Diana Francis (peace activist)

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Diana Francis (born 1944 in Lancashire) [1] is a British peace activist, Quaker, [1] and author.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Francis, Diana, Respect in cross-cultural conflict resolution training (PhD thesis), University of Bath, retrieved 2020-11-16
  2. 1 2 Marshall, Ellen Ott (2016), Conflict Transformation and Religion: Essays on Faith, Power, and Relationship, Springer, pp. 4, 171, ISBN   9781137568403
  3. 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
  4. Reviews of People, Peace and Power:
  5. 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 CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Polner, Murray (January–February 2006), Fellowship, 72 (1–2): 26, ProQuest   209431082 CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Wolfwood, Theresa (April–June 2006), "Review", Peace Magazine, p. 28
  6. Reviews of From Pacification to Peacebuilding: