Outline of a public policy on peace culture based on Johan Galtung´s proposals: reconstruction, reconciliation, and conflict resolution

Abstract

This research, the result of a qualitative documentary review, proposes a public policy framework for a culture of peace based on the 3Rs proposed by Johan Galtung: reconstruction, reconciliation, and conflict resolution. These dimensions not only represent an opportunity to assert human transcendence toward a possible future, but also to build a world in which autonomous performance, the exercise of freedoms, and mutual recognition constitute fundamental vertices for consolidating the inherent potential of each individual. The results show that building the foundations of a culture of peace requires, for its implementation, an attitude committed to ethical principles that allow for compatibility between different positions, worldviews, and identities present in any context. This implies, at the institutional level, the formulation of public policies oriented toward inclusive social justice and the recognition of the human right to live in peace, harmony, and responsible citizenship, in order to overcome vicious circles. In conclusion, community life within the framework of functional pacifism represents an opportunity to guarantee a dignified, fulfilling, and sustainable human transcendence, as well as to build a possible world.