Citizens and Peace Mediations in Divided Societies: Identifying Zones of Agreement through a Conjoint Survey Experiment

Loizides, Neophytos; Psaltis, Charis; Morgan-Jones, Edward; Sudulich, Laura; Popp, Raluca; Baykiz, Tekin

doi:10.1177/00220027221108221

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“… 29 The prioritization of various groups’ expectations would lay a foundation for peace which would be more acceptable to people. 30 This study is based on the conviction that incorporating the perspectives of young people into peacebuilding efforts is one of the most effective ways of ensuring their support and participation in the peacebuilding process. Considering youth experiences and conceptualization of peace is pivotal because sidelining their perceptions and needs could prepare the ground for a renewed conflict.…”

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Conceptualizing Peace: A Qualitative Study Among Afghan Adolescents Living in Intractable Conflict

Shrestha,

Zhong,

Sadat

et al. 2023

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Purpose Adolescents living in protracted conflict areas have mostly been perceived as passive recipients of the impact of events in their surroundings who are rarely considered agents of social transformation. But a growing body of research on adolescents’ psychological development indicates that adolescents actively perceive concepts like peace and their roles and responsibilities toward creating conditions for peace. Applying the Phenomenological Variant of Ecological Systems Theory, this study focuses on understanding how adolescents from Afghanistan with lifelong exposure to intractable conflict conceptualize peace. Methods The study was conducted in the Bagrami, Paghman and Dih Sabz districts of Kabul City in Afghanistan. A semi-structured open-ended questionnaire was used to interview 63 male and female adolescents aged 13–19. The participants belonged to different ethnic groups, such as Pashtun, Hazara and Tajik. An inductive approach was applied to analyze the data using thematic analysis. Results Three distinct themes about peace emerged from the data: peace based on individual emotions, social relations, and larger societal structures. Peace for adolescents had both personal and inner and social or outer dimensions. Afghan adolescents’ conceptualization of peace is primarily based on their interaction with the micro-system. Home and family provided perceived calmness and normalcy, which characterized peace as individual emotion. Social relations, often determined by good communication, community cohesiveness, and social support between family members, neighbours, and ethnic groups, constituted adolescents’ concepts about peace. Adolescents also demonstrated awareness of larger societal structures, such as the role of community leaders and government in ensuring perceived safety and security, forming their concepts of peace. Conclusion Adolescents have meaningful voices capable of forming perceptions about peace. The microsystem of an adolescent’s environment has a significant influence in the conceptualization of peace. This study contributes to expanding the knowledge on the underpinnings of peace by relating to developmental and peace psychology.

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Conceptualizing Peace: A Qualitative Study Among Afghan Adolescents Living in Intractable Conflict

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Sadat

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“…22.See Morgan-Jones et al (2020) and Loizides et al (2022) for examples of micro-level experimental research into citizens’ perceptions of power-sharing measures.…”

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Civil War Settlements, Perceived Agreement Fairness, and Trust in Political Authorities: Investigating the Influence of Power Sharing on Public Opinion in Divided Societies

Hartzell,

Hoddie,

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2023

Journal of Conflict Resolution

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Little is known about civil war settlements' effects on public opinion in countries emerging from conflict, cases in which beliefs in agreement fairness and trust in political authorities may influence acceptance of the peace process. We posit that settlements designed to redistribute power and resources will be perceived as fairer and produce larger improvements in trust in the national government for individuals from marginalized groups than for those from dominant groups. Employing original survey data collected in the Philippines, we test these propositions with reference to the country’s 2014 peace agreement. We find that marginalized Muslim groups perceive a fairer peace agreement and report improved trust in comparison to the dominant Christian community. Using a survey experiment to analyze the influence of power-redistributing settlement measures, we find that trust in the government is not significantly affected by information regarding power sharing, a result that holds for members of both communities.

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A fuzzy multi-objective programming model for the delivery and distribution of humanitarian relief materials

Chai,

He,

Liu

et al. 2024

Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence

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Citizens and Peace Mediations in Divided Societies: Identifying Zones of Agreement through a Conjoint Survey Experiment

Cited by 7 publications

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Conceptualizing Peace: A Qualitative Study Among Afghan Adolescents Living in Intractable Conflict

Conceptualizing Peace: A Qualitative Study Among Afghan Adolescents Living in Intractable Conflict

Civil War Settlements, Perceived Agreement Fairness, and Trust in Political Authorities: Investigating the Influence of Power Sharing on Public Opinion in Divided Societies

A fuzzy multi-objective programming model for the delivery and distribution of humanitarian relief materials

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