Peacemaking is practical
conflict transformation focused upon establishing equitable power relationships robust enough to forestall future conflict, often including the establishment of means of agreeing on
ethical decisions within a community, or among parties, that had previously engaged in inappropriate (i.e. violent) responses to conflict. Peacemaking seeks to achieve full reconciliation among adversaries and new mutual understanding among parties and stakeholders. When applied in
criminal justice matters, peacemaking is usually called
restorative justice, but sometimes also
transformative justice, a term coined by the late Canadian justice theorist and activist
Ruth Morris. One popular example of peacemaking is the several types of
mediation, usually between two parties and involving a third, a
facilitator or mediator.