Peacemaking : : Lessons from the Past, Visions for the Future / / edited by Judith Presler, Sally J. Scholz.

• Superior document: Value Inquiry Book Series ; 105
• TeilnehmendeR: Presler, Judith,; Scholz, Sally J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2000.
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English
• Series: Value Inquiry Book Series ; 105.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Peacemaking includes a large array of activities from local to global attempts to attain peace. It includes consideration of international, interstate, and intertribal conflict resolution; communal, personal, and interpersonal social justice; deterrence of the use of nuclear weapons; design of international treaties that prevent war or other forms of international conflict; disarmament; international organizations that secure the order among nations; and even, from some points of view, war. As the 20th century drew to a close, we have witnessed peacemakers trying to end ethnic cleansing, reinstate justly elected political leaders, and reach compromises in the ideological differences that perpetuate age-old conflicts. We also see peacemaking in our schools, homes, and workplaces. Philosophers have long been interested in peacemaking in one form or another, and philosophical accounts of peacemaking reflect the variety of perspectives, methods, and activities developed in pursuing peacemaking. In some instances, philosophers expand upon the situations, activities, and methods of the peacemaker in the field. The essays in this volume propose some theoretical arguments for various aspects of peacemaking, offer nonmilitary alternatives to war, and discuss practical examples of peacemaking in daily life. The contributors analyze power relations, language, social groupings, and distribution of resources. At times, they draw insight from social and historical models of conflict and conflict-resolution. This collection of essays on peacemaking aims to enlighten contemporary social and political discussions and contribute to achieving the ever-challenging goal of peace.

Table of Contents

Joseph C. KUNKEL: Editorial Foreword. Judith PRESLER and Sally J. SCHOLZ: Preface. Acknowledgments. SECTION I THEORETICAL MODELS FOR PEACEMAKING. Introduction. ONE Thomas A. IMHOFF: Moral Foundations of Political Negotiations. TWO Jerald RICHARDS: Common Morality and Peacemaking. THREE Judith PRESLER: Peacemaking and Procedural Justice: A Critique. FOUR Mar PETER-RAOUL: Justice as Structure and Strategy of Peace. FIVE Donald A. WELLS: Ambiguous Roles of Religions in War and Peace. SIX Mary LENZI: Plato and Echo-Feminism: Platonic Psychology and Politics for Peace. SEVEN Joseph C. KUNKEL: Reflections on Caring and Peace Politics. SECTION II INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION AND DEFENSE. Introduction. EIGHT Leo GROARKE: Ancient Thoughts on Peacekeepers and Other Busybodies. NINE Robert LITKE: Peacekeeping, Peacemaking, and Military Force. TEN William C. GAY: Kant's Noninterventionalism and Recent Alternatives of Nonmilitary Intervention. ELEVEN Richard WENDELL FOGG: Nonmilitary Responses to Nuclear Threat or Attack. TWELVE Steven LEE: Sovereignty and Positive Peace. SECTION III DAY-TO-DAY PEACEMAKING FOR A JUST FUTURE. Introduction. THIRTEEN Marilyn FISCHER: Jane Addams's Pragmatist Pacifism. FOURTEEN Laura DUHAN KAPLAN: Mothering as a Motivation for Pacifism: Theorizing from Inside and Out. FIFTEEN Gail M. PRESBEY: Contemporary African Sages and Queen Mothers: Their Leadership Roles in Conflict Resolutions. SIXTEEN Sally J. SCHOLZ: Catcalls and Military Strategy. SEVENTEEN Alison BAILEY: Race-Making as the Process of Enmification. EIGHTEEN Ron HIRSCHBEIN: Gangs and Nations: Parallels and Analogies. Bibliography. About the Authors. Index.