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oapen-20.500.12657-312532022-04-26T12:19:29Z Peace and Democratic Society Sen, Amartya organised violence civil paths to peace violence prejudice peace commonwealth commission on respect and understanding commonwealth secretariat amartya sen terrorism war democracy identity Multilateralism Youth bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPW Political activism::JPWS Armed conflict Recent acts of terrorism and the current unrest in the Middle East remind us how important it is to understand the relationship between violence, peace and democracy. In a challenging and insightful essay, Amartya Sen explores ideas around 'organised violence' (such as war, genocide and terrorism) and violence against the individual. Highlighting the inadequacies of some of the widely accepted explanations for violenceâ  including the idea that the world is experiencing a 'clash of civilisations'â  Sen makes a plea for a global, multilateral debate on the causes of conflict, and an understanding of the multiple identities of the individuals involved. The introductory essay draws on the findings of the Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding, which was chaired by Sen, and established to promote mutual communication and understanding among all faiths and communities in the Commonwealth. Its timely report, "Civil Paths to Peace", suggests that governments, media and educatorsâ  indeed, everyoneâ  must take the time to understand the complexities around violent behaviour and its causes, without prejudging what these might be. 2017-08-20 00:00:00 2020-04-01T13:28:41Z 2020-04-01T13:28:41Z 2011 book 633730 OCN: 794698072 2399-6668/2399-6676 9781906924393 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31253 eng Open Reports Series application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 633730.pdf http://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/78 Open Book Publishers 10.11647/OBP.0014 10.11647/OBP.0014 23117811-c361-47b4-8b76-2c9b160c9a8b 9781906924393 ScholarLed 155 open access
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Recent acts of terrorism and the current unrest in the Middle East remind us how important it is to understand the relationship between violence, peace and democracy. In a challenging and insightful essay, Amartya Sen explores ideas around 'organised violence' (such as war, genocide and terrorism) and violence against the individual. Highlighting the inadequacies of some of the widely accepted explanations for violenceâ  including the idea that the world is experiencing a 'clash of civilisations'â  Sen makes a plea for a global, multilateral debate on the causes of conflict, and an understanding of the multiple identities of the individuals involved. The introductory essay draws on the findings of the Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding, which was chaired by Sen, and established to promote mutual communication and understanding among all faiths and communities in the Commonwealth. Its timely report, "Civil Paths to Peace", suggests that governments, media and educatorsâ  indeed, everyoneâ  must take the time to understand the complexities around violent behaviour and its causes, without prejudging what these might be.
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