The family and the stable peace

Abstract This paper investigates the role of family relationships and interactions in developing the skills and strategies necessary for peacefully navigating daily conflicts and contributing to a broader stable peace. Three main activities of family life are identified as contributing factors: developing relational capacities, facilitating learning, and practicing peaceable attitudes and strategies in repeated interactions. While the family environment is not the only place where peacemaking skills are developed, it is an important hub of cooperation that prepares individuals to peacefully navigate everyday interactions in a broad range of social situations.