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Title:The quest for Great Heart Leadership to activate and promote the ending of violent conflict in Africa
Author:Velthuizen, AndreasISNI
Year:2016
Periodical:African Journal on Conflict Resolution (ISSN 1562-6997)
Volume:16
Issue:1
Pages:61-86
Language:English
Geographic terms:South Africa
Africa
Subjects:peacebuilding
leadership
San
Abstract:Inspired by the never-ending quest for the end of violence in some African communities, the author asks what kind of leadership is required to lead a community from violent conflict to peaceful coexistence. The aim of the article is to propose some principles for leadership in situations characterised by violent conflict. By departing from a conceptual framework to explain holistic leadership, conflict leadership and peace leadership, the author explains what Great Heart Leadership is, citing several examples to illustrate these concepts. The author argues that a leader with a 'great heart' is a leader who is able to apply analytical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual/normative leadership to activate peaceful change. This argument is applied to the challenge of leading people towards lasting peace in Africa, offering the specific case of a San community in South Africa to illustrate Great Heart Leadership. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract]
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