Participating in Peace: Violence, Development and Dialogue in Colombia - Hardcover

by Jefferson Jaramillo-Marín (Author), Luz Mery López-Lizarazo (Author), Adriel Ruiz-Galvan (Author)

What role does dialogue play in peacebuilding? How can community-based activities contribute to broader peace processes? What can participatory research methods add to local efforts to build peace?

In this book, the authors examine these questions through their work with two different Colombian communities who have pursued dialogue amidst ongoing violence, environmental injustice and socio-economic challenges. By reflecting on what people in these contrasting places have achieved through participatory peacebuilding, the authors explore different forms of local agency, the prospects for non-extractive academic engagement, and practical and theoretical lessons for participating in peace in other conflict-affected settings.

Author Biography

Jefferson Jaramillo-Marín is Professor in the Department of Sociology at Pontifical Javierian University. Luz Mery López-Lizarazo is coordinator of Pastoral Social in Popayán (formerly, coordinator of Pastoral Social Tibú) and is an MA student of International Cooperation for Development at the International University of La Rioja. Adriel Ruiz-Galvan is director of CORMEPAZ and a doctoral student in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Pontifical Javierian University. Matthew Louis Bishop is Senior Lecturer of International Politics at the University of Sheffield. Juan Mario Díaz-Arévalo is Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield. Juan Miguel Kanai is Senior Lecturer of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield. Melanie Lombard is Lecturer in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield. Simon Rushton is Professor of International Politics at the University of Sheffield. Anastasia Shesterinina is Chair in Comparative Politics at the University of York. Henry Staples is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield. Helen Louise Turton is Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Sheffield.