Building Peace from Within

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ID23535697
AuthorsB Maphosa
EditorsSylvester B Maphosa, Laura Deluca (0000-0001-7134-030X), Alphonse Keasley
Year2014
Pages304
Publication date2014-03-07
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueBuilding Peace from Within (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherAfrica Institute of South Africa (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.2307/j.ctvh8r4g3
OpenAlexW656682026
Open LibraryOL34015411M
ISBN9780798304412
LanguageEN
References cited4

This book seeks to examine how successful models of building ‘peace from within’ in the African context function. It draws emerging lessons to provide critical recommendations on policy, practice and academia – our primary audience. While there are numerous examples of failures of conflict resolution in Africa, shown by intractable conflict axes, less attention is paid to successes. While acknowledging the challenges that exist, this edited volume provides positive examples of building peace from within in fragile contexts through many forms of initiatives and actions at different levels: community-based (through individual and/or collective local peace initiatives), government (through ministries and/or departments), and regional (through external and/or multilateral infrastructure for peace). As a guiding principle the notion of building peace from within draws from the idea of community regeneration, which describes voluntary and peaceful activities of grassroots actors that reflect their broader interests of building peaceful communities and existence.

Political science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Peace and Human Rights Education · Peacebuilding and International Security · Africa · Conflict management · Gestion des conflits · International Security · Paix · Peace-building · politics and government · Réparations de guerre · Restorative justice · Sécurité internationale · Security, International

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