Niepaństwowi aktorzy dyplomacji opartej na wierze w procesie pokojowym na przykładzie inicjatywy pokojowej liderów religijnych Acholi

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https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.20.2024.89.12

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non-state actors, faith-based diplomacy, Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative, Joseph Kony, peace talks in Juba

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FAITH-BASED DIPLOMACY NON-STATE ACTORS IN THE PEACE PROCESS – THE EXAMPLE OF THE ACHOLI RELIGIOUS LEADERS PEACE INITIATIVE


Parallel to the actors of classical diplomacy, non-state actors are engaged in efforts to restore peace. A particular category among them comprises actors of faith-based diplomacy, whose participation in peace processes incorporates their unique tools of mediation and reconciliation. An illustrative example of the specificity of non-state actors practicing faith-based diplomacy is the activity of a group of religious leaders associated with the Acholi community in promoting the peaceful resolution of the rebellion in Northern Uganda that began in 1986. To understand the operational capacity of non-state actors engaged in faith-based diplomacy, this article will analyse the means employed by members of the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative at both the domestic and international levels, as well as the reception of their actions by the conflict parties and the international community.

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Michał J. Nadziak

Doktor nauk społecznych (w dyscyplinie nauki o polityce i administracji). Interesuje się rolą czynnika religijnego w rozwiązywaniu konfliktów zbrojnych, jak również rolą struktur pozarządowych w stosunkach międzynarodowych.

Agnieszka Bógdał-Brzezińska, University of Warsaw, Poland

Doktor habilitowany nauk społecznych, pracownik Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (WNPiSM). Podejmuje wieloobszarowe badania w ramach dyscypliny stosunki międzynarodowe.

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2024-08-19

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Nadziak, Michał J., and Agnieszka Bógdał-Brzezińska. 2024. “Niepaństwowi Aktorzy Dyplomacji Opartej Na Wierze W Procesie Pokojowym Na przykładzie Inicjatywy Pokojowej liderów Religijnych Acholi”. Politeja 21 (2(89):247-71. https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.20.2024.89.12.

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