at the service of Artisans worldwide with the goal of equipping them in their efforts
to rethink peace and propose new modes of action
The 21 dossier files
- Causes of armed conflict [Read]
A brief overview of theories on why armed conflict occurs Analysis file
- Conflict Stages and Dynamics [Read]
How conflict escalates and de-escalates, including the impact of nonviolent action. Analysis file
- Conflict transformation – content, behaviour, attitude [Read]
How conflict transformation theories deal with conflict escalation and de-escalation Analysis file
- Motives and objectives of conflict intervention [Read]
Reasons why people choose to intervene in a conflict Analysis file
- Actors and tactics of conflict interventions (civilian intervention and nonviolent intervention) [Read]
Looking at who intervenes in a conflict and approaches they can take Analysis file
- Scope of conflict interventions: an overview of peace strategies [Read]
Examining the aspects of time, geography and the level of society in an intervention strategy Analysis file
- Legal aspects to conflict interventions [Read]
How international law applies to conflict intervention Analysis file
- Ethical aspects to conflict interventions [Read]
Raising issues from theories and frameworks questioning when and if an intervention should occur Analysis file
- Historical overview of nonviolent conflict interventions [Read]
Two hundred years of history of nonviolent conflict interventions Analysis file
- Peace Teams and Civil Peace Services [Read]
Introducing the differences between Peace Teams and Civil Peace Services Analysis file
- The role and potential of Peace teams: character, goals, activities, outcomes and impact [Read]
Examining the range of peace teams and broad analysis of the activities they undertake and the impact they have Analysis file
- Conditions for successful work in the field - Accompaniment [Read]
Focusing on the activity of Accompaniment, what are the main aspects that will make it an effective activity Analysis file
- The role and potential of civilian peace services: character, goals, activities, outcomes and impact [Read]
Using the European Network for Civil Peace Services as a example for examining the work and effectiveness of CPS Analysis file
- Conditions for successful work in the field - civilian peace services [Read]
Key findings of observed outcomesin developing CPS Analysis file
- The role and potential of Humanitarian aid and development organisations : characters, goals, activities, outcomes and impact [Read]
How humanitarian aid and development agencies relate to peace teams and CPS Analysis file
- Conditions for successfully dealing with conflict in humanitarian aid and development projects [Read]
A range of considerations for dealing with conflict Analysis file
- Pragmatic and principled dimensions of nonviolence [Read]
Concept file
- Categorisation of violent (social) conflicts [Read]
Concept file
- Conflict Intervention [Read]
Concept file
- Strategies, Tactics and Activities in Intervention [Read]
Concept file
- Bibliography for the references in the fiches for dossier ‘Nonviolent conflict interventions in the panorama of work on conflicts’ [Read]
Covering the books, articles and newsletters referenced in the dossier
Nonviolent conflict interventions in the panorama of work on conflicts
A review of the work strategies of peace teams, civil peace services and other NGOs in conflict interventions
The dossier begins by introducing the different aspects of the concepts of nonviolence and conflict. Conflict interventions as a form of nonviolent action can be based both on pragmatic or principled considerations. To fully understand conflict interventions it is necessary to look at categories, causes and dimensions of conflicts. The introductory files about nonviolence and conflict prepare the ground for an analysis of different aspects related to nonviolent conflict interventions’ theory and practice. The dossier will develop by reviewing some of/ analyze the role and potential of peace teams, civil peace services and aid and development organizations in non-violent or civilian intervention. For each category it will be highlighted and identified its role and potential, the outcomes and impacts of its action and the conditions for its success in the field.
Authors :
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Christine Schweitzer
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Donna Howard
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Carl Stieren
Adaptation by :
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Rachel Julian
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Mauro Morabito
Link to partners : Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP)