackling of identity divisions (i.e. Fundamental Conflicts) through UN facilitated deliberative and dialogical processes at the 1.5 track diplomacy level. This framework is designed to complement current UN post-conflict peacebuilding and structural prevention practice. By dealing both with how to operationalise early conflict prevention in a workable manner and developing a comprehensive yet viable positive peace approach, this book entails an extensive interdisciplinary approach and new in-depth analyses of the wide-ranging normative and policy aspects of the quest of elevating positive peace to a core objective of UN practice.

Conflict transformation · Dialogical self · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Grievance · Normative · Peacebuilding · Political science · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology · Conflict management · International Mediation · Mediation, international · Peace-building · Peacekeeping forces · United Nations

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