1. Introduction: Civil Wars and Communicative Peacebuilding
- Author
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Stefanie Pukallus
- Subjects
Character (mathematics) ,Spanish Civil War ,Civility ,Political science ,Peacebuilding ,Environmental ethics ,Dehumanization - Abstract
This short introductory chapter defines civil wars as a persistent feature of the contemporary world. Though local in character, civil wars are global in significance and as such, need to be urgently addressed through new and innovative ways of peacebuilding. The approach to peacebuilding this book suggests is communicative. Communicative peacebuilding is essential when it comes to addressing the problem of how societies can move from the civil war conditions of discursive dehumanisation to those of discursive civility and peaceful cooperation in post-civil war settings.
- Published
- 2021