Essays about: "Paffenholz"

Found 5 essays containing the word Paffenholz.

1. 1. Is peacebuilding a phase? – Analyzing the peacebuilding in El Salvador 30 years after the civil war

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Gabriella Olsson; [2022]
   Keywords : peacebuilding; El Salvador; civil society; perpetual peacebuilding; Paffenholz; quality peace; post-conflict; social violence; gang violence; quality peace; liberal peacebuilding; linearity; culture of peace;

   Abstract : Even if the messiness of peacebuilding has been recognized for some time, peacebuilding has still been viewed as quite linear, meaning there’s a transition from war to peace and that peacebuilding is a phase. Recently, other voices have been raised claiming we need a paradigm shift and to stop seeing peacebuilding as linear and instead see it as a never-ending constantly adapting practice. READ MORE

3. 2. Local NGOs’ Contribution to Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention in the Southern Region of Ukraine

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Oksana Tarapatova; [2019]
   Keywords : Ukraine; peacebuilding; conflict prevention; civil society; NGOs;

   Abstract : Since the end of the Cold War peacebuilding and conflict prevention became an important part of the international agenda in the processes of achieving peace. Nowadays there is an acknowledgment that civil society is an important actor that shares responsibility with the state, international actors, and contributes to rebuilding of states and societies after violent conflicts. READ MORE

4. 3. Peacebuilding In Myanmar: A Case Study of State Influence on Civil Society in Karen State

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Mara van der Kamp; [2019]
   Keywords : Civil Society; State Influence; Peacebuilding; Democratization; Myanmar; NGOs;

   Abstract : Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has been going through a democratization process since 2011, despite different stages of conflict in several regions. In Karen State the main ethnic armed group, has signed the National Ceasefire Agreement in 2015. With the democratization process came a lot of changes for civil society. READ MORE

5. 4. Civil society and peace - a holy relationship? : A case study on the role of faith-based organizations in peacebuilding and their promotion of human rights in Colombia.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Victoria Christensson; [2019]
   Keywords : Colombia; civil society; faith-based organizations; Human rights; Peacebuilding;

   Abstract : This master thesis deals with civil society peacebuilding and human rights, aiming to explore the relationship between these perspectives. In more detail, the peacebuilding functions of the Colombian faith-based network of DiPaz are examined in a context where the Government of Colombia and the FARC guerilla have signed a peace agreement and officially entered a postconflict phase, and to realize the examination the comprehensive framework of Thania Paffenholz and Christoph Spurk (2010) is used. READ MORE

6. 5. Civil society and peacebuilding in Colombia

   University essay from Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Maria Erlingsson; [2013]
   Keywords : Colombia; peace; peacebuilding; civil society;

   Abstract : There is a growing interest in how to build sustainable peace in the world, preventing countries from relapsing into violent conflict. Recognising that there are several important peacebuilding actors, this Master thesis takes its point of departure in local civil society actors as a peacebuilding force. READ MORE