Cultures of Sustainable Peace: Conflict Transformation, Gender-Based Violence, Decolonial Praxes - Paperback

by Hyab Teklehaimanot Yohannes (Editor), Alison Phipps (Editor), Tawona Ganyamatopé Sitholé (Editor)

This book shifts the focus of peacebuilding away from nation-states and international organisations to make a powerful argument that sustainable peacebuilding is the work of ordinary people. It brings together work done in Gaza, Ghana, Mexico, Morocco and Zimbabwe, alongside work with refugees in Scotland, to argue for a place for successful intercultural relations as a central aim of peacebuilding, moving beyond the more usual focus on economic development. With a particular emphasis on addressing gender-based violence and the role of women in peacebuilding, together with a central role for arts and culture as a means of resistance and social change, the chapters represent the fruit of collaborative work across geographical and cultural borders, between artists, activists and academics, bringing a wide range of disciplinary perspectives to bear on situations of violence and precarity. In a world where peace work can feel increasingly futile, this book makes a powerful case for the crucial role of local action and cultural work and play in the creation of a better future.

The book will be open access under a CC BY ND licence.

Author Biography

Hyab Teklehaimanot Yohannes is a Lecturer in Forced Migration and Decolonial Education with the UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Education, Languages, and Arts at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Alison Phipps holds the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Education, Languages and Arts at the University of Glasgow, where she is also Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies and Co-convener of Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNET).

Tawona Sitholé is a Lecturer in Creative Practice Education with the UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Education, Languages, and Arts at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.