TY - JOUR

T1 - Storytelling

T2 - Restorative Approaches to Post-2003 Iraq Peacebuilding

AU - Ali Al-Hassani, Ruba

PY - 2021/9/30

Y1 - 2021/9/30

N2 - Top-down national reconciliation initiatives overlook the significance of, and connection between, story and culture in social conflict resolution. They have thus failed to emerge in post-2003 Iraq. This article draws on the theoretical insights from social constructionism to examine the potential of centreing storytelling within a bottom-up restorative peacebuilding process. It posits that integrating storytelling-based practices, such as restorative justice dialogue and restorative education, within Iraq's legal and educations systems can promote an inclusive, cross-communal public discourse and facilitate bottom-up and inclusive peacebuilding practices.

AB - Top-down national reconciliation initiatives overlook the significance of, and connection between, story and culture in social conflict resolution. They have thus failed to emerge in post-2003 Iraq. This article draws on the theoretical insights from social constructionism to examine the potential of centreing storytelling within a bottom-up restorative peacebuilding process. It posits that integrating storytelling-based practices, such as restorative justice dialogue and restorative education, within Iraq's legal and educations systems can promote an inclusive, cross-communal public discourse and facilitate bottom-up and inclusive peacebuilding practices.

KW - storytelling

KW - peacebuilding

KW - transitional justice

KW - Iraq

KW - post-conflict

KW - state-building

KW - restorative justice

U2 - 10.1080/17502977.2021.1955501

DO - 10.1080/17502977.2021.1955501

M3 - Journal article

VL - 15

SP - 510

EP - 527

JO - Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding

JF - Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding

SN - 1750-2985

IS - 4

ER -