Toward a Century of Peace

Name: Toward a Century of Peace
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138585744
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A Dialogue on the Role of Civil Society in Peacebuilding

By Kevin P. Clements and Daisaku Ikeda

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Peace studies expert Kevin P. Clements and Buddhist peacebuilder Daisaku Ikeda engage in meaningful dialogue addressing global issues such as conflict resolution, refugee crises, nuclear disarmament, and the development of a culture of peace and human rights. They explore recovery and reconstruction following natural disasters while sharing their personal religious beliefs and unique approaches to peacebuilding. The book emphasises the transformative power within each individual to effect change.
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Ideal for students and scholars of peace studies, educators, policymakers, and readers interested in conflict resolution and humanitarian issues.

This book, a dialogue between Kevin Clements, the former secretary general of the International Peace Research Association and Daisaku Ikeda, explores wide-ranging topics such as nuclear disarmament, fostering a culture of human rights and the pursuit of new paths to world peace.

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Peace studies pioneer Kevin Clements and Buddhist peacebuilder Daisaku Ikeda engage in dialogue on topics such as conflict resolution, the refugee problem, nuclear disarmament, building a culture of peace and human rights, and the path to recovery and reconstruction following natural disasters.

While articulating their personal religious beliefs, their unique perspectives underlying their actions for peace and their problem-solving methodologies, they present a message based on unlimited trust in the transformative power for change residing within each individual.

Explore these engaging discussions in Toward a Century of Peace, where dialogue serves as a blueprint for creating a more harmonious world, tapping into the potential within every individual to effect profound change.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138585744

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 December 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 498g

Pages: 174

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About the Author

Dr. Kevin Clements is the Foundation Chair and Director of the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand. His career has been a combination of academic analysis and practice in the areas of peacebuilding and conflict transformation. He has been an adviser to the New Zealand, Australian, British, Swedish, and Dutch governments on conflict prevention, arms control, defense, and regional security issues.

Daisaku Ikeda is President of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), an association of more than 12 million people practicing Nichiren Buddhism around the world. He has written and lectured on ways of applying the practical wisdom of Mahayana Buddhism as a philosophy of empowerment and compassion in today’s world. He has also published dialogues with more than 70 prominent individuals including Mikhail Gorbachev, Hazel Henderson, Elise Boulding, Joseph Rotblat, Linus Pauling and Arnold Toynbee.

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