The Sage Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies.
2025
HM1126 .C37 2025
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Title
The Sage Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies.
Author
ISBN
9781036204440 electronic book
1036204448 electronic book
9781036202385 electronic book
1036202380 electronic book
1036205479
9781036205478 (electronic bk.)
1036204448 electronic book
9781036202385 electronic book
1036202380 electronic book
1036205479
9781036205478 (electronic bk.)
Published
London Sage Publications 2025
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers
CIPO000238462
Call Number
HM1126 .C37 2025
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1522766415
Summary
The Sage Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies offers a comprehensive exploration of the complexities of violence, conflict, and peace from a global, interdisciplinary perspective. The handbook addresses the traditional Western-centric approach while emphasizing the need to integrate Global South perspectives to create a more inclusive and transformative understanding of peace and conflict. While important voices in peace and conflict studies have long stressed the need to not only address direct violence but also structural and cultural one, certain strands of the field have upheld conservative knowledge production and reinforced unequal power structures. This volume seeks to challenge these biasesby foregrounding critical and decolonial approaches that emphasize gender, race, culture, global history, and political economy. Its diverse chapters invite us to question mainstream assumptions and promote a broader, more inclusive analysis of peace and conflict. The handbook explores the evolution of the field, highlighting the impact of historical events and the role of oppositional knowledge in political change. It offers a critical overview of theoretical approaches, emphasizing reflexivity, inclusivity, and the importance of local actors in peace and conflict dynamics. Additionally, it examines how cultural and disciplinary assumptions shape peacebuilding and conflict transformation, and it critiques traditional global narratives on issues like governance, climate change, and human rights. Finally, the handbook presents real-world case studies that integrate themes of decoloniality, race, gender, and power inequalities across diverse global contexts. By centering the Global South and integrating interdisciplinary perspectives, this handbook provides valuable insights for scholars and practitioners committed to fostering a more equitable and just world. Section 1: History, Knowledge, and Power in Peace and Conflict Studies Section 2: Theory and Analysis in Peace and Conflict Studies Section 3: Practices and Approaches in Peace and Conflict Studies Section 4: Global Issues, Institutions, and Change in Peace and Conflict Studies Section 5: Case Studies in Peace and Conflict Studies.
Formatted Contents Note
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Tables
Figures
Preface
Notes on Editors and Contributors
Section 1. History, Knowledge, and Power in Peace and Conflict Studies
1. Introduction: History, Knowledge, and Power in Peace and Conflict Studies
Introduction
History, Knowledge, and Power in Peace and Conflict Studies
Section Overview
Conclusion
References
2. A History of Peace and Conflict Studies: Developments and Dispersions of the Field
Introduction
Waves of Peace and Conflict Studies
Conceptual Growth of Peace and Its Emergence as an Academic Discipline
Africa, China, India, and Japan
Africa
China
India
Japan and South Korea
New Developments: Critical Perspectives
Feminism
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
3. Epistemology: Power and Knowledge in Peace and Conflict Studies
Introduction
Power and Knowledge in the First Three Generations of Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS)
"Empiricism" and "Humanism" in the First Two Generations of PACS
The Third Generation and the "Liberal Peace Consensus" in the Context of Post-Cold War
Critical and Plural Epistemologies in the Fourth Generation of PACS
Deconstructing the Understanding of Peace and Conflict in the "Liberal Peace Consensus"
The "Local Turn" as an Epistemological Response to the Limits of the "Liberal Peace Consensus"
A Decolonial Reading of the Liberal Peace
Relations of Power/Knowledge at the Core of the Liberal Peace Project
Recentering Race and Colonial Difference in Peace and Conflict Studies
Pluriversality as Radical Openness for Multiple Epistemologies, Ontologies, and Practices
Case Study: The Ethnic Chapter of the 2016 Peace Agreement of Colombia
Conclusion
References
4. Kia Puāwai, Future Flowering: Indigenous Methodologies Within Peace and Conflict Studies
Introduction
Peace in Aotearoa New Zealand
Western Domination of Peace and Conflict Studies
Decolonizing Western Methodology
Decolonizing Methodologies in Peace and Conflict Studies
Indigenous Introductions
Associate Professor Dr Kelli Te Maihāroa
Dr Heather Devere
Indigenous Methodologies With, For and By Indigenous Peoples
Wairua/Spirituality
Aroha/Unconditional Love
Mana/Respect
Taurite/Balance
Kanorau/Diversity
Whakamaru/Conciliation
From DecoloniZation to Ethical Restoration
Conclusion
References
5. Faith and Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies
Introduction
Background and History
Theoretical Debates/Challenges
Reductive and Utilitarian
Critique
Critical Hermeneutical Approach
Conclusion
References
6. Contending Histories of Ethics in Peace and Conflict Studies
Introduction
A Subordinated History of Peace and Conflict Studies Ethics
Forming Character and Wisdom as Part of Living a Significant Life
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Tables
Figures
Preface
Notes on Editors and Contributors
Section 1. History, Knowledge, and Power in Peace and Conflict Studies
1. Introduction: History, Knowledge, and Power in Peace and Conflict Studies
Introduction
History, Knowledge, and Power in Peace and Conflict Studies
Section Overview
Conclusion
References
2. A History of Peace and Conflict Studies: Developments and Dispersions of the Field
Introduction
Waves of Peace and Conflict Studies
Conceptual Growth of Peace and Its Emergence as an Academic Discipline
Africa, China, India, and Japan
Africa
China
India
Japan and South Korea
New Developments: Critical Perspectives
Feminism
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
3. Epistemology: Power and Knowledge in Peace and Conflict Studies
Introduction
Power and Knowledge in the First Three Generations of Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS)
"Empiricism" and "Humanism" in the First Two Generations of PACS
The Third Generation and the "Liberal Peace Consensus" in the Context of Post-Cold War
Critical and Plural Epistemologies in the Fourth Generation of PACS
Deconstructing the Understanding of Peace and Conflict in the "Liberal Peace Consensus"
The "Local Turn" as an Epistemological Response to the Limits of the "Liberal Peace Consensus"
A Decolonial Reading of the Liberal Peace
Relations of Power/Knowledge at the Core of the Liberal Peace Project
Recentering Race and Colonial Difference in Peace and Conflict Studies
Pluriversality as Radical Openness for Multiple Epistemologies, Ontologies, and Practices
Case Study: The Ethnic Chapter of the 2016 Peace Agreement of Colombia
Conclusion
References
4. Kia Puāwai, Future Flowering: Indigenous Methodologies Within Peace and Conflict Studies
Introduction
Peace in Aotearoa New Zealand
Western Domination of Peace and Conflict Studies
Decolonizing Western Methodology
Decolonizing Methodologies in Peace and Conflict Studies
Indigenous Introductions
Associate Professor Dr Kelli Te Maihāroa
Dr Heather Devere
Indigenous Methodologies With, For and By Indigenous Peoples
Wairua/Spirituality
Aroha/Unconditional Love
Mana/Respect
Taurite/Balance
Kanorau/Diversity
Whakamaru/Conciliation
From DecoloniZation to Ethical Restoration
Conclusion
References
5. Faith and Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies
Introduction
Background and History
Theoretical Debates/Challenges
Reductive and Utilitarian
Critique
Critical Hermeneutical Approach
Conclusion
References
6. Contending Histories of Ethics in Peace and Conflict Studies
Introduction
A Subordinated History of Peace and Conflict Studies Ethics
Forming Character and Wisdom as Part of Living a Significant Life
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