ISBN:
0387095748
,
9780387095752
,
9781281913302
,
9780387095745
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xviii, 407 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Peace psychology book series
Parallel Title:
Print version Handbook on Building Cultures of Peace
DDC:
303.6/6
Keywords:
Peace-building
;
Peace Psychological aspects
;
Culture
Abstract:
Mediation and negotiation, personal transformation, non-violent struggle in the community and the world: these behaviors - and their underlying values - underpin the United Nations' definition of a culture of peace, and are crucial to the creation of such a culture. This book presents a blueprint for this development
Description / Table of Contents:
CONTENTS; Introduction; Section I Views from the Social Sciences; 1 Learning from Extant Cultures of Peace; 2 Political Economy of Peace; 3 War in Peace: Cultural Regulationof the Construction-Destruction Dynamic; 4 Culture Change: A Practical Method with a Theoretical Basis; 5 The Paradigm Challenge for Political Science: Delegitimizingthe Recourse to Violence; 6 Assessing the Peacefulness of Cultures; Section II Building the Eight Bases for a Culture of Peace; 1 Peace Education: Its Nature, Nurture and the Challenges It Faces; 2 Gender Equality and a Culture of Peace
Description / Table of Contents:
3 Social Cohesion and Tolerance for Group Differences4 Democratic Participation; 5 Open Communication; 6 Human Rights and Peacebuilding; 7 International Security; 8 Sustainable Development; Section III Tools for Building Cultures of Peace General Methods; 1 Nonviolent Action, Trust and Building a Culture of Peace; 2 Negotiation and the Shadow of Law; 3 Deliberate Dialogue; 4 Restorative Justice and Prison Reform; 5 Police Oversight; Methods Aimed at Specific Levels; 6 Personal Transformations Needed for Cultures of Peace; 7 Achieving Peace in the Family
Description / Table of Contents:
8 Participatory Approaches to Community Change:Building Cooperation through Dialogue and NegotiationUsing Participatory Rural Appraisal9 Community Reconciliation and Post-ConflictReconstruction for Peace; 10 Reconciliation as a Foundation of Culture of Peace; 11 Using the Tools to Build the UN Bases; Author Index; Subject Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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