Diana Francis (peace activist)

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

Francis 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

References

  1. Francis, Diana, Respect in cross-cultural conflict resolution training (PhD thesis), University of Bath, retrieved 2020-11-16
  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.xCS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Polner, Murray (January–February 2006), Fellowship, 72 (1–2): 26, ProQuest 209431082CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Wolfwood, Theresa (April–June 2006), "Review", Peace Magazine, p. 28
  6. Reviews of From Pacification to Peacebuilding:


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