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Cindy Burleson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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London 2012 and beyond: concluding reflections on Peacemaking, sport and the Olympic movement
Sport in Society, 2012Co-Authors: Ramon Spaaij, Cindy BurlesonAbstract:The 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games have reinvigorated the debate on Olympic legacies for peace and development. Addressing this debate and building on the articles in this collection, this epilogue argues that the theoretical–conceptual understanding of peace and Peacemaking remains poorly developed within the Peacemaking discourse espoused by the Olympic movement. The authors draw upon insights from mainstream peace research to identify a series of key themes and questions across six dimensions of Peacemaking – aim, means, time, actors, process/action and organization. These themes and questions can guide future research, policy and practice in Peacemaking through sport.
Judith A. Myers-walls - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Supporting Young Children’s Efforts toward Peacemaking: Recommendations for Early Childhood Educators
Early Childhood Education Journal, 2007Co-Authors: Kathleen Walker, Karen S. Myers-bowman, Judith A. Myers-wallsAbstract:Early childhood educators are in a unique position to provide peace education to young children and have been called to do so by their professional organizations. This article is intended to support early childhood educators in these endeavors by providing an overview of young children’s conceptions of peace, war, and Peacemaking strategies. In addition, a theoretical framework for assessing young children’s conceptions of Peacemaking is presented and recommendations for encouraging young children in their Peacemaking efforts are suggested.
Richard Giulianotti - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sport Peacemaking and conflict resolution a contextual analysis and modelling of the sport development and peace sector
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2011Co-Authors: Richard GiulianottiAbstract:Abstract In recent years, a wide variety of organizations (notably the UN and nongovernmental organizations) have used sport as an interventionist tool to nurture Peacemaking across divided communities. This paper examines and theorizes these Peacemaking initiatives across the expanding ‘sport, development and peace’ (SDP) sector. I begin by locating SDP projects within their historical contexts, and as significant elements within the emerging ‘global civil society’. I then set out three ideal-type models of SDP project; namely, the ‘technical’, ‘dialogical’, and ‘critical’. Each model is examined through a set of common social heuristics, such as its core objectives and paradigmatic methods. The models may be employed to analyse other Peacemaking and development fields. The first two models are most influential among existing SDP projects; the potential benefits of the ‘critical’ model are also outlined.
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Sport, Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution: A Contextual Analysis and Modelling of the 'Sport, Development and Peace' Sector
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2010Co-Authors: Richard GiulianottiAbstract:In recent years, a wide variety of organizations (notably the UN and nongovernmental ones) have used sport as an interventionist tool to nurture Peacemaking across divided communities. This paper examines and theorizes these Peacemaking initiatives across the expanding 'sport, development and peace' (SDP) sector. I begin by locating SDP projects within their historical contexts, and as significant elements within the emerging 'global civil society'. I then set out three ideal-type models of SDP project; namely, the 'technical', 'dialogical', and 'critical'. Each model is examined through a set of common social heuristics, such as its core objectives and paradigmatic methods. The models may be employed to analyze other Peacemaking and development fields. The first two models are most influential among existing SDP projects; the potential benefits of the 'critical' model are also outlined.
Joseph Gaima Lukulay Moiba - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Religion and Peacemaking in Sierra Leone
2016Co-Authors: Joseph Gaima Lukulay MoibaAbstract:This thesis concerns religion as a Peacemaking tool in Sierra Leone. The vast majority of people in Sierra Leone consider themselves to be Christians, Muslims and / or adherents of African Traditional Religion (ATR). This thesis examines the role of religious leaders and religious communities in the Peacemaking process during and after the Sierra Leone Civil War from 1991 - 2002. In previous studies about violence and religion, the role of religion in the Peacemaking process has often been neglected, particularly in studies about the African continent. This study aims to fill this gap. The research is based on theoretical approaches in the field of religion and violence and religion and peace, as well as a qualitative and an empirical study in Sierra Leone comprising participant observation, interviews and data collected from archives. The thesis develops the praxis of peace based on the Sierra Leone context. It argues that since independence from Britain in 1961, subsequent governments have woefully marginalised religion. The thesis demonstrates that Christian leaders, churches, and ecumenical organisations were resources that contributed to Peacemaking in Sierra Leone. Christians and their leaders influenced by ATR also led and supported the works of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Sierra Leone (TRCSL) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). Christians provided leadership for truth-telling and reconciliation, relief, advocacy for peace, and confidence-building as peacemakers in action. By combining a theoretical discussion of Girard, Juergensmeyer, Schmidt, Huntington, Bowie, Johnston and others with the qualitative and empirical case study of Sierra Leone, the research adds new dimensions to the general academic debate on religion and violence, as well as religion and Peacemaking, with respect to the clash of civilisations, faith-based diplomacy and other theories on religion and violence, and religion and Peacemaking, in Sierra Leone.
Ramon Spaaij - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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London 2012 and beyond: concluding reflections on Peacemaking, sport and the Olympic movement
Sport in Society, 2012Co-Authors: Ramon Spaaij, Cindy BurlesonAbstract:The 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games have reinvigorated the debate on Olympic legacies for peace and development. Addressing this debate and building on the articles in this collection, this epilogue argues that the theoretical–conceptual understanding of peace and Peacemaking remains poorly developed within the Peacemaking discourse espoused by the Olympic movement. The authors draw upon insights from mainstream peace research to identify a series of key themes and questions across six dimensions of Peacemaking – aim, means, time, actors, process/action and organization. These themes and questions can guide future research, policy and practice in Peacemaking through sport.