"Peacebuilding is an activity that aims to resolve injustice in nonviolent ways and to transform the cultural and structural conditions that generate deadly or destructive conflict."
Studies the processes involved in building sustainable peace after conflict, including post-conflict reconstruction, societal reconciliation, and the promotion of human rights, democracy, and economic development.
Conflict Resolution: The process of finding a peaceful solution to a disagreement or dispute.
Mediation: A facilitated process in which a neutral third party helps parties in conflict discuss their differences and find a mutually acceptable solution.
Peacebuilding: A multidimensional process aimed at preventing the outbreak, continuation, and recurrence of violence by addressing its root causes.
Nonviolent Communication: A way of communicating that focuses on understanding the needs and feelings of others and expressing oneself in a non-threatening manner.
Conflict Transformation: The process of transforming the underlying relationships, perceptions, and structures that contribute to conflicts, rather than merely managing or resolving them.
Reconciliation: A process of healing and restoring relationships that have been damaged by conflict and violence.
Conflict Analysis: The process of understanding the dynamics, causes, and actors involved in a particular conflict.
Human Rights: Universal rights and protections that are inherent to all individuals, regardless of their background, nationality, or status.
Gender and Conflict: The study of how gender-based inequality and discrimination exacerbate conflicts and how peacebuilding efforts can address these issues.
International Conflict: The study of conflicts that arise between or among nation-states, including their causes, dynamics, and potential solutions.
Peace Education: The process of educating people about peace, nonviolence, conflict resolution, diversity, and respect for human rights.
Environmental Conflict: The study of conflicts that arise over natural resources, environmental degradation, climate change, and other related issues.
Post-Conflict Reconstruction: The process of rebuilding societies and infrastructure after a conflict has ended, including efforts to address the root causes of the conflict and promote sustainable peace.
Transitional Justice: The process of addressing past human rights abuses and violations through mechanisms such as trials, reparations, and truth commissions.
Humanitarian Intervention: The use of military force or other measures to protect civilians from mass atrocities or serious human rights violations.
Religion and Conflict: The study of how religious beliefs and practices contribute to or mitigate conflicts, including interfaith dialogue and religious peacebuilding.
Diaspora and Peacebuilding: The role of migrant communities in promoting peace and reconciliation in conflict-affected regions, including through remittances, advocacy, and cultural exchange.
Peacekeeping: The deployment of military or civilian personnel to monitor ceasefires, protect civilians, and promote peace and stability in conflict-affected areas.
Conflict Prevention: The proactive measures taken to prevent conflicts from arising or escalating, including early warning systems, capacity building, and dialogue.
Power and Conflict: The study of how power dynamics influence conflicts, including issues of dominance, resistance, and social change.
Reconciliation: The process of rebuilding broken relationships and promoting healing between individuals or groups following a conflict.
Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR): A process that involves the collection, disposal, and reintroduction of weapons, demobilization of combatants, and their integration back into civilian life.
Conflict Resolution/Management: The identification and addressing of the causes of a conflict to minimize or eliminate its effects, using tactics such as negotiation or mediation.
Human Rights Advocacy: The promotion and protection of the fundamental rights of individuals and groups that are often violated during conflicts.
Diplomacy/Negotiation: The process of engaging in discussions and negotiating agreements between conflicting parties to resolve conflicts and promote peace.
Building Trust: The development of trustworthy relationships between individuals or groups to build the foundation for future peace.
Transitional Justice: A set of legal and institutional measures implemented to address past human rights violations, including fact-finding or truth commissions, reparations, and criminal prosecutions.
Community Development: Fostering economic and social development in conflict-affected areas to create sustainable communities that can prevent future conflicts.
Conflict Prevention: Measures taken to identify early warning signs of potential conflicts and to take preventative action to avoid or mitigate the effects of such conflicts.
Peace Education: Teaching individuals and communities about peaceful conflict resolution, tolerance, and respect for human rights.
Interfaith Dialogue: The promotion of dialogue and cooperation between different religious groups to promote understanding and respect.
Peace Journalism: Journalism that focuses on promoting peaceful conflict resolution and preventing further violence.
Track II/People-to-People Diplomacy: Unofficial diplomatic channels that engage influential individuals and groups in policymaking and dialogue to promote peace.
Cultural Exchange: The exchange of ideas, values, and customs between individuals and communities to promote mutual understanding and respect.
"Developing constructive personal, group, and political relationships across ethnic, religious, class, national, and racial boundaries."
"The process includes violence prevention, conflict management, resolution, or transformation, and post-conflict reconciliation or trauma healing before, during, and after any given case of violence."
"Before, during, and after any given case of violence."
"Strategic peacebuilding activities address the root or potential causes of violence, create a societal expectation for peaceful conflict resolution, and stabilize society politically and socioeconomically."
"The methods included in peacebuilding vary depending on the situation and the agent of peacebuilding."
"Successful peacebuilding activities create an environment supportive of self-sustaining, durable peace; reconcile opponents; prevent conflict from restarting; integrate civil society; create rule of law mechanisms; and address underlying structural and societal issues."
"Peacebuilding is most effective and durable when it relies upon local conceptions of peace and the underlying dynamics that foster or enable conflict."
"Creating constructive personal, group, and political relationships across ethnic, religious, class, national, and racial boundaries."
"The process includes violence prevention."
"The process includes conflict management, resolution, or transformation."
"The process includes post-conflict reconciliation or trauma healing before, during, and after any given case of violence."
"Strategic peacebuilding activities address the root or potential causes of violence."
"Successful peacebuilding activities integrate civil society."
"Successful peacebuilding activities create rule of law mechanisms."
"Successful peacebuilding activities create an environment supportive of self-sustaining, durable peace."
"Successful peacebuilding activities stabilize society politically and socioeconomically."
"Peacebuilding is most effective and durable when it relies upon local conceptions of peace and the underlying dynamics that foster or enable conflict."
"Peacebuilding aims to transform the cultural and structural conditions that generate deadly or destructive conflict."
"Peacebuilding aims to break boundaries across ethnic, religious, class, national, and racial boundaries."