Title: Spaces of Peace: Conflict Resolution and Experience of Civil Society Organization in Peace Building Processes.
Author: Cuma Çiçek
Translated by: Ayşe Görür
Language of Translation: Turkish
Place of publication: Diyarbakır
Publisher: DISA
Release date: 2020

Space of Peace: Conflict Resolution and Experience of Civil Society Organization in Peace Building Processes -- Diyarbakır Institute for Political and Social Research, 2020 The construction of a peace house is possible with spaces of reconciliation. Creating spaces of reconciliation can neither be done by the end of conflicts alone, nor is it something that actors in conflict can do alone; moreover, political actors cannot achieve such a social construction alone. Contrary to popular belief, conflicts do not only take place between the conflicting parties. These conflicts destroy social relations in many economic, social, cultural, administrative, spatial and psychological areas and create new social relations “poisoned” with hatred and hostility and these new relations create sub-systems and systems. Going beyond nonviolence, going beyond politics, re-establishing poisoned social relations requires a multi-layered, multi-actor and multi-dimensional social mobilization from micro scale to macro scale. Civil society actors can play a key role in such a mobilization. They can contribute not only to the re-establishment of relations in the social field, but also to the transformation of the political field. This book consists of the discussions of the program titled “The Role of CSOs in Conflict Resolution and Social Peace Building” organized within the scope of “DİSA: Peace School”. A fascinating and promising story of seven civil society organizations awaits you. -- Introduction - Cuma Çiçek 1. The Role of NGOs In The Construction of Social Peace: A Theoretical Frame - Cuma Çiçek 2. Socialization In-Groups and Peace Culture: The Experience of Şiddetsiz İletişim Derneği (Nonviolent Communication Association) - Vivet Alevi 3. Advocacy and Public Communication: The Experience of Hak İnisiyatifi (Rights Initiative) - Reha Ruhavioğlu 4. Social Cohesion Sensitive to Conflict: Eco Political Experience - Tarık Çelenk 5. Protection of the Citizens and The Experience of DUY-DER: The Issue of Mine and Conflict Waste Problem - Özlem Öztürk 6. Monitoring and Accountability: The Experience of İnsan Hakları Derneği (Human Rights Association) - Öztürk Türkdoğan 7. Intermediation and Facilitation - Şah İsmail Bedirhanoğlu 8. Direct Service Delivery: The Experience of Türkiye İnsan Hakları Vakfı (Human Rights Foundation of Turkey) - Metin Bakkalcı Epilogue: There Are Always Things To Do For Peace - Vahap Coşkun. [1]