The Moral Imagination

Listen to us—we know the solution: mapping the perspectives of African communities for innovative conflict resolution

“…15 The main ingredient is the critical 'yeast' not the critical mass. Braithwaite, using the Bougainville peace process in Papua New Guinea, asserts that 'little' peacemakers linking together can give momentum towards peace, even when top-down peacemakers are assassinated and the leaders of the war remain spoilers or when profit-seeking international spoilers interfere.…”

Civil society and peacebuilding during Zimbabwe's government of national unity, 2009–2013

“…Most importantly, the conflict-transformative potency of these activities, as Lederach argues, is that they bring 'people into the pregnant moments of the moral imagination: the space of recognition that ultimately the quality of our life is dependent on the quality of life of others'. 38 A number of organisations, like the Habbakuk Trust, the Zimbabwe Christian Alliance and the Heal Zimbabwe Trust, are also involved in the creation of a 'peace dividend' through targeted income-generating projects for victims of violence. Popular projects include small gardens, poultry, and goat/cattle restocking.…”

Just Relations and Company–Community Conflict in Mining

“…Power and its effects on justice have dominated peace and conflict literature for some time (Lederach, 2005), but this perspective has largely been overlooked in CSR theory (Calvano, 2008). Scholars concerned with company-community relations in the minerals industry highlight stark imbalances in relations of power between global capital and local communities (Bebbington and Bury, 2009;Bridge, 2004;Walton and Barnett, 2008;Whiteman 2009).…”