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      Religion, Culture, and Conflict: Faith-Inspired Women Peacebuilders Working to End the War on Drugs in the Philippines

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      Date
      2019-04-17
      Author
      Alarcon, Marissa Grace 1977-
      ORCID
      0000-0003-1604-1643
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      Media reports of over 12,000 lives lost since July 1, 2016, and the other alleged human rights violations noted in the Philippines’ war on drugs, attracted the attention of people globally. The increasing number of victims has prompted human rights advocates, peacebuilders, and religious organizations including the Roman Catholic Church to urge the Philippine government to seek a sustainable solution to end the war on drugs and promote nonviolent, peacebuilding alternatives. This thesis will describe one such alternative, brought into being by the roles of faith-inspired women in peacebuilding, and examine the crucial involvement of faith-inspired women peacebuilders in effective and robust peacebuilding in the country. The purpose of this research is to discern emerging issues along with the actual and possible roles of faith-inspired women peacebuilders in the Philippines. With proper consultation, implementation, and support from faith-based organizations including women peacebuilders, nonviolent alternatives and approaches can and are being employed. This thesis aims to prove that faith-inspired women’s participation in developing nonviolent strategies to address drug abuse plays a significant role in fostering cultures of peace in the Philippines. Further, better understanding of the roles of faith-inspired women peacebuilders in the war on drugs could have a positive effect on empowering women and create collaboration with their counterparts abroad, gaining more support from international peacebuilding communities.
      Degree
      Master of Arts (M.A.)
      Department
      Religion and Culture
      Program
      Religion and Culture
      Supervisor
      Hrynkow, Christopher
      Committee
      Beavis, Mary Ann; Wallace, Cynthia; Flaherty, Maureen
      Copyright Date
      June 2019
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/11971
      Subject
      peacebuilding
      peace
      conflict
      religion
      culture
      conflict
      peace and conflict studies
      war on drugs
      Philippines
      faith-inspired
      Faith-based organization
      women
      peacebuilders
      faith-inspired peacebuilders
      Philippine Culture
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