An Unlikely Dilemma: Constructing a Partnership Between Human Rights and Peace-Building (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781610972727)

In a world where armed conflict, repression, and authoritarian rule are too frequent, human rights and peace-building present key concepts and agendas for the global and local struggle for peace and development. But are these agendas congruent? Do they support each other? Many organizations, states, and individuals have experienced how priorities of one agenda create friction with the other. For instance, are justice and reconciliation incompatible goals? If not, do they lead to counteracting initiatives? How can local and international actors develop support to societies that search a way out of violence and repression without violating universal moral standards, in an imperfect and resource-scarce situation? This study departs from the view that both human rights and peace-building are agendas with specific and unique contributions. In order to deal with overlapping claims that the two agendas sometimes formulate, in both conflict and post-conflict situations, this study suggests specific approaches in order to create synergy effects of agenda cooperation.

Author: Göran Gunner,Kjell-Åke Nordquist
ISBN-10: 1610972724
ISBN-13: 9781610972727
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2011
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d