TY - CHAP T1 - Peace is a lifelong process: The importance of partnerships T2 - Pathways to Peace: The Transformative Power of Children and Families Y1 - 2014 A1 - J. Leckman A1 - C. Panter-Brick A1 - R. Salah ED - J. Leckman ED - C. Panter-Brick ED - R. Salah KW - Child Development KW - early childhood interventions KW - family interventions KW - peacebuilding KW - Violence AB - This chapter examines potential pathways to peace based on the biological and social underpinnings of child development. It assesses child development in the context of familial and group relations and examines its potential role in building pathways to peace. Early childhood education and family support programs can result in huge, long-term benefits. Investment in early childhood holds potential for economic and human returns and can boost adult physical health as well as enhance social capital and gender equity. The global peacebuilding agenda aims to recognize the transformative power of early development as a means to promote prosociality, diminish selfish assertiveness, and reduce/prevent violence. A platform to advocate for change needs to be created to strengthen established and emerging networks around children and peace. Published in the Strungmann Forum Reports Series. JF - Pathways to Peace: The Transformative Power of Children and Families PB - MIT Press VL - 15 UR - https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/pathways-peace ER -