Editors:
- Addresses what principles can guide a shift from ‘Just War’ to ‘Just Peace’, theoretically and in practice
- Also asks what conditions might be required for a shift to a ‘Just and Ecologically Sustainable Peace’
- Includes contributions by Indigenous scholars, peace studies and non-violence specialists, and ecological feminists
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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In Search of a Holistic Approach
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Cosmological and Religious Perspectives
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Questioning the Colonial Mindset
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Concluding Reflections
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About this book
International in scope and grounded in the reality of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific context, the book brings together important insights drawn from the Indigenous relationship to land, ecological feminism, ecological philosophy, the social sciences more generally, and a range of religious and non-religious cosmologies.
Drawn from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, the contributors in this book apply their combined professional expertise and active engagement to illuminate the difficult choices that lie ahead.
Keywords
- Just War
- Just Peace
- Indigenous Perspective on Peace in the Australia Community
- Australian Indigenous Perspectives on Just Peace
- Indigenous Australia and Ecologically Sustainable Peace
- Just Peace and an Earth Community
- An Earth Context for a Just Peace
- Reflection on Twenty-first Century Nonviolence
- Peace as a Corollary of Ecological Practice
- Spiritual Integrity and Interconnections
- Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in Muslim Countries
- Decolonisation and an Ecologically Sustainable Peace
- Bonhoeffer’s Thought and Practice
- Pope Francis and Peace
- Australian Indigenous studies
- Ecological Feminism
- Ecological Justice
- Ecological Philosophy
- Ecological Theology
- Environmental Humanities
Reviews
“It is becoming increasingly clear that peace on earth, generally understood as an intra-human affair, cannot be realised in the absence of peace with earth. What this marvellously multidimensional volume makes plain is that the reverse is also the case: that is, the pursuit of a just peace amongst peoples, which is shown to be an inherently decolonial project, is a prerequisite for arresting ecocide. Bringing together a richly multi-disciplinary mix of contributors, including political scientists, historians, poets, philosophers, and scholars of diverse religions, Guess’s and Camilleri’s collection models the ethos of creative collaboration and peaceable dialogue that it advocates. Integrating theoretical reflection with inspiring examples of transformative practice from around the world, it embodies what Mark Brett terms ‘prophetic hope’ to put a spring in our steps as we pursue the path to peace.” (Kate Rigby, Professor of Environmental Humanities, Bath Spa University, author of Dancing with Disaster: Environmental Histories, Narratives and Ethics for Perilous Times (2015))
“Our world is living through an epoch-making time of rapidly accelerating crises. The order built on the horrors of two world conflicts is disintegrating under new geopolitical and ecological pressures. Navigating the Great Transition is a timely intellectual and political intervention as it tries to chart innovative pathways that can help us navigate these turbulent seas. This thought-provoking collection of essays rekindles the hope that a promised land of peace, justice and ecological balance can still be reached.” (Fabio Petito, University of Sussex)
“Towards a Just and Ecologically Sustainable Peace challenges much conventional academic wisdom by adopting a holistic, trans-disciplinary approach to the tectonic forces generating inequality, conflict, pollution, and climate change. Several of its authors acknowledge the radical centrality ofdifferent ethical and spiritual perspectives and how these might contribute to a 21st century ethic of care and compassion. Essential reading for anyone searching for ways to confront populism, militarism and unsustainable growth models.” (Kevin Clements Director, Toda Peace Institute, Tokyo)
“Using a plurality of perspectives and narratives, this fine book elaborates with courage and prophetic hope the intellectual and experiential tools we need to navigate the crucial transition to a nonviolent ethic of a just and ecologically sustainable peace.” (Bishop Philip Huggins, President of the National Council of Churches in Australia and part of the World Council of Churches delegation to the 25th UN Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change)
Editors and Affiliations
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La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Joseph Camilleri
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University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia
Deborah Guess
About the editors
Deborah Guess is an Honorary Research Associate and Adjunct Lecturer at Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia. Her primary research areas are eco-theology and Christology. She is currently writing a monograph exploring the eco-theological meaning/s of place.
Joseph A. Camilleri is Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. He chairs the Academic Board of La Trobe College Australia, and is executive director of Alexandria Agenda, a venture in ethical consulting. In 2005 he founded the La Trobe Centre for Dialogue. Under his leadership, the Centre quickly established a national and international reputation for research, training, policy development, and community engagement.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Towards a Just and Ecologically Sustainable Peace
Book Subtitle: Navigating the Great Transition
Editors: Joseph Camilleri, Deborah Guess
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5021-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5020-1Published: 14 August 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5023-2Published: 15 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-5021-8Published: 13 August 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 363
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Peace Studies, Political Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy, Environmental Sociology