Reconciliation and Building a Sustainable Peace

Competing Worldviews in South Africa and Beyond

AvCathy Bollaert

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del i serien Palgrave Studies in Compromise after Conflict

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Beskrivning

This book explores how competing worldviews impact on intergroup relations and building a sustainable peace in culturally diverse societies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-02-25
Mått:148 x 210 x 23 mm
Vikt:446 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Studies in Compromise after Conflict
Antal sidor:209
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030036546

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Cathy Bollaert is an independent researcher and consultant with a PhD from the Transitional Justice Institute and INCORE at Ulster University. Selected as a Rotary World Peace Fellow, she also holds an MA in African Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Bradford and an MA in Theology from Ghana. She is also an adjunct lecturer in peace and reconciliation studies at Queen's University Belfast.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: The significance of cultural diversity on peace-building in divided societies.- 2. The Rainbow Nation: Identity, intergroup relations and worldviews in South Africa.- 3. Anchoring concepts: sustainable peace, identity, culture and worldview.- 4. Worldview diversity within South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.- 5. Exploring the diversity of worldviews in South Africa.- 6. Through the eyes of the ‘other’: interpretations of peace and requisites for building a sustainable peace.- 7. Transitional policies, group identity and intergroup relations.- 8. Contributions and recommendations of worldview for peace-building and reconciliation in South Africa and beyond.