Peopling’ geographies of peace

The role of the military in peacebuilding in the Philippines

Bibliographic Data

ID8962395
AuthorsChih Yuan Woon (0000-0002-2811-5809, Department of Geography National University of Singapore Singapore 117570, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume40
Issue1
Pages14-27
Publication date2014-04-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/tran.12059
OpenAlexW2019446401
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited40

Geographical forays into peace research have flourished in recent years. Without denying the value of these works in highlighting the discipline's normative and practical contributions towards peace, this paper calls for further interrogations into the peoples who are involved in the (re)making of peaceful geographies. Using the case study of the military in the southern Philippines, I showcase the efforts of a particular group of soldiers in harnessing coalitional formations with local communities and NGO s for peaceful outcomes. Specifically, such collaborative partnerships enabled meaningful dialogues and negotiations to take place so as to pave the way for the attainment of truly sustainable peace. Hence, I contend that moving towards ‘peopled’ accounts of peace can proffer insights into the relationships and interactions between actors and how these facilitate transformative possibilities for peace. This will in turn create space for reflecting on the motivations and pathways in practising and realising peace. Such an actor‐centred approach to peace is particularly important at this political juncture when attempts are made to shift geography away from its traditional interest in warfare so as to grant new visibility to alternative peace cultures – it not only highlights the discipline's ethical responsibility towards peace and nonviolence but also facilitates academic action that is embodied and engaged

Action (physics · Environmental ethics · Negotiation · Normative · Peace and conflict studies · Peace economics · Peacebuilding · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education · Peacebuilding and International Security

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