Justice, reconciliation, coexistence, and peace are concepts that often coincide, thus it is important for practitioners and academics to gain further understanding of their relationships and operation. Reconciliation can be understood as a journey that
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A Reflection: Justice, Reconciliation, Coexistence, and Peace
September 1, 2014 Stuff that Matters nonviolence, Reconciliation
Ecuadorian Oil Politics and the Violation Of Indigenous, Human, and Environmental Rights
May 1, 2014 Stuff that Matters Conflict, Ecuador, Resource based conflict, social movements
Addressing the Yasuni-ITT Initiative under the Correa Administration Government authorization of oil exploration has historically denied indigenous populations of the Amazonian region fundamental human rights, and continues to do so in the contemporary period. While
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Cambodia, Genocide, and The Right to Protect: Underlying Causes in a Historical Perspective
May 1, 2014 Stuff that Matters Conflict, Reconciliation
It is nearly impossible to conceptualize the horrific nature of the violence that arose in Cambodia in the 1970s. The intention of this section is to make sense of the genocidal conflict via a historical
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The Internal Armed Conflict of Peru and the Legacy of Sexual Violence
May 1, 2014 Stuff that Matters Conflict, Reconciliation, South America
How did Peru’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission contribute to the persistence and normalization of sexual violence during peacetime? INTRODUCTORY REMARKS The Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación, CVR) was created
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Conceptualizing Culture in Conflict and International Interventions
May 1, 2014 Stuff that Matters Conflict
Often times international interventions seeking to protect and defend human rights overlook the value of culture within a conflict region. Whether intentional or not, intervening parties may pay tribute or deny attention to the significance
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Exploring Identity in Nonviolent Movements: A Comparative Analysis of Colombia and South America
December 1, 2013 Stuff that Matters Conflict, nonviolence, social movements, South America
Most often culture and cultural differences are analyzed as sources of conflict, as opposed to a resource to be utilized in conflict resolution and reconciliation. Historically culture has been defined as a concrete set of
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