Peace Leadership : Self-Transformation to Peace.

Cover -- Title Page -- Leadership quote -- Endorsements -- Copyright Page -- Title Page two -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- About the editors -- About the contributors -- Introduction -- SECTION 1: PEACE LEADERSHIP IN PERSPECTIVE -- CHAPTER 1: THE NATURE AND MEANING OF PEACE LEADERSHIP -- Spotlight: Nelson Mandela -- Introduction -- The nature and definition of peace and peace leadership -- Research with regard to peace leadership -- The role of leaders in creating peace -- The challenges of being a peace leader -- Characteristics, skills and traits of peace leaders -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- CHAPTER 2: IMPORTANT BUILDING BLOCKS FOR PEACE LEADERSHIP -- Spotlight: Kofi Annan -- Introduction -- What are the important building blocks for peace leadership? -- The Social Learning Theory as a way of integrating emotional, social and communal intelligence with peace leadership -- Solutions -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- CHAPTER 3: A PEACE LEADERSHIP-IN-ACTION MODEL: SELF-TRANSFORMATION TO THE CREATION OF PEACE -- Spotlight: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi -- Introduction -- Why self-transformation in order to create peace? -- A peace leadership-in-action model:self-transformation to the creation of peace -- Global perspectives -- Future directions -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- SECTION 2: IMPLEMENTATION -- CHAPTER 4: TRANSFORMATION: LEADING PEACE THROUGH SELF, OTHERS, AND THE COMMUNITY -- Spotlight: George W. Bushand Saddam Hussein -- Introduction -- Failed state framework -- Peace leadership -- Future trends -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- CHAPTER 5THE ROLE OF WISDOM AND SPIRITUALITYIN LEADING SELF AND OTHERS -- Spotlight: Jean Vanier and Dorothy Day -- Introduction -- Background: why we need wise, spiritual leaders in a secular age.

Solutions: dispositions and skills to develop as peace leaders -- Implications for peace leaders -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- CHAPTER 6: INDIVIDUAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INERTIA PREVENTING HUMANITY ATTAINING PEACE -- Spotlight: European Union and Willy Brandt -- Introduction -- Habit and inertia: Essential parts of identity and culture -- European integration and the desire for peace -- The role of peace leadership in sustaining a culture of peace -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- CHAPTER 7: LEADERSHIP THEORIES SUPPORTING PEACE LEADERSHIP -- Spotlight: Jane Addams -- Introduction -- Utilising existing leadership theories as strategies for peacebuilding -- Solutions and recommendations: an integrated model to facilitate peace leadership -- Recommendations and directions for future research in peace leadership -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- CHAPTER 8: IMPROVEMENT OF CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE AMONGST PEACE LEADERS -- Spotlight: Joseph Samuel Nye Jr. -- Introduction -- Conceptualising cultural intelligence -- Cultural intelligence and peace leadership -- Solutions and recommendations -- Future directions and trends -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- CHAPTER 9: WOMEN AND PEACEBUILDING -- Spotlight: Amina J. Mohammed -- Introduction -- Gender equality gap in leadership positions -- Women's participation and presence in leadership positions -- Challenges faced to increase feminine presence -- How women may increase their feminine presence -- Women, peace and dealing with others -- Women and conflict -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- CHAPTER 10:PEACE LEADERSHIP IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS -- Spotlight: Chancellor Angela Merkel -- Introduction -- Conceptualising the concepts of peace, leadership and activists.

Demarcating the boundaries of peace leaders and activists -- Generations of peace leaders in the public and private sectors -- Ordinary people do great things for the future -- The agenda for building a peace culture and developing peace leaders and activists in the public and private sectors -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- CHAPTER 11: 1HEALTHCARE FOR THE VULNERABLE AND ITS MEANING AND CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS PEACE LEADERSHIP -- Spotlight: Oath of Hippocrates and the revised Declaration of Geneva -- Introduction -- Background: ethical well-being -- Health and healthcare: scoping the problem -- Peace leadership and healthcare -- Solutions: proposed therapy -- Recommendation: rethinking healthcare and peace leadership -- Direction: foundations for peace leadership -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- CHAPTER 12: PEACE LEADERSHIP: WORKING FROM HELPLESSNESS TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY -- Spotlight: Jonas Fortuna Quembo -- Introduction -- African background -- Mozambique -- Solutions -- Integration -- Recommendations -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- SECTION 3: TOOLS AND INITIATIVES TO BECOME A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEACE LEADER -- CHAPTER 13: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY: CONTRIBUTING TO PEACEBUILDING? -- Spotlight: Elise Hampel -- Introduction -- Literature -- Definitions -- Information and communication technology as a tool for peacebuilding -- Challenges -- Future trends -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- CHAPTER 14: SPORT AS A TOOL IN PEACEBUILDING -- Spotlight: Lucas Valeriu Radebe -- Introduction -- Background -- The nature and features of sport -- What makes sport such a powerful tool in peacebuilding? -- Current undertakings to create peace via sport -- Future trends and recommendations -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Endnotes -- SECTION 4: CONCLUDING THOUGHTS.

CHAPTER 15: CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- What have we learned? -- Peace leadership in perspective -- Looking ahead -- Concluding remarks -- INDEX -- Back cover.

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