The Colombian peace negotiations between President Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC rebels between 2012 and 2016 were the first to mainstream gender in all areas of a peace agreement. Two months before the plebiscite elections, some Christian evangelical leaders and right-wing po…
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The aim of this dissertation is to locate and give a comparative analysis of the historical processes of cooperative agency that engendered a decolonised Africa under the aegis of the Pan-African diplomacy and agency. More specifically, it conducts a comparative analytical study…
Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, challenges to the US-led reconstruction escalated into a complex conflict over control of the capital city of Baghdad. The Battle for Baghdad involved military combat, mass-casualty terrorism, extreme criminality, and communal strife, as well…
Many veterans exposed to combat develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Mantram Repetition Program (MRP) is a novel treatment that has demonstrated success treating PTSD in veterans. Previous MRP trials suggest Existential Spiritual Well-Being (ESWB) and Mindfulness ma…
This analysis examines photographs created by three female photographers in Mexico: Alice Le Plongeon, Sara Castrejón, María Santibáñez, and how their images are reflective of the political and social-cultural environment in which they were created. These images span 1870-1930 a…
The story of Prussia’s defeat at the Battles of Jena and Auerstedt and subsequent reform has dominated the historiography of Napoleonic Prussia. While Napoleon has received the vast majority of historical attention, those who have written on Prussia have focused on the Prussian …
This thesis explores the (dis)encounters between youths’ lived experiences and understandings of conflict and violence and the curricular intentions and practices in their schools. Participating youth attend two schools in marginalized urban areas of Colombia that are differentl…
In der deutschen Sprache sind die Begriffe „Opfer“ und „Suendenbock“ doppeldeutig, was in anthropologischen Theorien ueber Ursachen von Gewalt und Krieg dazu gefuehrt hat, dass Loesungen im paedagogischen und politischen Kontext unauffindbar waren, um Gewalt und Krieg zu beenden…
In the midst of political vitriol and partisan polarization, this action research analyzed through deductive coding will show that the framework presented makes it possible for people of faith to engage in civil discourse and truly listen to each other, especially those with dif…
Traditional accounts of the German Peace Movement before and during the Weimar Republic have generally focused on national-level organizations and high-profile figures and activists. This thesis makes use of ego-documents written in fall 1939 and winter of 1940 to place two lowe…
This dissertation examines the women’s peace movement from 1914 through 1917. I trace the actions of three American actors within the peace movement: Jane Addams, Emily Green Balch, and Fannie Fern Andrews. Though all three women join the movement around the same time they follo…
The Abudu and the Andani royal families of Dagbon traditional area in northern Ghana have been living in an unhealthy relationship characterized by the wanton destruction of lives and property, socio-economic development reversals, serious abuse of human rights and justice, and …
This study is a contribution to the growing literature on the subject of the role of education in national reconstruction and reconciliation in countries that have experienced conflict and severe dislocation. It takes as its focus the case of Zimbabwe during the period 1980-2010…
Religiously based nonviolence varies in motive, intent and interpretation. John Howard Yoder outlines a variety of religious nonviolence in his book Nevertheless. Muslim nonviolence is not addressed in the book. Identifying a distinctly Muslim understanding of nonviolence requir…
This dissertation is a genealogy of the concept of "peace," its moralities, and its disseminations. Although peace is touted today as a universal ideal or neutral description, I approach it as a historical and cultural artifact, arguing that through canonical texts of political …
This study seeks to understand how individuals who have renounced their affiliations to violent organizations, referred to as "formers," make sense of their transformation through a morphological analysis of their narratives to uncover possible ways this process of renunciation …
In recent years, the usage of graphic books in Indonesia has become a tool to assist with the possible mitigation of religious and ethnic differences within the country by attempting to provide interfaith education and knowledge to the masses. Through an analysis of graphic book…
Peace has become more illusive than ever in India. The problem of violence in its various garbs increased after India became an independent nation in 1947. This research is an exploration on the role of religion and the place of peace in India today; particularly in light of the…
This thesis argues the question of peace in Northern Ireland, and perhaps beyond, cannot be founded on tolerance, equality, or mutual understanding among persons. Peace cannot reside within a horizon of sameness, whereby bodies are posited as either dualistic or in-common. Both …