John Paul Lederach explores the evolution of his understanding of peacebuilding by reflecting on his own experiences in the field. Peacebuilding, in his view, is both a learned skill and an art. Finding this art, he says, requires a shift in worldview. Conflict professionals must envision their work as a creative act - an exercise of what Lederach calls the 'moral imagination.' INDICE: 1.: On Stating the Problem and Thesis; 2.: On Touching the Moral Imagination: Four Stories; 3.: On This Moment: Turning Points; 4.: On Simplicity and Complexity: Finding the Essence of Peacebuilding; 5.: On Peace Accords: Image of a Line in Time; 6.: On the Gift of Pessimism: Insights from the Geographies of Violence; 7.: On Aesthetuics: The Art of Social Change; 8.: On Space: Life in the Web; 9.: On Mass and Movement: The Theory of the Critical Yeast; 10.: On Web Watching: Finding the Soul of Place; 11.: On Serendipity: The Gift of Accidental Sagacity; 12.: On Time: The Past That Lies before Us; 13.: On Pied Pipers: Imagination and Creativity; 14.: On Vocation: The Mystery of Risk; 15.: On Conclusions: The Imperative of the Moral Imagination
- ISBN: 978-0-19-974758-0
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha Publicación: 16/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés