Adaptive Peacebuilding Guidebook

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Adaptive Peacebuilding Guidebook

When we hear the word “peace”, we often think of the end of a war, a peace agreement, or large-scale reconstruction efforts that follow a conflict. In reality, however, peace does not emerge the day after a conflict ends. Rather, it is nurtured gradually through everyday interactions, relationships, and collective efforts. Peace is not something that can be delivered from the outside; it is something that emerges from within societies and communities themselves.

The “Adaptive Peacebuilding Guidebook” seeks to translate this understanding into a practical framework through the approach known as Adaptive Peacebuilding. The academic foundations, theories, and concepts underpinning Adaptive Peacebuilding have already been articulated in the book Adaptive Peacebuilding: A New Approach to Sustaining Peace in the 21st Century . Adaptive Peacebuilding views peacebuilding not as a process of implementing predetermined plans or applying universal solutions, but as a process through which people learn, reflect, and adapt collectively in response to changing circumstances. Based on the academic insights presented in that book, the newly published Guidebook to Adaptive Peacebuilding clearly summarizes the concept of Adaptive Peacebuilding for practitioners and presents eight case studies from United Nations agencies, bilateral development agencies such as JICA, and NGOs.

Authors
Cedric de Coning, TSUCHIYA Tsunetaka, MUTO Ako
Date of issuance
October 2026
Language
English
Number of pages
68
Related areas
  • #Asia
  • #Latin America
  • #Africa
  • #Middle East
Topics
  • #Peace-Building
  • #Gender and Development
Research area
Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Support
Research project

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