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Beyond Non-Violence To Courtship, John Fairfield
Beyond Non-Violence To Courtship, John Fairfield
International Journal on Responsibility
This study argues that for international conflict, and for many conflict situations within a nation, the most pragmatic, responsible option is neither coercive nor evasive. It proposes an alternative strategy, dubbed courtship, that is neither. By coercion is understood violence or any other form of dominant control or forcing the enemy against their will, including many methods often described as nonviolent such as economic sanctions, majority rule, and the rule of law. By evasion is understood appeasement, deception, self-exile, or any attempt to run away, cover up one’s needs, or hide from the aggressor. The study introduces healthy community as …
Responsibility, Community, And Conflict Resolution In An Age Of Polarization, Ron Kraybill
Responsibility, Community, And Conflict Resolution In An Age Of Polarization, Ron Kraybill
International Journal on Responsibility
To what or to whom are human beings ultimately responsible and what is the mechanism by which responsibility is mediated down to day to day life and decision making?
Responsibility For Peacemaking In The Context Of Structural Violence, Richard E. Rubenstein
Responsibility For Peacemaking In The Context Of Structural Violence, Richard E. Rubenstein
International Journal on Responsibility
“They cry Peace, Peace, but there is no peace.” Jeremiah’s complaint resounds loudly in a period in which many of the most intractable social conflicts are products not just of prejudice, malice, or misunderstanding, but also of the normal operations of structurally violent systems. This essay begins by outlining and modifying the theory of structural violence originally presented by Johan Galtung. It goes on to describe several types of conflict-generating systems, including the capitalist economy that produces crime and mass incarceration and the neo-empire that produces terrorism and the “war on terror.” Finally, it inquires into the responsibility of would-be …
Restorative Justice And The Gandhian Tradition, Howard Zehr
Restorative Justice And The Gandhian Tradition, Howard Zehr
International Journal on Responsibility
Gandhi Award Comments
Music, Institutions, And Responsibilities In Kosovo, Syzana Jakupi, Alba Muçolli – Dehiri
Music, Institutions, And Responsibilities In Kosovo, Syzana Jakupi, Alba Muçolli – Dehiri
International Journal on Responsibility
The purpose of the paper aims at informing the present situation of the music and art in Kosovo by highlighting relevant cultural related institutions which include music within and as a part of art. Initially, an explanation was provided in regard to what this paper consists of in its core, as well as through the chapters mentioned above. It provides the real situation of the art of music in Kosovo, as well as it provides explanation in regard to the institutions that deal with the management and administration of the art of Music. However, the nature of the art of …