British Columbia’s Syrian diaspora’s understanding of conflict, peacebuilding and reconciliation in post-peace accord Syria

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dc.contributor.authorMaghnaoui, Nour-Eddine
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteePeachy, Dean (Peace and Conflict Studies) Gallant, Michelle (Law)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorByrne, Sean (Peace and Conflict Studies)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-22T15:51:19Z
dc.date.available2019-02-22T15:51:19Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-11en_US
dc.date.submitted2019-02-01T06:56:00Zen
dc.degree.disciplinePeace and Conflict Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis exploratory qualitative study recruited twelve members of the Syrian refugee diaspora living on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, to explore how they perceive conflict and peace in their homeland, what would constitute sustainable peace in Syria, and how do they intend to contribute to peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts in post-conflict Syria. Since conflict eruption in 2011, the study participants have lost close family members. They incurred various forms of hardships in their journeys of displacement. They expressed their desire to return to their communities in Syria upon the cessation of violence, and the restoration of peace and safety. The participants’ proposed path to sustainable peace and conflict transformation in Syria include a constructive role for regional and external powers in the peacebuilding efforts, and that democratization, the organization of free elections, freedom, the rule of law, equality, and inclusiveness must be embedded in a new peace architecture. Further, to transform the conflict they proposed the inclusion in the peacebuilding process of retribution, forgiveness, communal peacemaking and community trust-building, and educational system reform. The participants’ in-depth conflict analysis and their approaches to transform the conflict provide some interesting insights to build sustainable peace in this violent and divided society. This study contributes to the Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) literature by highlighting the crucial role of diasporas in peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts, and informing the peacebuilding enterprise policymakers about the necessity to incorporate locals in conflict analysis and transformation processes.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2019en_US
dc.identifier.citationAPAen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33760
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectDiasporaen_US
dc.subjectPeacebuildingen_US
dc.subjectReconciliationen_US
dc.subjectSyriaen_US
dc.subjectGrass-roots peacebuildingen_US
dc.subjectSyrian conflicten_US
dc.titleBritish Columbia’s Syrian diaspora’s understanding of conflict, peacebuilding and reconciliation in post-peace accord Syriaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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