Essays about: "PEACE and social justice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words PEACE and social justice.

1. 1. The Role of Art as a Strategy for Reconciliation and Peacebuilding in Bogotá, Colombia : A narrative investigation of Colombian artists and victims

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Valentina Flechas Guzmán; [2023]
   Keywords : Art; Reconciliation; Peacebuilding; Colombia; Truth; Peace; Mercy; Justice; Arte; Reconciliación; Construcción de Paz; Colombia; Verdad; Paz; Misericordia; Justicia;

   Abstract : Due to processes of change, there has been an increase in reconciliation initiatives around Colombia directed at promoting spaces for human interaction and social reconstruction to be encourage. This repertoire of strategies nurture collective memory, individual trauma healing and communities’ transformation, and become a place for peacebuilding to take place. READ MORE

3. 2. The Rise or Fall of South Africa : Post-Apartheid Conflict Transformation

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Pascal Jahn; [2022]
   Keywords : South Africa; Post-Apartheid; Conflict Transformation;

   Abstract : Years of political and economic mismanagement have brought South Africa to a critical turning point. After the demise of Apartheid and already during the transition to democracy, far-reaching efforts have been undertaken to achieve reconciliation, socioeconomic equality, and build sustainable peace in the county. READ MORE

4. 3. What are the Benefits and Shortcomings of Resolution 1325? A Case Study Exploring The Implementation of UNSCR 1325 in Rwanda and the Role of Women in Peace Processes Through Feminist Theory

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Thea Winge; [2021]
   Keywords : Peace Process; Resolution 1325; Feminist Theory; Women; Rwanda; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Increasing women’s participation in peace processes has been a multilateral goal since the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 in 2000. This bachelor thesis explores the benefits and shortcomings of the implementation of The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in Rwanda through a case study. READ MORE

5. 4. The Role of Victims’ Self-Efficacy in Perceptions of Blanket Amnesty and Engagement in Transitional Justice Processes: : May 27 Massacre, 1977, and The Blank Amnesty in Angola  

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Diana G.Pinto; [2021]
   Keywords : Massacre; Transitional Justice; Amnesties; Blanket Amnesty; Mass Violence; Victimization; Genocide; Victims Agency; May 27 Massacre 1977; Angola;

   Abstract : How do victims of violence perceive blanket amnesties as part of transitional justice mechanisms in war-torn societies? The amnesty law is critical for conflict resolutions and post-conflict reconciliation processes. Governments and third parties use amnesties as a transitional justice instrument to end the violence because it ensures that conflict leaders will accept to engage in peace talks. READ MORE

6. 5. Living Crisis, Building Peace: Exploring the Repercussions of the Covid-19-Crisis on Local Peacebuilding Initiatives in Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Pauline Lani Auer; [2021]
   Keywords : Positive Peace; Local Associative Peacebuilding; Democratic Participation; Sustainable Development; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : For the African continent, historically conflict-ridden and home to some of the poorest populations worldwide, the Covid-19-pandemic is commonly described as crisis of unprecedented magnitude whose global ramifications transcend every dimension of daily live, for millions of people. This study explores the repercussions of the Covid-19-crisis on local peacebuilding initiatives in eight West- and Central- to East-African countries. READ MORE