Learning from and with community-based and participatory action research: Constraints and adaptations in a youth-peacebuilding initiative in Haiti
Participatory action research fits well with conflict resolution and peacebuilding; it is used by scholar-practitioners as part of field-based practice efforts that contribute to transforming conflict and add to scholarly knowledge. However, as Cynthia Chataway’s analysis of a participatory action research project undertaken with the Mohawk community of Kahnawake indicated, there are considerable constraints on […]
Read More...Whose program is this? Negotiations in designing a student-initiated and student-led Jewish-Arab/Palestinian dialogue program on campus
This research examines the Nice 2 Meet U intervention program which, unlike other programs promoting dialogue between Arab/Palestinian and Jewish students on Israeli campuses, was a grassroots program initiated and moderated by students. The program was designed jointly by the initiators, the participants and the researcher/advisor using action research. The objective of the current study […]
Read More...Everyday action research for complex times: A peacebuilder’s guide
In the midst of the increasing intensity of our world, peacebuilding practice is rapidly transforming. These changes come with a growing recognition that complexity is a new type of problem that requires new approaches and responses. As conflict resolution and peacebuilding actors are increasingly adopting complexity thinking and approaches to program implementation, I propose that […]
Read More...Deconstructing positionality in conflict resolution: Reflections from first-person action research in Pakistan and the South Caucasus
This article explores the role of first-person action research in uncovering how positionality influences conflict resolution practice. Specifically, it examines the experiences of two scholar-practitioners conducting first-person action research in different conflict/post-conflict settings. The case studies include first-person action research on encounter programs with Pakistani youth and first-person action research examining peacebuilding engagement in the […]
Read More...An emerging conversation between action research and conflict transformation
This themed issue was inspired by emerging conversations between practitioners in the fields of action research and conflict transformation – a conversation that mirrored us both as guest editors. We see the potential for the approaches of each of our fields to strengthen each other’s work towards shared goals of transformation supporting social justice. Therefore, […]
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