4 Interfaith dialogue as a medium of peace building: official and unofficial mediation platforms Georgios Gaitanos
Head of the Department of Theology & Culture, Lecturer of Religious Studies, University College Logos, Tirana
Corespondence:
e-mail: gaitanosg@yahoo.gr
Abstract
Peace building is a tough process that requires constant negotiation, mutual concessions and respect for each side. After the end of the Cold War, peace building changed systematically as the global context changed dramatically. Various theories on the peace building process have been established and of particular interest are approaches to mediation and reconciliation. The paper’s goal is to emphasize formal and informal actors working in peace building, and highlight new platforms and perspectives through interfaith dialogue. National or local governments and UN committees are important players in negotiating their peace building actions. Nonetheless, the presence of NGOs and the voluntary work of civil society are instrumental in the success of the peace process. In particular, fresh ideas and their imme-
diate solutions to everyday problems have shown a way to normalize particularly difficult conditions.
Keywords: peace building, NGO, UN, interfaith dialogue, mediation.
Citation:
Gaitanos G. Interfaith dialogue as a medium of peace building: official and unofficial mediation platforms. Theology & Culture. 2020; 1(2): 5563. Doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34053.99049
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