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Peace in the atomic age : three reports
No full textPamphlet no. 38Repository: Woodstock Theological Library. For more information about this item please email [email protected] title: Peace in the atomic age: Three reports by Reverend Wilfred Parsons, S.J., and the Ethics Committee, Reverend Edward A. Conway, S.J., Thomas H. Mahony and the Post World War CommitteeIncludes bibliographical referencesThe ethics of atomic war -- The international control of atomic energy -- The atomic bomb and the United Nations : Can the United Nations keep the peace
International ethics : preliminary considerations the moral law in relations to states ; the precept of justice ; the precept of charity ; the morality of war ; the obligation of promoting peace
No full textPamphlet no. 1Repository: Woodstock Theological Library. For more information about this item please email [email protected] editionThis brief preliminary statement of International ethics was prepared by the Committee on international ethics of the Catholic association for international peace.-- page 3Cover titleIncludes N.C.W.C. Study Club Outline on International Ethics.Reading list: p. 3
Negotiated settlements and peace referendums
No full textInstitutional innovations in conflict management have received considerable academic attention in the past decades. Yet few studies have considered the design of referendums in peace processes and the role of popular mandates in catalysing negotiated settlements. Drawing evidence from divided societies, particularly the contrasting cases of South Africa and Cyprus, the article points to the importance of ratification sequence and early mandate referendums. Specifically, it demonstrates how mandate referendums focusing initially on domestic constituencies enable leaders to pre‐empt ethnic outbidding challenges while concluding a peace agreement. An early ratification process could safeguard the peace process from unavoidable reversals in public opinion, increase flexibility as to the timing of critical decisions and maximise the credibility of leaders aiming for a negotiated settlement. The study of mandate referendums has important implications for broader research on international mediations since it suggests mechanisms by which political actors could ensure the ratification of significant treaties in global or regional politics
Peace is the way: valuing and incorporating a spiritual paradigm in peace and conflict studies
No full textOne of the most salient issues the world faces is World Peace. Humans are the only species on the planet who are systemically and intentionally violent with intent to harm and kill. At the same time, there is significant evidence suggesting that humans are inherently peaceful. What then, could account, not for violent behavior, but from preventing us from living peacefully and harmoniously as we were intended to do? Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) is an academic discipline which has focused on identifying the root causes of conflict and violence with the conviction that by addressing the roots of conflict and violence, peace can ensue. However, the goal to attain positive peace and sustainable peace have remained elusive. Even though PACS theories have been changing and responding to various factors to help address issues that hinder direct and indirect violence, in order to attain peace, this goal has remained elusive. This dissertation is a theoretical investigation and exploration of PACS to understand PACS’ theories from the discipline’s ontological lens. I surmised that PACS’ ontological lens has been grounded in colonial ideology which I have argued is divisive; entangled in violence and has an external focus. These three elements are not grounded in peace; as such, I have made the claim that they can be a hinderance to peace. In light of this observation, I make a case to support my conviction that what is needed in PACS is another ontological lens to understand and know peace – one that is spiritual. From a spiritual lens, peace is characterized by nonduality (which harmonizes us); by ahimsa (a commitment to nonviolence); and by an internal focus (meaning that peace is a practice that comes from consciousness). From a spiritual lens, peace is understood for what peace is, as opposed to what peace is not, i.e. the absence of violence. Thus, in order to understand and learn about peace from a spiritual ontological lens, I develop a spiritual theoretical paradigm and a spiritual conceptual framework for undertaking peace research in PACS.February 202
How to become a peace officer in Ohio
No full text"Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General."; "Created: 8/9/2019..."-Document properties screenTo become a peace officer in Ohio, one must complete a Peace Officer Basic Training Academy that is approved by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC)
Returning culture to peacebuilding : contesting the liberal peace in Sierra Leone
No full textThis thesis investigates the advantages and limitations of applying culture to the analysis of violent conflict and peacebuilding, with a particular focus on liberal peacebuilding in Sierra Leone. While fully aware of the critique of the concept of culture in terms of its uses for the production of difference and ‘otherness,’ it also seeks to respond to the critique of liberal peacebuilding on the account of its low sensitivity towards local culture, which allegedly undermines the peace effort. After a careful examination of the terms of discussion about culture enabled by theoretical approaches to conflict in Chapter 2, the thesis presents a theoretical framework for the analysis of cultural aspects of conflict and peace based on the processes and effects of meaning-generation (Chapter 3), developing the conceptual apparatus and vocabulary for the subsequent empirical study. Instead of bracketing out the recursive nature of cultural theorising, the developed approach embraces the recursive dynamics which arise as a result of cultural ‘embeddedness’ of the analyst and the processes which s/he seeks to elucidate, mirroring similar dynamics in the cultural production of meaning and knowledge. The framework of ‘embedded cultural enquiry’ is then used to analyse the practices of liberal peacebuilding as a particular culture, which shapes the interaction of the liberal peace with its ‘subjects’ and critics as well as framing its reception of the cultural problematic generally (Chapter 4). The application of the analytical framework to the case study investigates the interaction between the liberal peace and ‘local culture,’ offering an alternative reading of the conflict and peace process in Sierra Leone (Chapter 5). The study concludes that a greater attention to cultural meaning-making offers a largely untapped potential for peacebuilding, although any decisions with regard to its deployment will inevitably be made from within an inherently biased cultural perspective
Peace economists and peace economics
No full textWe define peace economics as the economic study and design of political, economic, and cultural institutions, their interrelations, and their policies to prevent, mitigate, or resolve any type of latent or actual destructive conflict within and between societies. Differentiating peace economics from defense/military economics, conflict economics, and security economics, we assert that while founded on positive precepts, peace economics is distinct for its normative character. We place peace economics within a larger framework of positive peace and social system sustainability and briefly discuss some challenges.peace; peace economics; normative; positive peace; social system sustainability
Newsletter
No full textThe African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Department (PSD), the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), and the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) have been implementing a joint project titled the African Union Mediation Support Capacity Project since August 2009, aimed at strengthening the mediation support capacity of the AU. The objectives of the Project are to: Enhance the AU and RECs mediation support capacity to plan, deploy, manage and monitor mediation interventions in a timely and effective manner; Enhance the AU and RECs capacity to review, evaluate, identify lessons and best practises on conflict prevention and peace mediation efforts; and Strengthen internal systems and procedures in support of AU and RECs mediation interventions. These objectives are implemented by means of training, research and high level engagements
Laying the Foundations for Peace: A Policy Contribution 2016
No full textThis short publication, Laying the Foundations for Peace: a policy contribution 2016, represents some of our thinking on the way forward and is a sister publication to Ten years of Peacebuilding Work in Conflict Regions: Reflections of Foundations for Peace Network Members. Both are presented as materials to promote discussion and exchange at our conference and events in the EFC Philanthropy House, Brussels, in November 2016, to mark our 10th anniversary. Both are drawn from the combined experiences and reflections of the members of the FFP (Foundations for Peace) Network. The member foundations are indigenous to, and proactively working in, societies that have been deeply impacted by violent conflict and communal division. All are deeply committed to the empowerment of local communities to develop sustainable peacebuilding and conflict resolution solutions to local conflict
Global peace index 2015
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This is the ninth edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks the nations of the world according to their level of peacefulness. The index is composed of 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from highly respected sources and ranks 162 independent states, covering 99.6 per cent of the world’s population. The index gauges global peace using three broad themes: the level of safety and security in society, the extent of domestic and international conflict and the degree of militarisation.
In addition to presenting the findings from the 2015 GPI and its eight-year trend analysis, this year’s report provides an updated methodology to account for the economic impact of violence on the global economy. The report also contains a new analysis on Positive Peace and describes its relationship to development and other significant and positive societal outcomes. A detailed thematic analysis of the three aforementioned domains of the GPI is also included.
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