Toward a Century of Peace: A Dialogue on the Role of Civil Society in Peacebuilding

Toward a Century of Peace: A Dialogue on the Role of Civil Society in Peacebuilding

by Daisaku Ikeda (Author), Daisaku Ikeda (Author), Kevin P. Clements (Author)

Synopsis

Dr. Clements and President Ikeda engage in dialogue topics such as conflict resolution, the refugee problem, nuclear disarmament, building a culture of human rights and the path to recovery and reconstruction following natural disasters; while articulating their personal religious beliefs, their unique perspectives underlying their actions for peace and their problem-solving methodologies, they present a message based on unlimited trust in the power for change residing within each individual.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 182
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11 Dec 2018

ISBN 10: 1138585769
ISBN 13: 9781138585768

Author Bio
Professor Kevin Clements is the Foundation Chair and Director of the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago. He has also been Chair of Peace Studies at the University of Queensland, Secretary General of International Alert, London , Chair and Director of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University and Head of the Peace Research Centre at the ANU. Daisaku Ikeda is President of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), an association of more than 12 million people practicing Nichiren Buddhism around the world. He has lectured and written widely on ways of applying the practical wisdom of Mahayana Buddhism as a philosophy of empowerment and compassion in today's world. He has also published dialogues with over 70 such individuals including Mikhail Gorbachev, Hazel Henderson, Elise Boulding, Joseph Rotblat, Linus Pauling and Arnold Toynbee.