Norman Chivasa

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Norman Chivasa holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Faculty of Public Management, Peacebuilding Program, International Centre of Nonviolence, Durban University of Technology, South Africa. He is a senior lecturer in the Department of History, War and Strategic Studies Unit, University of Zimbabwe. Dr. Chivasa is interested in community-based peacebuilding initiatives and informal infrastructures for peace and development. He has facilitated the creation of a ward-level peace committee and village peace committees in Ward 8 of Seke District, Province Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe.

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This book, Global Peace and Security, is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the social sciences. It is written by various researchers and edited by an expert active in global peace and security research. All chapters are complete in themselves but united under a common research study topic. The book provides a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on global peace and security, opening new possible research paths for further novel developments

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Managing Conflict in Faith-Based Organizations in Zimbabwe

By Norman Chivasa

One of the basic theories commonly believed in the secular world today is that conflict is inevitable which means that individuals and groups have needs, interests, dislikes, likes, partnerships, values and preferences which are often not compatible. This is also true of faith-based organizations. Using the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe church as a point of reference, this article argues that in Christian circles there is need to deliberately develop a perspective of conflict that reflects conflict as a positive force that generates both co-existence and growth in the church to counter the conventional view in the majority of churches that consider conflict as a destructive force. In the Apostolic Faith Mission church, intra-church disputes have a negative effect on the wellbeing of individuals and groups (the church) as conflict creates rivalry, hostility, divisions, hate, breakaways, among others. This is because a strongly adversarial attitude to conflict of all sorts is reflected in the approach of the church to conflict and in particular, some pastors have responded with legal action against the disciplinary activities of the church. Consequently, this article suggests that faith-based organizations should appreciate the importance of conflict for positive growth and development as a good number of Christians today are still pessimistic about conflict.

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Norman Chivasa

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Global Peace and Security

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