TY  - BOOK
ED  - Sen, Amartya
AB  - Recent acts of terrorism and the current unrest in the Middle East remind us how important it is to understand the relationship between violence, peace and democracy. In a challenging and insightful essay, Amartya Sen explores ideas around 'organised violence' (such as war, genocide and terrorism) and violence against the individual. Highlighting the inadequacies of some of the widely accepted explanations for violenceÃ¢Â Â including the idea that the world is experiencing a 'clash of civilisations'Ã¢Â Â Sen makes a plea for a global, multilateral debate on the causes of conflict, and an understanding of the multiple identities of the individuals involved. The introductory essay draws on the findings of the Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding, which was chaired by Sen, and established to promote mutual communication and understanding among all faiths and communities in the Commonwealth. Its timely report, "Civil Paths to Peace", suggests that governments, media and educatorsÃ¢Â Â indeed, everyoneÃ¢Â Â must take the time to understand the complexities around violent behaviour and its causes, without prejudging what these might be.
DO  - 10.11647/OBP.0014
ID  - OAPEN ID: 633730
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 794698072
KW  - organised violence
KW  - civil paths to peace
KW  - violence
KW  - prejudice
KW  - peace
KW  - commonwealth commission on respect and understanding
KW  - commonwealth secretariat
KW  - amartya sen
KW  - terrorism
KW  - war
KW  - democracy
KW  - identity
KW  - Multilateralism
KW  - Youth
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/379b486e-7862-4f82-b3a4-57f8a1d63cbd/633730.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31253
PB  - Open Book Publishers
PY  - 2011
SN  - 9781906924393
TI  - Peace and Democratic Societynull
ER  - 
