Diana Francis (born 1944 in Lancashire)[1] is a British peace activist, Quaker,[1] and author.
She is a graduate of the University of Oxford, and has a Ph.D. from the University of Bath, earned in 1998 with the thesis Respect in cross-cultural conflict resolution training.[1] She is a former president of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation and Chair of the Committee for Conflict Transformation Support,[2] and was the 2015 Swarthmore Lecturer.[2][3]
Books
editFrancis is the author of:
- People, Peace and Power: Conflict transformation in action, London, Pluto Press, 2002 ISBN 0-7453-1835-5 (paperback) ISBN 0-7453-1836-3 (hardback)[4]
- Rethinking War and Peace, London and Ann Arbor, MI, Pluto Press, Pluto Press, 2004 ISBN 0-7453-2187-9 (paperback) ISBN 0-7453-2188-7 (hardback)[5]
- From Pacification to Peacebuilding: A Call to Global Transformation London and Ann Arbor, MI, Pluto Press (20 Mar 2010) ISBN 978-07453-3027-3 (hardback).[6]
- Faith, Power and Peace: The 2015 Swarthmore Lecture, Quaker Books, 2015.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Francis, Diana, Respect in cross-cultural conflict resolution training (PhD thesis), University of Bath, retrieved 2020-11-16
- ^ a b Marshall, Ellen Ott (2016), Conflict Transformation and Religion: Essays on Faith, Power, and Relationship, Springer, pp. 4, 171, ISBN 9781137568403
- ^ Kirk-Smith, Ian (1 October 2015), "Interview of Diana Francis following her delivery of the Swarthmore lecture Faith, Power and Peace", The Friend, pp. 15–17
- ^ Reviews of People, Peace and Power:
- "Recommended Books", Peace Review, 15 (2): 241–243, June 2003, doi:10.1080/10402650307599, S2CID 220343652
- Bacic, Roberta (June 2002), "Review", Peace News, no. 2447
- Farrington, Christopher (June 2005), Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 33 (3): 893–895, doi:10.1177/03058298050330031005, S2CID 143561316
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Kilpatrick, Lorrell D.; Ruby, Brian K. (March 2004), "Take note", Contemporary Sociology, 33 (2): 263–269, doi:10.1177/009430610403300282, JSTOR 3593744, S2CID 220991616
- Mac Ginty, Roger (May 2003), International Affairs, 79 (3): 654–655, doi:10.1111/1468-2346.00327, JSTOR 3569382
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- ^ Reviews of Rethinking War and Peace:
- Curnow, Trevor (November 2004), "Review", Peace News, no. 2456
- Funk, Nathan C. (January 2008), Peace & Change, 33 (1): 161–163, doi:10.1111/j.1468-0130.2007.00486.x
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Polner, Murray (January–February 2006), Fellowship, 72 (1–2): 26, ProQuest 209431082
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Wolfwood, Theresa (April–June 2006), "Review", Peace Magazine, p. 28
- ^ Reviews of From Pacification to Peacebuilding:
- Buchanan, Sandra (April 2011), "International Relations", Political Studies Review, 9 (2): 245–246, doi:10.1111/j.1478-9302.2011.00234_2.x
- Deats, Richard (Winter 2011), Fellowship, 76 (10–12): 37–38, ProQuest 871566530
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External links
edit- Home page
- The 2015 Swarthmore Lecture on YouTube
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