1. Culture
of
Peace

2. If the world order is to move away
from its present chaotic and violent
condition, building cultures of
peace is the remedy.
The creative management of
differences is at the core of peace
culture.
Havva KOK
USAK Center for Eurasian Studies

3. What is Culture of Peace?
 A culture of peace is an integral approach to
preventing violence and violent conflicts, and
an alternative to the culture of war and
violence.
1998 UN resolution on the culture of peace

4. History of CoP
 it is a global movement
 1995; final chapter of the UNESCO monograph
on a culture of peace
 1996; chapter on the global movement in the
report on the El Salvador Culture of Peace
Programme.
 1999; confirmed by the UN General Assembly in
Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace
 2000; put into practice during the campaign for
the Manifesto which engaged 75 million people.

5. History of CoP
 2003, the global movement has developed far
beyond its initial scope, to such an extent that
it is difficult to keep track of its myriad
manifestations around the world.
 2005; World Report on the Culture of Peace
includes information from 700 organizations.

6. Culture of War and Violence
 Belief in power that is based on force
 Having an enemy
 Authoritarian governance
 Secrecy and propaganda
 Armament
 Exploitation of people
 Exploitation of nature
 Male domination

7. Culture of Peace and Non-Violence
 Education for a culture of peace
 Understanding, tolerance and solidarity
 Democratic participation
 Free flow of information
 Disarmament
 Human rights
 Sustainable development
 Equality of women and men

8. Culture of War and Violence
 Dysfunctional
 Unjust
 Illogical, irresponsible
 Cognitive dissonance
 No integration
 Unethical
 Inequity
 Uncompassionate
 Disrespect

9. Culture of Peace and Non-violence
 Functional
 Just
 Logical, responsible
 Inner congruence
 Integration of self with others
 Ethical
 Equity
 Compassionate
 Respect

10. UN Declaration and Programme of Action for a Culture of Peace
The 8 Points
 education for peace,
 the promotion of sustainable economic and
social development,
 respect for human rights,
 equality between women and men,
 democratic participation,
 tolerance,
 the free flow of information
 and disarmament

11. Where Peace Culture Can Be Found
 The familial household is an important source
of peace culture in any society. It is there that
women's nurturing culture flourishes. Women
have been the farmers as well as the bearers
and rearers of children, the feeders and healers
of the extended family. Women have had to
learn for the human species to survive is
central to the development of peaceful
behavior
Elise Boulding

12. Zones of Peace
 As far back as the historical record goes, we
know of sanctuaries, or safe places, for anyone
under threat.
 Temples and holy sites have become sanctuaries;
sometimes the land immediately around a king's
palace has been designated as safe for persons
fleeing their enemies.
 Market places have always been treated as zones
of peace, since violence would destroy trading
activities.

13. Zones of Peace
 Torah and Koran declare croplands and
orchards, as well as the women and children
who tend them, protected in time of war.
 Catholic Church protecs the Pax Dei to
pilgrims, merchants, and cattle, and controls
the violence of war by forbidding soldiers to
fight on certain days of the week.

14. Zones of Peace
 Since the beginning of the nuclear age, there have
been many grassroots movements to persuade states
or regions to declare themselves nuclear-weapon-
free zones, and counterpart movements to define
individual towns and cities as zones of peace.
 Combination of traditional sanctuary practice with
new peace-movement activity has resulted in a
gradual spread of physical areas that have a certain
political and social commitment to peace culture.

15. Future of Peace Culture
 Peace, like war, is a social invention
 If humans did nothing but bond with one another,
societies would be dull, lacking in adventure.
 If they did nothing but claim individual space, societies
would be full of action, but it would be aggressive and
violent action.
 Global corporations weaken local economic and social
capacity.
 The military-industrial system seems beyond the ability
of states to control
 biosphere is losing its capacity to regenerate itself and
feed the growing population of humans.

16. Future of Peace Culture
 People who cannot imagine peace will not
know how to work for it. Those who can
imagine it are using that same imagination to
devise practices and strategies that will render
war obsolete.
 However, peace culture is not just imagination.
It exists in daily life and habitual interaction as
people get on with their lives and work,
negotiating differences rather than engaging in
interminable battles over just how to solve
each problem as it comes up.