"Just policing rises from the common acceptance that we are guided by the metaphor of human rather than national security."
Based on his experience as both a leading theorist and practitioner of international conflict transformation and peacebuilding, Lederach focuses on practical ways in which just policing is already available to peacebuilders and local partners. “Doables” are the small steps available in situations of seemingly intractable armed conflict. Identifying such doables is especially important to peace activsts with strong convictions against the use of violence, but may also encourage those from the just war tradition who are wondering how best to move towards a just policing model. Asking what strategies are available, accessible, and acceptable, Lederach explores community policing in post-conflict zones, nonviolence peacemaking, and the establishment of community peace zones. A growing trend toward focusing on human security rather than national security provides a basis for continuing collaboration in ways that both just war and pacifist practitioners can affirm.
Lederach, John Paul. “The Doables: Just Policing on the Ground.” In Just Policing, Not War: An Alternative Response to World Violence, edited by Gerald W. Schlabach, 175–91. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2007.
Copyright 2007 by Order of Saint Benedict, Collegeville, Minnesota. Used with permission.
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