About the Journal
About the Journal
The Journal of Democracy and Peacebuilding is a publication for the international community of conflict engagement practitioners, scholars, scholar practitioners, academics, students, and peacebuilders, with a focus on the interconnection of democracy, conflict and peacebuilding. This journal, it’s editors, contributors and sponsors are committed to enhancing the capacity of social and environmental impact groups, social and environmental movements, political organizations and communities throughout the world to engage with conflict creatively and constructively, in order to strengthen democracy and create a more just and peaceful society. The goal is not simply to increase civility, but to explore our differences without losing touch with our common humanity. To focus social, environmental, political and community passions on problem-solving and peacebuilding will make change easier, more effective, more inclusive and less painful. In every democracy, the need to join together as ‘thought leaders’ and ‘peace practitioners’ affirms the positive, creative role that conflict practitioners play in transforming social, environmental, and political conflicts at their roots.
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Editorial Team
Editor
Dianne Williams, PhD brings a wide range of international conflict-related training experience. She has a strong background in the Caribbean and Latin America, in particular around criminology, conflict resolution, mediation, restorative practices, restorative justice and cultural competency. In her previous life she was a Criminologist and Consultant and has done coursework at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, the International Institute for Restorative Practices as well as the National Defense University William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, where she is a rostered adjunct instructor. She is a Clinically Certified Criminal Justice Specialist, a Certified Sentence Mitigation Specialist, a Certified Social and Behavioral Research Investigator and a Certified Mediator. She is a Licensed Trainer of Trainers in Restorative Practices, a Crime Prevention through Community Engagement and a Crime Prevention through Environmental Design specialist. Dr. Williams has numerous publications and co-authored the 2012 United Nation’s Human Development Report for Trinidad and Tobago.
Associate Editor
JoAnn McAllister, PhD, is interested in how what we believe and the stories we tell shape and legitimate social and political structures and how changing stories can facilitate social change. Her current research and practice focuses on how individuals, organizations, and communities convey their identity, express their values, and accomplish their personal and communal goals through narratives with attention to the words we use to convey meaning. She has been engaged in efforts to support positive social change for many years in the environmental, peace, and criminal justice arenas and worked with non-profit organizations and government agencies developing a variety of intervention and education programs. Dr. McAllister is the President of the Human Science Institute, author of numerous articles on social change and community organizing, a co-author of Doing democracy: The MAP model of social movements. She is working a new project with colleagues to support social change advocates and activists at Still Doing Democracy and a new book Still doing democracy: Finding common ground and acting for the common good. She teaches qualitative research and mentors doctoral students at Walden University. LinkedInJoAnnMcAllister
Managing Editors
Wendy Wood, PhD, is a conflict engagement professional, mediator, social scientist, consultant, trainer and author. She works internationally leading efforts with a diverse group of organizations and communities, supporting efforts to address the intersections of conflict transformation, trauma, peacebuilding, dialogue, and working in ways that do not harm others or the planet. Her areas of focus include health and social welfare, social and environmental justice, political and social impact spaces, public policy, and community engagement. She is the co-founder and central leader of The Democracy, Politics, and Conflict Engagement Initiative, a network of conflict engagement practitioners and social impact advocates committed to enhancing the capacity of social and environmental movements, political organizations, and communities to engage with conflict creatively and constructively, strengthen democracy and create a more just society. Wendy presents and lectures internationally at conferences and universities, designing curricula, and contributing to journals and publications. She is the co-author of the recently published book, Do No Harm: Mindful Engagement for a World in Crisis (2021). LinkedinWendyLucasWoodPhd www.thekarunacenter.org
Duncan Autrey, MA is a conflict transformation facilitator and educator. As a Rotary World Peace Fellow he studied International Peace, Conflict and Security Studies at the Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is certified in mediation by the Dispute Resolution Center of King County (KCDRC) and has trained in various conflict resolution models ranging from Aging Family Mediation and restorative justice to transformative dialogue and the Art of Hosting. Duncan’s conflict management work spans from the local to the international. He was the Mediation Program Manager at SEEDS in Berkeley; case manager at the King County Dispute Resolution Center in Seattle, and Director of Community Relations for the Provincial Government of Azuay in Cuenca, Ecuador during the resolution of 32 border disputes. He’s a central leader of the Democracy, Politics and Conflict Engagement Initiative. His current passion is launching a podcast called the The Omni-Win Project, where he aims to promote the collaborative co-creation of a win-win political culture rooted in conflict transformation and participatory democracy to help humanity better face its shared existential challenges. Subscribe at omniwin.substack.com. LinkedIn