Tags: Peace, Conflict resolution, Non-violence, Futures methodology, Peacebuilding, Prevention

Why is it so hard to break out of cycles of violence? This paper focuses on the challenges associated with breaking out of cycles of violence and why futures thinking may provide a potential solution. Research suggests that people living in violence lack the ability to think about a peaceful future, or any future for that matter. Addressing this inability may hold a critical key to breaking out of cycles of violence. While there is mounting theory to support this idea, evidence based research is still lacking

Future Peace - Breaking Cycles of Violence through Futures Thinking.pdf