Doodle Four

A version of the “integrated framework for peacebuilding” that was originally proposed in the book Building Peace. This framework created a matrix that combines a horizontal time axis with a vertical axis of levels of conflict based on the excellent work of Maire Dugan. I proposed that within the broader peace studies and conflict resolution fields, separate communities of analysis and action had emerged that could be found on this matrix. My ultimate purpose was to suggest that a transformative approach to constructive change would require a much greater integration of these efforts rather than the current state of competitiveness and isolation of schools of thought and practice that seemed to dominate the field. This framework required a capacity to understand the patterns of the present, imagine a desired future, and design change processes. The framework proposed a capacity to imagine the future. It did not explore what might be needed to imagine a past that is alive and accompanying us at every step of the way.