Decolonizing Peace
by Victoria Fontan
November 2012, 220 pages, $16.00
ISBN 978-1-937570-15-6
In this book, Victoria Fontan questions the pre-established assumptions that exist in peace and conflict studies, and brings forward an alternative epistemology that relates to non-conventional initiatives for peace that exist in various parts of the world.
She argues that the first step toward decolonizing peace and conflict studies must be our realization that we are powerless in facing the destruction and injustices that we invariably bring with our peace.
About the Author
Victoria Fontan is Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the American University of Afghanistan. She is also a visiting professor at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO), Guadalajara, Mexico; at the Institut Supérieur des Techniques de Développement, Kalehe, République Démocratique du Congo; and the University of Duhok, Iraq.
More information on Victoria Fontan’s research on her website: http://www.victoriacfontan.com
Victoria Fontan in the News
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Interview with Victoria Fontan in STRIFE
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Article by Sara Cobb in Unrest Magazine
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