Social Movements in Violently Divided Societies

Name: Social Movements in Violently Divided Societies
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Social Movements in Violently Divided SocietiesConstructing Conflict and Peacebuilding\nAuthor(s): John Nagle\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138860094, 978-1138860094\nSynopsis\nViolently divided societies present major challenges to institutions seeking to establish peace in places characterised by ethnic conflict and high levels of social segregation. Yet such societies also contain groups that refuse to be confined within separate forms of ethnic community and instead develop alternative modes of action that generate shared identities, build trust and foster consensual, peaceful politics. \n\nAdvancing a unique social movement approach to the study of violently divided societies, this book highlights how various social movements function within a context of violent ethnic politics and provide new ways of imagining citizenship that complements peacebuilding. By analysing the impact of social movements on divi.