Business and Music in Peacebuilding Activities: Parallels and Paradoxes

30 November 2018 he wrote: Rose-tinted representations of El Sistema are commonly found in the academic as well as journalistic field. Olivier Urbain provided a particularly illuminating example in a volume entitled Music and Solidarity (Laurence and Urbain 2011), to...

A Response to Olivier Urbain and an Exploration of How Music May Serve as a Nudge for More Ethical and Peaceful Business Behavior

30 November 2018 of music that corresponds to a level of moral development as proposed by, and which I modified, by moral psychologists. Olivier Urbain’s presence in this special issue and in the conferences pertaining to music, business and peace range beyond being...

Overview to Music, Business, and Peace

30 November 2018 into music and peace are presented in several of the opening chapters of Music and Conflict Transformation, edited by Olivier Urbain, who was the keynote speaker for the MBP conference.20Urbain,“Music and Conflict Transformation.” Among other issues,...

Connecting Music to Ethics

30 November 2018 music that is conducive to the development of peacebuilding attitudes and skills, such as receptivity and empathy.39Olivier Urbain draws attention to Johan Galtung’s conviction that empathy is essential to peaceful negotiation of conflict. See his “A...

From Settler Colonialism to Standing Rock: Hearing Native Voices for Peace

30 November 2018 “Music and Empathy." In Music and Conflict Transformation: Harmonies and Dissonances in GeoPolitics, edited by Olivier Urbain, 13-25. London, UK: I.B. Tauris, 2015. Looking Horse, Arvol Chief, Letter to the US Department of the Interior, December 5,...