This page illustates some of the work undertaken by the Centre's Staff, Associates and Students.
We will be continually updating the content so please visit regularly. Older work can be found in our Archive section.
People Power, Unarmed Resistance and Global Solidarity editied by Howard Clark, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7453-2901-7
Across the world, nonviolent movements are at the forefront of resistance against repression, imperial aggression and corporate abuse. However, it is often difficult for activists in other countries to know how best to assist such movements. The contributors to People Power place nonviolent struggles in an international context where solidarity can play a crucial role. Examining movements from Zimbabwe to Burma and Palestine, the contributors argue that a central role of solidarity is to strengthen the counter-power of those resisting domination and oppression.
Living the Intifada, Andrew Rigby, 1991
ISBN: 1-85649-039-4 hbk
1-86549-040-8 pbk
This book examines the Palestinian Intifada as a day-to-day experience, investigating how Palestinian life has been changed by the uprising.
Dr Rigby presents a detailed analysis of the different groups that have emerged and how they co-operate. He deals with education, health and the profoundly altered economic life of the occupied territories. He covers violence and politics as they affect ordinary Palestinians. The roles of the Israeli peace movement and of the world's media are examined in depth.
Throughout, Dr Rigby seeks to bring out what makes the Intifada possible as a form of unarmed resistance involving an entire population. He shows the stresses and divisions within Palestinian society, and explains the fragile cohesiveness that has been achieved. Finally, he looks at the after-effects of the Gulf War, at Palestinian and Israeli responses and their implications for the future.
Living the Intifada 1 - title pages and introduction
Living the Intifada 2 - organisation of resistance
Living the Intifada 3 - repression
Living the Intifada 4 - health
Living the Intifada 5 - education
Living the Intifada 6 - economic
Living the Intifada 7 - media
Living the Intifada 8 - links in the chain
Living the Intifada 9 - conclusion
Living the Intifada 10 - Palestines in Israel
Living the Intifada 11 - bibliography
Paper | Author | Synopsis |
Deep non-violence: Krishnamurti as educator | Alan Hunter | Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) is widely recognised as one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the 20th century. This paper examines his role as an educationalist and his educational theory. |
Peace Education with Chinese Characteristics | Alan Hunter and Liu Cheng (Dr. Liu Cheng is Associate Professor of History at Nanjing University, China, where he is Director of peace studies programmes) | This paper describes and analyses a recent series of initiatives undertaken at Nanjing University, one of China's leading Higher Education institutions. The university undertook a partnership with Coventry University's Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies to establish peace studies as a discipline in Chinese academia, though a series of conferences, publications and translations. This paper discussed in detail a short series of peace education books for use in Chinese schools |
Exit strategies: Promoting sustainable security. Sustainable Security | Andrew Rigby March 2006 | This paper reflects on the concept of sustainable security in the context of identifying the conditions necessary for the successful exit of a military force that has intervened for peace-keeping purposes in a conflict zone or a society emerging out of destructive violent conflict |
Peace Studies in the UK: A personal reflection. | Andrew Rigby 2007 | This paper reflects upon the development of Peace Studies in the UK since the 1960s based on the author's personal experiences and involvement in the field |
‘Tennis for peace’ anyone? Sport and Conflict Transformation | Andrew Rigby 2008 | The author examines the premise that sport can be used in conflict transformation and raises questions about the assumptions underlying the programmes and initiatives that use sport to promote co-existence etc. |
‘Forgiving the Past': Paths towards a culture of reconciliation | Andrew Rigby | How do people come to terms with a legacy of past atrocities, abuses and criminal acts? How can the wounds caused by division and conflict be healed? How can a people recover from collective trauma? |
Peace Studies in the Chinese Century: International Perspectives | Alan Hunter Ashgate 2006. | This collection of papers provides an overview of recent international peace research including pioneering work from China. It includes articles by Johan Galtung and other well-known scholars. |
Forgiveness in Jainism | Alan Hunter, May 2003 | The Jain faith is relatively small in terms of numbers and yet it has made a disproportionate contribution to the practice of forgiveness and peace. |
Remembrance and Reconciliation: Public Spaces, Collective Memory, and the Development of a Municipal Peace Identity in Coventry, U.K. Remembrance | Carol Rank May, 2005, | To what extent and in what ways can symbols of peace, as reflected for example in public spaces, memorials, and monuments, contribute to peace? |
The Origins of the Nuclear disarmament symbol. | Andrew Rigby. Revised and updated March 2008 | The author traces the evolution of Gerald Holtom's icon of peace - the ‘disarmament symbol' or the ‘CND symbol' (after the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament which adopted it). |
China and Soft Power A Working Paper | Alan Hunter October 2008 | An analysis of whether or not the Chinese leadership is consciously generating ‘soft power' or is it a more spontaneous outcome of economic and artistic activity? |
New Human Security Agendas | Alan Hunter Nicky Black With Mathis Goujon June 2008 | This paper maps and further develops the concept of ‘Human Security' as set out, for example, in Human Security Now (UNCHS 2003). |
Paper | Author | Synopsis |
Civil Resistance in Palestine: The village of Battir in 1948 | Jawad Botmeh September 2006
| Non-violent struggle instances have been successfully applied in Palestine. This dissertation focuses on and reveals the civil resistance campaign instigated by Hasan Mustafa, which saved the Palestinian village of Battir from destruction during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and the demarcation of the ‘green line’ in 1949 |
Mobilising Maternity: The Impact of Mothers’ Peace Movements. | Sarah Bernstein September 2004
| This dissertation explores the connection between maternal love and peace through the actions of matriarchal peace movements that have inspired thousands of women throughout the world. What is the impact of such movements and their effect on peace processes? |
Peacebuilding and Dealing with the Past in the Context of Ethnonationalism: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. | Ivana Franoviã September 2007
| “The point that one federal state disintegrated is not a big deal, what is horrifying is how it was done, what we were able to do to each other, how we treated and still treat each other. So, this is not a story about nostalgia, but about urgency to build peace in "our" region.” |
Humour as Nonviolent Resistance to Oppression. Humour as Nonviolent Resistance to Oppression | Maiken Jul Sorensen September 2006 | This dissertation makes the first attempts of building a theory of the functions of humour as nonviolent resistance to oppression. It examines how and why humour can be a powerful strategy in challenging oppression. |
Damned if they do, Damned if they don't! How Should Multinational Corporations Work in Conflict Zones? | Charles Harlock September 2006 | This paper examines the consequences of MNCs working in conflict zones, the effects on them, the state government, other Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working there and the people directly affected by the conflict. It examines the nature of modern corporations, the types and causes of modern conflict and the possible ways in which MNCs, Governments and NGOs can work together as peace-builders |
Post Grad. Certificate Paper | Author | Synopsis |
| Peacebuilding in Kosovo from the Grassroots:Learning from one project in Kosovo.Peace building in Kosovo | Madeleine Mosse | This essay looks at some of the challenges faced by a small international organisation working on peacebuilding in Kosovo. Central to the essay is a case study of one project which aimed to support young people in Kosovo to become activists in their communities. This was a project with great potential, driven by good intentions and led by people with experience; however, a significant amount of conflict arose as a result |
Distance Learning Programme
Paper | Author | ||
| Some governments have announced they are conducting what they call a 'war on terror'. Are the conventions of the Just War tradition relevant to this 'war'? If not, should any other constraints be binding on both parties to the conflict? How could they be enforced? | Gordon Vincenti. Peace and Reconciliation Studies: Distance Learning December 2005 Assignment Vincenti | Freda Colyer. Peace and Reconciliation Studies: Distance Learning December 2005 Assignment Colyer | |