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THE POTENTIAL FOR PEACEBUILDING Forging a Bridge from Peacekeeping to Peacemaking
Author(s) -
Fisher Ronald J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
peace and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1468-0130
pISSN - 0149-0508
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0130.1993.tb00177.x
Subject(s) - peacebuilding , peacemaking , peacekeeping , context (archaeology) , contingency , denial , political science , intervention (counseling) , bridge (graph theory) , sociology , criminology , law , psychology , epistemology , psychotherapist , medicine , psychiatry , biology , paleontology , philosophy
Protracted social conflicts rooted in the denial of the basic needs of identity groups are highly resistant to de‐escalation. The difficulty of following peacekeeping with successful peacemaking calls for the fuller development of peacebuilding, defined as interactive and developmental activities to improve the relationship and address basic needs. A contingency model of third‐party intervention provides a context for peacebuilding in which approaches to peace are coordinated and sequenced for maximal effect. The Cyprus dispute illustrates the potential role that peacebuilding could play in resolving intractable conflicts.