Essay On Peace Building And Peace Education

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Chapter 2: PEACE-BUILDING 2.1 Linking peace-building and peace education Peace-building and peace education are related. Peace-building is defined as the practice and process of building or rebuilding of new relationships or transforming old ones. The building or rebuilding process involves justice and human rights (for instance reconciliation of former enemies by restoring their relations, or using restorative justice ‘, which includes forgiveness and community building, economic as well as political transformation. Peace-building takes place either before violent conflict erupts or after violent conflict ends. It promotes peaceful coexistence by addressing deep-rooted or structural causes of conflict. In short, peace-building occurs …show more content…

Is complex and has multiple actors 2.3 Building a culture of peace Understanding the meaning of culture helps youth to build a culture of peace. UNESCO defines culture as the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual, and emotional features of society or a social group. Culture is also learned, shared, symbolic. It comes alive in art and literature, habits, value systems, traditions, and beliefs. A culture of peace can also be learned. When students learn how to respectfully and calmly resolve their differences, they develop their capacity of building a culture of peace. For example, when they disagree with each other, a good approach is to discuss and resolve their differences in a non-violent way. When they engage in discussions, dialogues, and negotiations, they begin building a culture of peace. If teachers teach and encourage such actions, it is repeated and can become a life-long habit. A culture of peace consists of (1) values, (2) attitudes and (3) behaviours. Its basic principles are: (1) freedom; (2) justice; (3) democracy, (4) human rights, (5) respect; and (6) solidarity. Developing a culture of peace helps to prevent conflicts by tackling its root causes and by solving problems through dialogue and

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