Observatorio PSyD
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5th of October 2018
Vanguardia de Ideas 05/10/2018
Isabel Adé Portero
Doctora en Historia Contemporánea
Lesley Connolly and Laura Powers (eds.), “Local Networks for Peace: Lessons from Community-Led Peacebuilding”, New York: International Peace Institute, September 13, 2018.
Abstract:
“In recent years, there have been increasing calls to ensure local ownership of peacebuilding design and practice, to take local knowledge fully into account in designing peacebuilding programs and assessing conflicts, and to strive for the meaningful participation of local peacebuilding actors. In the search for new approaches to connect local-level initiatives to international programs and to move local knowledge from the bottom up, community-led peacebuilding networks may have a key role to play.
This volume includes case studies of community-led peacebuilding networks in Burundi, the Central African Republic, Colombia, Kenya, Liberia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe to identify approaches for more inclusive and integrated peacebuilding. These case studies, written by local peacebuilders working in each of the countries, underscore the organizational, political, and financial advantages and risks to operating as part of a broader network.
The aim of this report is to enhance understanding among international peacebuilding practitioners and policymakers of peacebuilding network structures, including their comparative advantages and challenges. In doing so, it aims to guide efforts not only to incorporate local knowledge and expertise into international initiatives but also to identify how these efforts can support and magnify local efforts. By better understanding how local peacebuilding networks operate in their communities, the international community can begin to better understand the challenges local organizations face, how to support and strengthen peacebuilding work on the ground, and how such initiatives contribute to building and sustaining peace.”
https://www.ipinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1809_Local-Networks-for-Peace2.pdf
GARCÍA RIESCO, Jesús Alberto. Propaganda y guerra: religión, imperio y nación. Documento de Opinión IEEE 99/2018, www.ieee.es (3/10/2018).
Resumen:
“La motivación y la voluntad de vencer son imprescindibles en la guerra porque la atrofia del alma es peor que la destrucción del cuerpo. La propaganda, bien sea coercitiva o persuasiva, ha sido el medio utilizado por los dirigentes para conseguir tal fin.
Las pinturas rupestres del neolítico, que representan grupos de hombres luchando, aportan las primeras acciones de propaganda y en Mesopotamia y Egipto, las imágenes -mostradas a través de la arquitectura, la escultura y la pintura- son utilizadas para dar gracias a los dioses por las victorias militares. Con el cristianismo y el islam surge la propaganda como generadora de pensamiento de los pueblos -deseado por las élites- que fructifica en el dominio del Oeste y el Este respectivamente.
La Reforma protestante introdujo la imprenta y revolucionó los medios de comunicación entre las élites y las masas, que ya no eran mayormente analfabetas. Con la Revolución francesa el pueblo consideró a la guerra como algo propio y a lo largo del siglo XIX la nación sustituyó a la religión y al imperio como motivación para la lucha. En el siglo XX surge la «guerra total» y la propaganda científica se presenta determinante tanto en la guerra como en la paz.”
http://www.ieee.es/Galerias/fichero/docs_opinion/2018/DIEEEO99_JESGAR_propaganda.pdf
Abstract:
“In recent years, there have been increasing calls to ensure local ownership of peacebuilding design and practice, to take local knowledge fully into account in designing peacebuilding programs and assessing conflicts, and to strive for the meaningful participation of local peacebuilding actors. In the search for new approaches to connect local-level initiatives to international programs and to move local knowledge from the bottom up, community-led peacebuilding networks may have a key role to play.
This volume includes case studies of community-led peacebuilding networks in Burundi, the Central African Republic, Colombia, Kenya, Liberia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe to identify approaches for more inclusive and integrated peacebuilding. These case studies, written by local peacebuilders working in each of the countries, underscore the organizational, political, and financial advantages and risks to operating as part of a broader network.
The aim of this report is to enhance understanding among international peacebuilding practitioners and policymakers of peacebuilding network structures, including their comparative advantages and challenges. In doing so, it aims to guide efforts not only to incorporate local knowledge and expertise into international initiatives but also to identify how these efforts can support and magnify local efforts. By better understanding how local peacebuilding networks operate in their communities, the international community can begin to better understand the challenges local organizations face, how to support and strengthen peacebuilding work on the ground, and how such initiatives contribute to building and sustaining peace.”
https://www.ipinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1809_Local-Networks-for-Peace2.pdf
GARCÍA RIESCO, Jesús Alberto. Propaganda y guerra: religión, imperio y nación. Documento de Opinión IEEE 99/2018, www.ieee.es (3/10/2018).
Resumen:
“La motivación y la voluntad de vencer son imprescindibles en la guerra porque la atrofia del alma es peor que la destrucción del cuerpo. La propaganda, bien sea coercitiva o persuasiva, ha sido el medio utilizado por los dirigentes para conseguir tal fin.
Las pinturas rupestres del neolítico, que representan grupos de hombres luchando, aportan las primeras acciones de propaganda y en Mesopotamia y Egipto, las imágenes -mostradas a través de la arquitectura, la escultura y la pintura- son utilizadas para dar gracias a los dioses por las victorias militares. Con el cristianismo y el islam surge la propaganda como generadora de pensamiento de los pueblos -deseado por las élites- que fructifica en el dominio del Oeste y el Este respectivamente.
La Reforma protestante introdujo la imprenta y revolucionó los medios de comunicación entre las élites y las masas, que ya no eran mayormente analfabetas. Con la Revolución francesa el pueblo consideró a la guerra como algo propio y a lo largo del siglo XIX la nación sustituyó a la religión y al imperio como motivación para la lucha. En el siglo XX surge la «guerra total» y la propaganda científica se presenta determinante tanto en la guerra como en la paz.”
http://www.ieee.es/Galerias/fichero/docs_opinion/2018/DIEEEO99_JESGAR_propaganda.pdf
i_ade_vanguardia_de_ideas_051018.pdf
