Sabine Kurtenbach / Jennifer Oreta / Carla Isabel Ravanes

The Winding Road to Peace: Peacebuilding in a Context of Multiple Sources of Violence – Philippines

Country Studies | 2024


  • Abstract

    Violence and armed conflicts in the Philippines are shaped by multiple actors and dynamics. The remnants of the communist guerrilla are active across the islands, the Mindanao secessionist movements signed a peace agreement, private armies and warlords shape the local violent landscapes. Notions of peace are highly diverse, the three most mentioned are personal safety, tranquillity, and reconciliation. Filipinos articulate confidence in local government units, but low trust in Catholic church and civil society – a reverse of how these institutions were regarded during the martial law and post-authoritarian periods. Increasing civic spaces might provide opportunities to strengthen peacebuilding.

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    Country Studies

    Number of Pages

    22

    Publisher

    Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

    ISBN

    978-3-98628-616-3

    Location

    Bonn

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