Overview
- Argues that celebrating human togetherness is central to the preservation of peace
- Curates a new conceptualization of peace
- Outlines the key roadblocks that prevent productive, collaborative communication
Part of the book series: Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research - A Palgrave and IAMCR Series (GTMCR)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides a robust conceptualization of peace. Hamelink defines peace as conceived of moments of celebrating human togetherness, with deep fractures that polarize society standing in the way of collectively celebrating togetherness and posing a serious existential risk to humanity. ‘Deep dialogue’ is the form of human cooperative communication that is needed to build communities that can overcome polarization. This is the most difficult form of human conversation as it is based upon trust, mutuality, patience and freedom, and requires safe, non-threatening spaces, but this book explains how to overcome the essential obstacles that prevent this dialogue. To curate a ‘deep dialogue’ we must turn to humanity’s unique resource: our ability to communicate pro-socially and cooperatively.
Reviews
“We live in a world of increasingly perilous global crises. It is imperative that we better understand the roles and responsibilities of communication in, for and about peace. Cees J. Hamelink provides a refreshingly accessible, thoughtful and panoramic entree into this urgent field. He makes a persuasive case for deep dialogue and compassion-filled communication as fundamental to both the practice and pursuit of peace.” (Simon Cottle, Professor of Media and Communication, Cardiff University, UK)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Cees J. Hamelink is Emeritus Professor of Global Communication at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is also Athena Professor of Human Rights and Public Health at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is Honorary President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) and has authored 18 monographs on media, culture, and communication rights.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Communication and Peace
Book Subtitle: Celebrating Moments of Sheer Human Togetherness
Authors: Cees J. Hamelink
Series Title: Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research - A Palgrave and IAMCR Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50354-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-50353-4Published: 30 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-69993-3Published: 10 June 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-50354-1Published: 29 May 2020
Series ISSN: 2634-5978
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5986
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 161
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Media Studies, Peace Studies