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- Title
Women and Reconciliation: A Pathway to Peace.
- Authors
Chandler, Diane J.
- Abstract
While women are often voiceless victims of war, they comprise the very backbone of peace and reconciliation initiatives worldwide. Peace following religious, geo political, and social upheaval cannot be secured without the active involvement of women who contribute to society's stability. Predicated on an overview of women's peace and reconciliation efforts in Northern Ireland, Liberia, and the Balkans, this paper offers four principles based upon peacebuilding theoretical foundations: (1) reconciliation is a process not a single event, (2) women's networking contributes to lasting peacebuilding initiatives, (3) changing the narrative of the conflict assists to fortify reconciliation efforts, and (4) women should be an integral part of peace and reconciliation initiatives following national conflict. An exploratory analysis on how women in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have bridged ethnic and religious divide offers an initial affirmation of these four peacemaking principles.
- Subjects
WAR victims; PSYCHOLOGY of women; RECONCILIATION; PEACEBUILDING -- Social aspects; SOCIAL stability; INTERNATIONAL cooperation
- Publication
Journal for the Study of Peace & Conflict, 2016, p21
- ISSN
1095-1962
- Publication type
Article