Campus for Peace, Centre for Research and Studies in Conflict Resolution (CREC) and EdiUOC have published the ebook Conflictes de soberania (Sovereignty Conflicts), where several experts analyse the right of peoples to decide by themselves on issues like food, security, culture, communications, energy or the economy.
This collection of nine articles goes into the analysis of sovereignty conflicts, especially, into the Catalan case.
Sovereignty conflicts are at the heart of conflicts of all kinds, not of only political conflicts but also of conflicts among persons.
The complexity of sovereignty conflicts and of general conflicts demands monographs like this, and requires the integration of experts from different areas, who are requested to participate in the goal of Conflictology: make peace where there is war.
The concept of sovereignty is not limited to the sovereignty of independent states, but it has also much to do with the grabbing of natural resources, and with the respect to cultural, social and sexual identities of persons. Sovereignty means respect for persons individually, and for the communities they shape, with their social, cultural or historical traits, or for the communities claiming their capacity for self-government.
From now on, this book will be a part of our Conflict Resolution Studies, and serve to guide action on conflict resolution for professionals in this field, for those with a background in conflict resolution and for those actually working in the fields of political science and social sciences.
The fact is that this book, along with the other books of this collection promoted by Campus for Peace and CREC at the UOC, shapes a set of innovative, updated books on Conflict Resolution. This collection combines diverse approaches providing a transversal and cross-disciplinary value, much in tune with current trends combining specialisation and a holistic vision, this being essential to understanding the phenomena affecting us in life, like conflicts.
Sovereignty conflicts are present in the current political affairs. One needs only to be informed. Unfortunately, the solutions are not part of the news, and conflicts increase, multiply and worsen, making it more important than ever to understand conflicts of this nature and have different tools and a superior efficacy to intervene and restore peace. Some may think that this is inherent to humanity and that we cannot do anything but piling weapons and patience to deal with these challenges. I think, in the same way that people cannot fly by ourselves and, despite this limitation, and using wit, we have got to do it, so in the field of war and peace we can get positive results if we devote energy to understanding violence and conflict, which is the only way to find solutions and enjoy peace.
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