Permaculture and Peace: Toward a Permaculture Peace Framework
Kjeldsen, Jakob (2021)
2021
Master's Programme in Global Society
Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta - Faculty of Social Sciences
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2021-12-30
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202111248639
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202111248639
Tiivistelmä
The world, and everything on it, is changing. Local and global justice movements have developed to demand action on issues such as climate change, environmental justice and social justice, drawing attention to systemic mismanagement and abuse. It is becoming increasingly clear that new and creative approaches to peacebuilding is needed. This research draws inspiration from the concept of “permaculture”, a systems design approach to sustainable farming and living, in order to create an alternative “permaculture peace framework”.
To aid this, the research uses a case study approach to allow for the exploration of how a small NGO in Kosovo makes use of permaculture in their work. GAIA Kosovo and their “3peas: Permaculture as a path to peace” project is at the heart of this study, as they navigate social and ethnic divides while trying to address issues of climate change and environmental justice. The study uses elements from ethnographic content analysis and critical discourse analysis, to analyze the content available on the websites of GAIA Kosovo and 3peas.
The case study found that much of the work and events had connection to the 3 ethics and 12 principles of permaculture, and the use of creative ideas and events can create alternative and local approaches to peacebuilding. It was further found that, despite the war in Kosovo ended in 1999, social and ethnic divides are still an everyday reality, but that small and local civil society initiatives can alleviate such divides.
Taking inspiration from the case study, the research concludes with the adaptation of the original 12 permaculture principles, to create 11 principles as the foundation of the tentative “permaculture peace framework”. The framework aims to give people working with peacebuilding, as well as regular civilians, an inclusive and creative approach that acknowledges the inherent value of people, that can be utilized all levels of society.
To aid this, the research uses a case study approach to allow for the exploration of how a small NGO in Kosovo makes use of permaculture in their work. GAIA Kosovo and their “3peas: Permaculture as a path to peace” project is at the heart of this study, as they navigate social and ethnic divides while trying to address issues of climate change and environmental justice. The study uses elements from ethnographic content analysis and critical discourse analysis, to analyze the content available on the websites of GAIA Kosovo and 3peas.
The case study found that much of the work and events had connection to the 3 ethics and 12 principles of permaculture, and the use of creative ideas and events can create alternative and local approaches to peacebuilding. It was further found that, despite the war in Kosovo ended in 1999, social and ethnic divides are still an everyday reality, but that small and local civil society initiatives can alleviate such divides.
Taking inspiration from the case study, the research concludes with the adaptation of the original 12 permaculture principles, to create 11 principles as the foundation of the tentative “permaculture peace framework”. The framework aims to give people working with peacebuilding, as well as regular civilians, an inclusive and creative approach that acknowledges the inherent value of people, that can be utilized all levels of society.