Glossary
- Peace Constituency
Describes a network of social and political actors (groups and individuals, especially influential leaders at the Track 2 and 3 levels, who have an interest in crisis prevention and peaceful forms of conflict settlement. Peace constituencies are expected to effectively counter ‘war constituencies’ (networks of those who benefit from war) and ‘cultures of violence’. Influential middle-range actors from different communities in a society who are willing and able to build bridges to like-minded people across the lines of conflict are seen as key for peace constituencies. These constituencies are citizen-based and grow from within a society, but can be supported by external actors.