Friendship is often left out of the discussions about peace. Likewise social justice is not always included in debates around peace and conflict. Friendship can be considered as vital for justice or to be unfair and unjust. This Special Issue on Friendship, Peace and Social Justice contributes to making the connections between three overlapping concepts that are vital for living in a functioning and sustainable society/world.

Topics considered include civic friendship, virtue friendship, social friendship, friendship treaties, cultures of peace, peace activism and resistance, peace and justice movements, environmental campaigns, community building, art collectives, dialogue, facilitative listening, Ubuntu, reconciliation and healing, relationship building, the role of social media and friendship, friendship, peace and psycho-social development.

It is clear that there are cyclical connections where friendship is considered to be helpful/essential for social justice/peace; social justice movements create friendships; peaceful societies need friendship relations and also allow friendship relationships to blossom. Friendship can be instrumental, altruistic, practical, idealistic, ethical and a source of peace. It can also be seen as immoral and a source of conflict. Friendships can survive or be built in conflict or might dissolve and disintegrate. Of course it is complicated. Relationships for creating peace and social justice are. Friendship though needs to be explored as a means and an end of peaceful just living.

友谊经常被排除在关于和平的讨论之外。同样，社会正义并不总是包含在围绕和平与冲突的辩论中。友谊可以被认为对正义至关重要，也可以被认为是不公平和不公正的。本期关于友谊、和平与社会正义的特刊有助于在三个重叠的概念之间建立联系，这些概念对于生活在一个正常运转和可持续发展的社会/世界中至关重要。

考虑的主题包括公民友谊、美德友谊、社会友谊、友谊条约、和平文化、和平行动主义和抵抗、和平与正义运动、环保运动、社区建设、艺术集体、对话、促进倾听、Ubuntu、和解与康复、关系建设、社交媒体的作用和友谊、友谊、和平和社会心理发展。

很明显，存在周期性联系，友谊被认为对社会正义/和平有帮助/必不可少；社会正义运动创造友谊；和平社会需要友谊关系，也需要友谊关系开花结果。友谊可以是工具性的、利他的、实用的、理想主义的、道德的和和平的源泉。它也可以被视为不道德和冲突的根源。友谊可以幸存下来，也可以在冲突中建立，也可以解体和瓦解。当然，这很复杂。创造和平和社会正义的关系是。友谊虽然需要被探索为和平公正生活的一种手段和目的。