Peacebuilders

Peacebuilding at a Crossroads?

26 January 2009

In March 2008 'Just Wasting our Time? An Open Letter to Peacebuilders' written by Simon Fisher and Lada Zimina sparked debate amongst many practitioners in the conflict transformation / peacebuilding field.  The letter, and the response it generated, are being synthesised in a new publication by the Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation 'Peacebuilding at a Crossroads? Dilemmas and Paths for Another Generation'. Berghof Handbook Dialogue No. 7. Edited by Beatrix Schmelzle and Martina Fischer. Berlin: Berghof Research Center, 2009.

It includes the lead article by Simon and Lada (Just Wasting Our Time? Provocative Thoughts for Peacebuilders) and comments by Louis Kriesberg, Diana Chigas/Peter Woodrow, Martina Weitsch, Goran Bozicevic, Barbara Unger/Ulrike Hopp, Martina Fischer; as well as an introduction and final reflection.

The Handbook is freely available to download online at:

http://www.berghof-handbook.net/std_page.php?LANG=e&id=5

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If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.