Forming a culture of peace
Subtitle: reframing narratives of intergroup relations, equity, and justice
By: edited by Karina V. Korostelina
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230340138
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Peace; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Violence; Social justice; Intergroup relations; Social conflict
Description: "This book challenges the discourses, narrative frames, and systems of beliefs that support and promote violence and conflict, it defines new comprehensive approaches to human security as preventative and empowering to individuals, and it provides conceptual frameworks and methodological tools for enhancing the processes of  communicating peace"--

"The book addresses the formation of the culture of peace by challenging the discourses, narrative frames and systems of values and beliefs that support and promote violence and conflict, defining new comprehensive approaches to human security, and by providing conceptual frameworks and methods for enhancing the processes of communicating peace in international relations, intra-national conflicts, peace education and peacebuilding. The book concentrates on the positive experiences and challenges of redefinition of conflict-based discourses and moral frames, re-humanization of former enemies, reframing narratives of intergroup relations, equity, and justice and offers valuable information as to the role of peace culture in conflict and post-conflict societies"--