In Just and Unjust Peace: An Ethic of Political Reconciliation, I argue that religious traditions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in particular—offer…
Reconciliation in the real world
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Reconciliation and the pursuit of peace
Today, at the beginning of 2013, the world is confronted by a bewildering array of protracted and new armed conflicts:…
Recasting an agenda for peace
The International Criminal Court (ICC) celebrated its ten-year anniversary last summer. During its first decade of life, both the shadow…
A new theory on political wounds
Daniel Philpott has written an impressive book that offers a new conception of political reconciliation for the field of transitional…
Relevance of religious episteme in search of a just peace
Daniel Philpott’s book, Just and Unjust Peace, can be regarded as a milestone for policymakers and academics looking for ways…
Blurring the boundaries
Four guided missiles packed with explosive material hurtled into the morning sky. Though the day was brilliant blue and cloudless,…
New Peace Brief on the desecration of the Qur’an
Following reports of NATO personnel burning copies of the Qu'ran in Afghanistan, the United States Institute of Peace convened a…
Power and resources: A conversation with Sidney Jones
In May of 2010, I sat down for a conversation with the legendary human rights advocate Sidney Jones of the…
Paradigms for Peacebuilding
Next Thursday, November 10, the the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the SSRC, and a range of other institutions…
Nobel Peace Prize winners featured on PBS series “Women, War and Peace”
On October 7th, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakul Karman, three women…