A Peace Of Conflict

A peace of conflict is a journal about conflict and exploring ways to transform conflict non-violently. It’s about showing the violence around the world in its cultural, structural and direct manifestations. It’s about reflections on violence and long-winded rants about political systems, poverty, hunger and war… It’s mostly whatever draws me into the world of peace and conflict at the moment. I am fairly critical of most governments, democracy, international financial institutions, so-called international “development” projects, international aid, charities, the work of NGOs, humanitarianism in general and global systems, and like to pick them apart whenever possible.

I have been having a reading marathon on transarmament and civilian-based defense techniques for the last little while and am hoping to write more on that in the coming years. I have previously focused my research towards conflict resources, particularly those in the Great Lakes Basin and West Africa, where I spent the last couple of years working. I also thoroughly enjoy tracking both well-known and some of the more obscure global conflicts and updating the details in my weekly conflict reports.  I am currently looking for better English news sites that best cover Central or South American conflicts or human rights issues, etc., and would love any reader suggestions! This publication started with funding through ASAP at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario as a hard copy bi-monthly journal co-created by Rebecca Sargent and Heather Wilhelm. It was meant to detail conflict around the world to help students in the Global Studies program understand some of the more obscure wars that were going on in the world, different conflict transformation methods and paths to peace. Not wanting to constantly waste production paper, stick to a strict publishing schedule, and be able to travel more freely around the world; the journal transformed into this website/blog. The A Peace of Conflict  blog was created, written and is solely maintained by Rebecca Sargent. Please no advertising in comments- they will not be posted. This is a place to express thoughts and ideas about peace and conflict– not to sell your wares. If you have a link that you feel should be included with some of  the websites I find most useful or interesting below– please send it to [email protected] and I will try my best to post it.   Facebook feed   Facebook feed on Conflict Resources   Twitter feed   Twitter feed on Conflict Resources

Writing at A Peace of Conflict since 2008

January 2008 - Present

Human rights, war, conflict, sustainability, peacebuilding and peace.