Abstract:
It is sometimes argued that conflict is mainly a male world. Men are simultaneously perpetrators of and active agents resolving problem of conflict. In peacebuilding, it is usually men who are considered peacebuilders; women are rarely taken into account as active subjects in peacebuilding agreements. However, much feminist research has shown that women also have roles as peacebuilders during conflict. This article attempts to show the role of both women and men in the peacebuilding process, not as political negotiators but as subjects who use their power of discourse in everyday life and in the negotiation and construction of peacebuilding. This paper looks at the different linguistic approaches used by men and women from different social classes and religions to contribute to conflict resolution. Several questions are to be answered: how are women and men from different social classes and religions actively present in the peacebuilding process? What discourses do they constructively use to resolve conflict? This research was conducted using Critical Discourse Analysis; empirical data was taken from the case of the conflict in Ambon.
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