TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Faithful brokers? Potentials and pitfalls of religion in peacemaking
JO  - Conflict resolution quarterly
A1  - Harpviken, Kristian Berg
A1  - Røislien, Hanne Eggen
SP  - 351
EP  - 373
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
N2  - Recent years have seen increasing interest in the potential of religion for peacemaking. This article conceptualizes the role of religious actors in peacemaking, starting from a distinction among three facets of religion: its normative aspect, its relationship to identity, and its organizational function. Each may feed into the emergence or escalation of conflict, and each is in itself transformed through exposure to armed conflict. Similarly, each facet forms part of the peacemaking potential of religious actors in various ways. Focusing on the identity aspect of religion, along with the extent to which a given identity is shared by both the broker and conflictual parties, we suggest that religious brokers may be of three distinct types: the “liaison,” the “coordinator,” and the “representative.”<p /> 
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SN  - 1536-5581
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/crq.212
ID  - ref1
ER  -