Peacebuilding, Memory and Reconciliation : Bridging Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches.

Peacebuilding, Memory and Reconciliation : Bridging Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches.

This book aims to bridge the gap between what are generally referred to as 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' approaches to peacebuilding. After the experience of a physical and psychological trauma, the period of individual healing and recovery is intertwined with political and social r...

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Main Author: Charbonneau, Bruno
Other Authors: Parent, Genevieve
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
Series:Studies in conflict, development and peacebuilding.
Subjects:
Peace-building > Psychological aspects.
Reconciliation > Psychological aspects.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Peacebuilding, Memory and Reconciliation Bridging top-down and bottom-up approaches; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction: peacebuilding, healing, reconciliation; PART 1 Conceptual issues; Chapter 1 The post-conflict paradox: engaging war, creating peace; Chapter 2 A critique of "bottom-up" peacebuilding: do peaceful individuals make peaceful societies?; PART 2 Case studies; Chapter 3 Familial trauma in democratic Spain: memory and reconciliation through generations; Chapter 4 Living to tell the story: healing, social denial and redress in Uruguay.
  • Chapter 5 Justice, healing and reconciliation in CambodiaChapter 6 Exploring the role of apology in Cambodia's reconciliation process; Chapter 7 Governmental apologies and political reconciliation: promise and pitfalls; Chapter 8 Co-creating peace: confronting psycho-social-economic injustices in the Israeli-Palestinian context; Chapter 9 Restorative moments: from First Nations people in Canada to conflicts in an Israeli-Palestinian dialogue group; Chapter 10 Towards peace and reconciliation after the Great War: letter-writing to the League of Nations.
  • Chapter 11 Can history heal trauma? The role of history education in reconciliation processesChapter 12 Conclusion: making "bottom-up" peacebuilding relevant; Bibliography; Index.

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