Ali Al-Hassani, Ruba (2021) Storytelling : Restorative Approaches to Post-2003 Iraq Peacebuilding. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 15 (4). pp. 510-527. ISSN 1750-2985
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Top-down national reconciliation initiatives overlook the significance of, and connection between, story and culture in social conflict resolution. They have thus failed to emerge in post-2003 Iraq. This article draws on the theoretical insights from social constructionism to examine the potential of centreing storytelling within a bottom-up restorative peacebuilding process. It posits that integrating storytelling-based practices, such as restorative justice dialogue and restorative education, within Iraq's legal and educations systems can promote an inclusive, cross-communal public discourse and facilitate bottom-up and inclusive peacebuilding practices.