ABSTRACT

Top-down national reconciliation initiatives overlook the significance of, and connection between, story and culture in social conflict resolution. They have thus failed to emerge in post-2003 Iraq. This article draws on the theoretical insights from social constructionism to examine the potential of centreing storytelling within a bottom-up restorative peacebuilding process. It posits that integrating storytelling-based practices, such as restorative justice dialogue and restorative education, within Iraq's legal and educations systems can promote an inclusive, cross-communal public discourse and facilitate bottom-up and inclusive peacebuilding practices.

摘要

自上而下的民族和解倡议忽视了故事和文化在解决社会冲突中的重要性和联系。因此，它们未能在 2003 年后的伊拉克出现。本文借鉴了社会建构主义的理论见解，研究了在自下而上的恢复性和平建设过程中以讲故事为中心的潜力。它认为，将基于讲故事的做法，例如恢复性司法对话和恢复性教育，纳入伊拉克的法律和教育系统，可以促进包容性、跨社区的公共话语，并促进自下而上和包容性的建设和平做法。