Peace and Conflict Transformation
Peace and Conflict Transformation
Action Research works powerfully in tandem with conflict transformation to bring about a path to peace in the midst of normal conflict that ensues within transformation dynamics. The special issue gathers articles that show ARTists how it is possible to improve their practice– reweaving the fields of ART and conflict transformation.
Articles
Basque Sandbox. Gender in Collaborative Governance with Dr. Miren Larrea
Our new sandbox in the Orkestra partnership with AR+ is the result of a series of processes that have been[...]
Bright action researching lights amidst the turbulent darkness. Editorial last issue of 2023
In curating the final issue for 2023, I see bright action researching lights amidst the turbulent darkness of the Israel[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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 -[...]
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 -[...]
Peace from the Opposing Side
Can peacemakers have a positive and enduring impact on conflict situations when they are from one side in a conflict[...]
Youth-led community-based research: working in and on conflict in Haiti
Blog Post by Reina C Neufeldt The idea that research can be practical, involve community members as knowledge co-creators, and[...]
Hidden in Plain Sight: A Peacebuilder’s Story
This story serves as a reminder that no matter how grand our endeavors—working to transform places stuck in conflict—we accomplish what we do through how we engage in the ordinary business of our work. I propose that the key to our effectiveness may be hidden in plain sight when we learn to focus our attention in purposeful ways.
Bridging the territory between me, we, and living E(arth)! What we love about six explorations into AR for sustainability
Bridging actors in transformation Bridging the territory between me, we, and living E(arth)!What we love about six explorations into AR[...]
You defend what you feel: ‘Presencing’ nature as ‘experiential knowing’
Click to watch Hilary Bradbury interview Gioel Gioacchino about her work. Newly minted PhD., Gioel Gioacchino, writes about a youth-led[...]
T-Labs and climate change narratives: Co-researcher qualities in transgressive action-research
Blog post by Thomas Macintyre In my birth home of New Zealand, the symbol of the Koru—the spiral—is a powerful[...]
Reshaping Our World: Collaborating with Children for Community-based Climate Change Action
In a sense, children have the most to lose from an unsustainable planet. Yet, because of the passive role that[...]
“Student action research: preventing bullying in secondary school – Inkla project”
This paper provides a practical guide to using youth action research to engage “bullying" among high school students It also[...]
Public facility design for sustainability: Participatory action research on household recycling in Hong Kong
While many researchers have pointed out that public design can increase users’ sustainable practices, how to achieve good public designs[...]
Unearthing local forms of child protection: Positive deviance and abduction in Ethiopia
The upcoming special issue of the Action Research Journal titled “Aid, Development, and Social Transformation” investigates how action research –[...]
History is Written by the Researcher: a Reflection on Mullett’s “Issues of Equity and Empowerment in Knowledge Democracy: Three Community Based Research Examples”
Winston Churchill once famously said, “History is written by the victors.” While action research is certainly no war, this quote[...]
INDIGENOUS SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT: Reducing the dominance of national curricula.
“Traditions are good, but do they really help the pupils become successful?” I got the provocative question from a[...]
Action research in procurement management; evidence from selected lower local government authorities in Tanzania
Abstract on behalf of Geraldine A Rasheli The aim of the paper was to show how opportunities provided by Action Research models could solve problems related to procurement management in three selected lower local government authorities in Tanzania. It builds on Marja Liisa Swantz’s participant research. Three phases of Action Research were adapted from
Involving Fairtrade producers in research, training, and governance
Blog post by Jennifer Keahey Did you know that Fairtrade has grown into a multi-billion dollar certification system? The label[...]
Tensions in communication – teachers and academic facilitators in a critical friendship
Blog post by Marie-Helene Zimmerman Nilsson Action research is often characterized by successful outcomes based on collaboration with people with[...]
Democratic encounters? Epistemic privilege, power and community-based participatory action research
Blogpost by Julia Janes Dr. Davydd Greenwood, associate editor of AR, noted that: ”This manuscript seems to us a very[...]
Learning to overcome epistemological challenges: A case of a cross-cultural action research exchange program between the United States and Japan
Blog post by Noriyuki Inoue Cross-cultural experiences can offer unique opportunities to examine our assumptions that underlie our world views. So[...]
Going Large-Scale: The Polling Conference Process for Participatory Constitution-making in Turkey
Blog post by Oguz N. Baburoglu In this paper, we tell the story of large-scale, nation-wide intervention for participatory constitution-making[...]