Evolution of Peace Leadership and Practical Implications

Evolution of Peace Leadership and Practical Implications Synopsis

The book provides for a further development of the essential themes that have been identified by scholars and practitioners working in the field of peace leadership and/or in publications specifically related to peace leadership. The book is a comprehensive reader on peace leadership as it stands now, expanding on themes that need in-depth explorations as well as introducing important themes so far barely addressed, such as qualifications of a peace leader, peace leadership education in conflict zones and refugee camps or peace leadership and storytelling. The impact on the field of peace leadership is through the book being a comprehensive reader on peace leadership representing the discipline as it stands now as well as providing an agreed upon theoretical framework. It also develops the discipline by introducing new and further in-depth explorations of existing themes. Thus, it can be used as a reference for those interested in researching peace leadership or applying peace leadership in the field. The book is intended for scholars, practitioners working in the field of peace leadership as well as the general public interested in these themes. The book should serve as a reference for scholars working on peace leadership themes as well as for practitioners reflecting on their approaches. The book could serve as a reader in peace leadership to be used in its entirety or parts of it in school, college and university programs as well as in training programs for professionals working in areas requiring peace leadership knowledge/qualifications such as for the military, peacebuilders for civil society and community development officers.