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    Peace and Democratic Society

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    Contributor(s)
    Sen, Amartya (editor)
    Collection
    ScholarLed
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    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 violenceâ  including the idea that the world is experiencing a 'clash of civilisations'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 educatorsâ  indeed, everyoneâ  must take the time to understand the complexities around violent behaviour and its causes, without prejudging what these might be.
    URI
    http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31253
    Keywords
    organised violence; civil paths to peace; violence; prejudice; peace; commonwealth commission on respect and understanding; commonwealth secretariat; amartya sen; terrorism; war; democracy; identity; Multilateralism; Youth
    DOI
    10.11647/OBP.0014
    ISBN
    9781906924393
    OCN
    794698072
    Publisher
    Open Book Publishers
    Publisher website
    https://www.openbookpublishers.com/
    Publication date and place
    2011
    Series
    Open Reports Series,
    Classification
    Armed conflict
    Pages
    155
    Public remark
    Relevant Wikipedia pages: Civil society - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_society; Commonwealth of Nations - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations; Democracy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy; Multilateralism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilateralism; Terrorism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism; Youth - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth
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    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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