peacework

peacework

English

Etymology

peace +‎ work

Noun

peacework (uncountable)

1. The art or process of negotiating peace.
   • 2006, Kathleen H. Dockett, ‎G. Rita Dudley-Grant, ‎C. Peter Bankart, Psychology and Buddhism: From Individual to Global Community

     Although Buddhist thinkers have been critical of all absolutes, including legal ones, the practical benefits of law as social contract are an important part of peacework by stabilizing social compromise.

   • 2010, Laura Sjoberg, ‎Sandra Via, Gender, War, and Militarism: Feminist Perspectives (page 159)

     In this new interpretation, not only did women possess a special obligation toward peace but they were also uniquely apt at peacework […]

Related terms

• peace process