Human Rights & Conflict Resolution in Context: Colombia, Sierra Leone, & Northern Ireland (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Preventing sweeping human rights violations or wars and rebuildingsocieties in their aftermath require an approach encompassingthe perspectives of both human rights advocates and practitionersof conflict resolution. While these two groups work to achievemany of the same goals-notably to end violence and loss oflife-they often make different assumptions, apply different methods,and operate under different values and institutional constraints.As a result, they may adopt conflicting or even mutuallyexclusive approaches to the same problem.Eileen F. Babbitt and Ellen L. Lutz have collected groundbreakingessays exploring the relationship between human rightsand conflict resolution. Employing a case study approach, the contributingauthors examine three areas of conflict-Sierra Leone,Colombia, and Northern Ireland-from the perspectives of participantsin both the peace-making and human rights efforts in eachcountry. By spotlighting the role of activists and reflecting on whatwas learned in these cases, this volume seeks to push scholars andpractitioners of both conflict resolution and human rights to thinkmore creatively about the intersection of these two fields.