Dialogue Series No 7 - Peacebuilding at a Crossroads?
| Author | Title / Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Beatrix Schmelzle & Martina Fischer (eds.) |
Peacebuilding at a Crossroads? Dilemmas and Paths for Another Generation
In this Dialogue, practitioners and researchers reflect on the conditions of success or failure in peacebuilding and conflict transformation. The lead article expresses a lingering worry that complex economic and environmental crises, international factors of violence and war, and an underlying 'murkiness' of values may overwhelm the best efforts for social change and create a feeling that we are “just wasting our time”. The comments emphasize that values and approaches - as well as the international context, power politics and injustice - should be the objects of critical analysis. Investment in learning, honest self-reflection and critical peace research appear to be a must for effective practice. Others stress a need for more effective public mobilization for the effective prevention of violence. Many additional questions are raised and present food for thought for an ongoing debate.
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2009 08 2009 |
Single articles in this dialogue include:
| Martina Fischer and Beatrix Schmelzle |
Introduction |
| Simon Fisher and Lada Zimina |
Just Wasting Our Time? Provocative Thoughts for Peacebuilders |
| Louis Kriesberg |
Making Good Use of the Time: Contributions and Dilemmas of Non-governmental Actors in Peacebuilding |
| Diana Chigas and Peter Woodrow |
Envisioning and Pursuing Peace Writ Large |
| Martina Weitsch |
Mobilizing Public Opinion for Peace: The Next Challenge for the Peacebuilding Communities |
| Goran Bozicevic |
Reflections on Peacebuilding from Croatia |
| Ulrike Hopp and Barbara Unger |
Time to Learn: Expanding Organisational Capacities in Conflict Settings |
| Martina Fischer |
Participatory Evaluation and Critical Peace Research: A Precondition for Peacebuilding |
| Simon Fisher and Lada Zimina |
Reflections on the Comments: Responses and More Queries |