Description: Peace processes are mostly very fragile. This engagingly written book takes a bold new approach to the topic by beginning from the premise that sociology can identify those factors that help to stabilize them. The book draws a distinction between the political and social dimensions of peace processes, arguing that each is dependent on the other. Consideration of the social peace process, neglected in conventional treatments of the subject, is made central to this volume. While complementing current approaches that emphasize institutional reform in politics, law and economics, it pays due attention to sociological factors such as gender, civil society, religion, the deconstruction of violent masculinities, restorative justice, emotions, hope, forgiveness, truth recovery, social memory and public victimhood. These important themes are fully illustrated with examples and in-depth case studies from across the globe. The book locates itself within the growing debate about the positive impact of global civil society on peace and identifies the new forms of peace work engendered by globalization. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of peace studies in politics, international relations and sociology departments. Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen Acknowledgements. Introduction: War, peace and communal violence. Chapter 1: Types of post-violence society. Chapter 2: The Problem of peace processes. Chapter 3: Civil society. Chapter 4: Gender. Chapter 5: Emotions. Chapter 6: Memory, 'truth' and victimhood. Conclusion: A sociological approach to peace processes. Bibliography.
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Book Title: Peace Processes: A Sociological Approach by Brewer
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Peace Processes : a Sociological Approach
Publisher: Polity Press
Subject: Peace
Publication Year: 2010
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Length: 9 in
Author: John D. Brewer
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback