"Undoubtedly the most comprehensive analysis of the role of culture
and emergent practices in capacity building currently at hand.
d'Estree and Parsons have produced a commendable amalgamation and
scrutiny of local, cultural, and Indigenous mediation practices in
a number of contexts that empower local people while interacting
and integrating with Western mediation models in a blend of
hybridity. The book is beautifully structured and will attract a
wide readership including graduate and undergraduate students."
-Sean Byrne, Director, Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace &
Justice, and Professor, Peace & Conflict Studies, University of
Manitoba, Canada "Since late 1990s conflict resolution field has
recognized the need to integrate culture in its processes. This
book goes beyond such theoretical recognition and provides
empirical evidence and solid concrete cases on how local actors
from a wide range of cultural contexts integrated their cultural
analysis and tools in their own sustainable conflict resolution
processes. It also offers an effective set of guidelines and
lessons learned for policy makers and peacebuilding practitioners
on the need to deepen their reliance on local cultural practices of
peace." -Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Professor of International Peace and
Conflict Resolution, School of International Service, American
University, and Founder and Director of the Salam: Peacebuilding
and Justice Institute in Washington, DC, USA "The evolving
identities of communities impacted by deep historical divisions and
population migration, in the context of life threatening resource
shortages, present opportunities and challenges for conflict
transformation professionals at every level. d'Estree and Parsons
respond to this challenge with a remarkable collection of stories
from around the world that amplify the innovation in the field
while capturing its history and complexity. It serves as the bridge
between mediation and peacebuilding that is so necessary today."
-Prabha Sankaranarayan, CEO, Mediators Beyond Borders International
"In this excellent book, Tamra Pearson d'Estree and Ruth Parsons
(and their impressive collection of case study authors) have
analysed four generations of conflict resolution/transformation
theory and practice. They highlight the diverse ways in which the
burgeoning field of conflict resolution theorists and practitioners
mirrored the ascendance and now decline of the neo-liberal western
project. First and second generation efforts were based on notions
of possessive individualism, rational choice theory and a general
acceptance of the status quo. Culture was ignored or eliminated as
were deeper questions of political and social inequality. But more
importantly, there was an unwillingness to consider the power and
the wisdom that resided in locality. Third and fourth generation
conflict transformers, on the other hand, have engaged these deeper
questions and focused more attention on emancipatory creative
partnerships, social and economic justice, co-learning and
hybridised models flowing from external engagement with local
wisdom. This is a book that needs to be read by anyone interested
in the transformative power of conflict resolution and long term
social and political change." -Kevin P Clements, Professor, Chair
and Foundation Director, The National Centre for Peace and Conflict
Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand While waves of
scholarship have focused either on the value of presumed universal
models or of traditional practices of conflict resolution,
curiously missing has been the recognition and analysis of the
actual intermingling and interacting of western and local cultural
practices that have produced new and emergent practices in our
global community. In this compilation of case studies, the authors
describe partnerships forged between local practice expertise and
bearers of "western/institutional" models to build innovative
approaches to mediation and conflict resolution. Including stories
of these experiences and the resulting hybrid models that emerged,
the book explores central questions of cultural variation and
integration, such as the perception of purpose and function of
resolution processes, attitudes toward conflict, arenas and
timeframes, third party roles, barriers to process use, as well as
how to remain true to culture and context. It also examines
partnership dynamics and lessons learned for modern cross-cultural
collaboration.
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