The Cultural Dimensions of Peacebuilding - by Marty Branagan (Hardcover)

About the Book

The Cultural Dimensions of Peacebuilding details aspects of cultures, including language, films, journalism, political economics, museums, education, parenting, gender, artistic activism, and spirituality, which can contribute to either more violent societies or more peaceful ones. Solutions-oriented, it aims to inspire deep understanding and reflection, empowerment, and grassroots action in cultural spheres.

Book Synopsis

The Cultural Dimensions of Peacebuilding details aspects of cultures, including language, films, journalism, political economics, museums, education, parenting, gender, artistic activism, and spirituality, which can contribute to either more violent societies or more peaceful ones. Solutions-oriented, it aims to inspire deep understanding and reflection, empowerment, and grassroots action in cultural spheres.

Review Quotes

This is a valuable book because it surveys where there is peace and ways in which it is cultivated. -Journal of Peace Research

'As one who understands history as an evolution of cultural practices still unfolding through our global patriarchal-colonial-capitalist system, it is good to see Marty Branagan tease out these entangled violences - in the family, on indigenous lands and through military-industrial profiteering. Moreover, it is a joy to read his grounded and hopeful vignettes on how actions for peace emerge, nurturing life on Earth'. - Ariel Salleh, author of Ecofeminism as Politics (2017) and co-editor of Pluriverse (2019)

'People want to live in peace, so why can't they? Marty Branagan draws on his significant experience as an artist, activist and peace researcher to explain this situation and to seek detailed practical remedies. He deconstructs everything from violent cartoons to interpersonal conflict and militarism in this fresh, well-informed and nicely illustrated book. A major contribution to peace studies'. - Michael Allen Fox, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Queen's University (Canada), author of Understanding Peace: A Comprehensive Introduction

'Within the field of peace studies, Marty Branagan's work offers a special and attractive angle: the manifold "dimensions" of peace in everyday, contemporary culture. It covers numerous topics, from art to the mind, with a range of examples not often seen'. - Brian Martin, University of Wollongong

Journal of Peace Research

TUNE-FM interview

The Conversation article

Peace activism, non-violent resistance, a culture of peace; a chat with Marty Branagan

About the Author

Dr. Marty Branagan is Senior Lecturer in Peace Studies at the University of New England, Australia, and a long-term artist and activist. He is the author of two novels, two monographs, two co-edited books, and more than forty chapters and articles.