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- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright
- © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-13596-6
- Pages
- 117 –140
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-13597-3_5
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
[In their definition of liberation psychologyLiberation psychology, Montero and Sonn (2009) stressed the need for psychologists to transform both people and environments by rupturing social processes buoyed by social identities. Adding further to the peacePeace implications of Montero and Sonn’s work, Mayengo et al. (2018) stated that “practices of liberation yield to peace-buildingPeacebuilding (defined) with the understanding that violenceViolence in all forms diminishes the capacity for people to live together harmoniously” and therefore, attention to peacePeace is essential to strivings for liberation. Mayengo and his colleagues are a research team that consists primarily of faculty from different ethnic groups in Uganda.]
Published: Mar 28, 2019