Theorizing civil society peace building : the practical wisdom of local peace practitioners in Northern Ireland 1965-2015

By:

Stanton, Emily E

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge Studies in Peace and Conflict ResolutionPublication details: London Routledge 2021Edition: First editionDescription: xv, 219p.: ill.;23cmISBN:

9780367496838

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

JN1572.A91.S72 2021

Contents:

Introduction -- Whose knowledge counts for peace? -- What kind of knowledge matters for peace? -- A history of applied phronesis? Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland from 1965-2015 -- Phronesis as an epistemology of practice -- Using phronesis to progress peace -- The phronetic lens: Value added for peace? -- Taking local practice seriously? Implications and conclusions.

Summary: "Using empirical qualitative research, this book conceptualises and demonstrates the value of local practical knowledge for peacebuilding, in the context of Northern Ireland. There are increasing calls to involve local people to ensure legitimacy, relevance and sustainability when seeking to build peace and transform violent conflict. However, as peacebuilding becomes increasingly professionalised, this raises fundamental questions about whose knowledge matters for building peace and what kind of knowledge matters. Seeking to address these questions and to learn from applied practice, this book provides a qualitative empirical research study, investigating 40 practitioners active in conflict transformation at a grassroots level in Northern Ireland over 50 years. This research led not only to recapturing lost knowledge from practitioners, but also to a neglected 'virtue' - the Aristotelian concept of practical wisdom, phronesis. This book argues that phronesis has deepened our understanding of why 'local' practical knowledge is vitally important and calls for its global rediscovery as knowledge necessary for building sustainable peace. This book will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, philosophy, and British and Irish politics"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	College of Social and Management Science Library	Conflicts, Peace and Strategic Studies	JN1572.A91.S72 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		24-212884

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Using empirical qualitative research, this book conceptualises and demonstrates the value of local practical knowledge for peacebuilding, in the context of Northern Ireland. There are increasing calls to involve local people to ensure legitimacy, relevance and sustainability when seeking to build peace and transform violent conflict. However, as peacebuilding becomes increasingly professionalised, this raises fundamental questions about whose knowledge matters for building peace and what kind of knowledge matters. Seeking to address these questions and to learn from applied practice, this book provides a qualitative empirical research study, investigating 40 practitioners active in conflict transformation at a grassroots level in Northern Ireland over 50 years. This research led not only to recapturing lost knowledge from practitioners, but also to a neglected 'virtue' - the Aristotelian concept of practical wisdom, phronesis. This book argues that phronesis has deepened our understanding of why 'local' practical knowledge is vitally important and calls for its global rediscovery as knowledge necessary for building sustainable peace. This book will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, philosophy, and British and Irish politics"--

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