Public leadership to foster peacebuilding in violently divided societies

Khalil, Loua; Hartley, Jean

doi:10.1080/14719037.2022.2116094

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“…While leadership is often viewed as synonymous with a leadership position, in this study we define leadership as being recognised both formally (in a leadership position such as a Minister of Health) and informally (Community Health Workers who make meaningful decisions) in key decisions that strengthen systems, including health and/or create peaceful resolutions to conflict by working on a common vision. This definition builds on the peacebuilding and health systems literature, which envisages leadership across national, regional, operational, and local levels [50,51].…”

Section: Connecting the Dots: Women's Leadership Health Systems And P...mentioning

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Strengthening health systems and peacebuilding through women’s leadership: a qualitative study

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Background Active and protracted conflict settings demonstrate the need to prioritise the peace through health agenda. This can be achieved by reorienting attention toward gender diverse leadership and more effective governance within health systems. This approach may enable women to have a greater voice in the decision-making of health and social interventions, thereby enabling the community led and context specific knowledge required to address the root causes of persistent inequalities and inequities in systems and societies. Methods We conducted a qualitative study, which included semi-structured interviews with 25 key informants, two focus group discussions and one workshop with humanitarian workers in local and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), United Nations (UN) agencies, health practitioners, and academics, from Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Latin America. Findings were then applied to the peacebuilding pyramid designed by John Paul Lederach which provides a practical framework for mediation and conflict resolution in several conflict-affected settings. The purpose of the framework was to propose an adapted conceptualisation of leadership to include women’s leadership in the health system and be more applicable in protracted conflict settings. Results Five interrelated themes emerged. First, perceptions of terms such as gender equality, equity, mainstreaming, and leadership varied across participants and contexts. Second, armed conflict is both a barrier and an enabler for advancing women’s leadership in health systems. Third, health systems themselves are critical in advancing the nexus between women’s leadership, health systems and peacebuilding. Fourth, across all contexts we found strong evidence of an instrumental relationship between women’s leadership in health systems in conflict-affected settings and peacebuilding. Lastly, the role of donors emerged as a critical obstacle to advance women’s leadership. Conclusion Continuing to empower women against social, cultural, and institutional barriers is crucial, as the emerging correlation between women’s leadership, health systems, and peacebuilding is essential for long-term stability, the right to health, and health system responsiveness.

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Section: Connecting the Dots: Women's Leadership Health Systems And P...mentioning

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Strengthening health systems and peacebuilding through women’s leadership: a qualitative study

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The Dynamic Patterning of Peace and Democracy: A Complexity Science Perspective

Varney

2024

Communication and Education

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Facilitative Leadership: Re‐Framing Narratives to Navigate Conflict and Difference

Bolden,

Gosling

2024

J of Leadership Studies

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The current paper explores the facilitative role of leadership in the context of peacebuilding and conflict resolution. It highlights the importance of skilled facilitation in navigating complex, multi‐stakeholder environments characterized by divergent perspectives and interests. The authors suggest that conflicts can sometimes be unlocked by re‐framing the kind of narrative that parties and peacemakers jointly inhabit; in these cases, peace leadership works at two levels—to enable a narrative re‐framing and to facilitate appropriate peace‐making within‐the‐frame. When successful, these two rather different leadership functions enable constructive dialogue toward shared understanding and commitment. The paper develops the notion of hybrid configurations of leadership, illustrating how various leadership styles and processes coexist and interact. It suggests how peace‐leaders may use narrative re‐framing to help create more inclusive narratives that transcend divisions and locate conflicts in a wider context. The conclusion calls for further research into the hybrid styles of leadership appropriate to varied types of facilitation and suggests practical implications for leadership research, development, and practice, particularly in sustaining adaptive spaces for open communication and develop mutual respect in contexts characterized by conflict and difference.

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Public leadership to foster peacebuilding in violently divided societies

Cited by 9 publications

References 58 publications

Strengthening health systems and peacebuilding through women’s leadership: a qualitative study

Strengthening health systems and peacebuilding through women’s leadership: a qualitative study

The Dynamic Patterning of Peace and Democracy: A Complexity Science Perspective

Facilitative Leadership: Re‐Framing Narratives to Navigate Conflict and Difference

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