Participating in Peace: Violence, Development and Dialogue in Colombia

By: Jefferson Jaramillo-Marín and Luz Mery López-Lizarazo and Adriel Ruiz-Galvan and Matthew Louis Bishop and Juan Mario Díaz-Arévalo and Juan Miguel Kanai and Melanie Lombard and Simon Rushton and Anastasia Shesterinina and Henry Staples

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Synopsis: 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.