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The research investigates how innovation fosters peace and justice in post-war Sri Lanka by assessing both dynamic processes and strategic methods. The country needs to resolve its existing ethnic conflicts and social divides, which have persisted since the end of its civil war that lasted for almost thirty years. The ongoing unresolved conflicts require an in-depth examination of post-war recovery initiatives. Although previous studies have examined post-war reconstruction, reconciliation, and transitional justice in Sri Lanka, limited attention has been given to innovation as an integrated framework for promoting sustainable peace and justice. This study addresses that gap by examining how institutional, policy, and community-based innovations contribute to post-war peacebuilding. The research investigates two main objectives: studying how governments implement their peace and justice initiatives and assessing what war-affected communities expect in the period after conflicts end. The researchers used a qualitative research design, grounded in a critical-reflective analysis of secondary sources, for their investigation. Within this study, innovation is conceptualised as institutional, policy, and community-based approaches that strengthen peacebuilding through inclusive governance, reconciliation, and transitional justice. Peace is understood as positive peace, encompassing the absence of violence together with social justice, equality, and human well-being, while justice is examined through transitional justice mechanisms, including accountability, truth-seeking, reparations, and institutional reform. The research shows that existing policy changes, together with reconciliation initiatives, still fail to address the needs of affected communities. The analysis further indicates that innovation is most effective when institutional reforms are supported by meaningful community participation, inclusive governance, and accountable implementation mechanisms rather than policy commitments alone. The review presents multiple approaches to improve peace and justice through innovative methods, which combine political economy analysis with digital peacebuilding, environmental research, urban development, and sustainable development frameworks. The study contributes to the growing literature on post-conflict peacebuilding by providing an integrated conceptual framework for understanding innovation and demonstrating its potential to promote sustainable peace and justice in post-war Sri Lanka.

This study focuses on Vivimarie Van Der Poorten’s contribution to promoting peace through her Facebook wall. Inhabitants of society deal with violence, social inequality, and cynical human affairs. This qualitative research uses her poems, translated works, prose, and other shared ideas to examine how Facebook can serve as a platform for peace advocacy and social awareness. Facebook has a tremendous impact on the economic, social, cultural, and political aspects of daily life. While social media users often share content that promotes hate speech, radical ideologies, or violence, this paper explores whether peace-oriented communication can instead foster understanding and coexistence. Therefore, this paper examines the creative way that Vivimarie has used technology to convey messages that evoke both intellectual and emotional responses while emphasising social responsibility. Utilising textual analysis and hermeneutic interpretation, the study analyses selected Facebook posts addressing themes of peace, conflict, memory, and reconciliation. Ultimately, the present study finds that social media functions as a double-edged tool whose impact depends on user engagement, capable of fostering empathy, inclusivity, and peaceful coexistence when used constructively. It also reveals that unchecked ignorance and harmful discourse can transform these platforms into destructive spaces that erode life-affirming values and collective social memory. The study contributes to emerging scholarship on digital peace advocacy within the Sri Lankan context.

The shift to federalism and school-based government has profoundly altered the responsibilities of school principals in Nepal. Principals are increasingly required to serve as administrative managers, instructional leaders, strategic planners, and community partners tasked with enhancing educational quality, equity, and accountability. Nevertheless, the training, certification, and professional development of leadership remain disjointed, resulting in a substantial gap between leadership aspirations and capacity. This study analyses the disparity through a qualitative comparative policy analysis of Nepal's educational policies, in conjunction with leadership development frameworks from Australia, Singapore, and Finland. The study examines how cohesive leadership standards, organised preparation, induction, and ongoing professional development enhance effective school leadership in high-performing educational systems, utilising Instructional Leadership Theory, Transformational Leadership Theory, and Professionalisation Theory. The findings reveal that although Nepal's education policies are progressively acknowledging the strategic significance of principals, current recruitment and development practices still prioritise administrative expertise over proven leadership capability. The essay contends that the institutionalisation of National Professional Standards for School Principals will establish a cohesive framework for merit-based recruitment, leadership certification, professional development, and performance assessment. It suggests a tripartite leadership development structure consisting of pre-service certification, contextualised induction and mentoring, and ongoing professional learning to enhance leadership ability throughout principals' careers. The study finds internationally informed ideas that can be modified to Nepal's federal governance structure and varied educational environments, rather than promoting direct policy transfer. Establishing professional leadership standards would elevate principals from mere administrative clerks to visionary instructional and transformational leaders, thereby enhancing teaching quality, student learning, school effectiveness, and sustainable educational reform across Nepal.

This article explores the role of peace publishing in disseminating achievements in peace studies and advancing the culture of peace advocated by the United Nations. It examines the subtle yet profound influence of peace culture in shaping values, fostering social cohesion, and promoting global harmony. Focusing on book publishing as a principal medium of peace publishing, the article reviews China’s major initiatives since the early twenty-first century, including academic publication series, peace education publications, translations of classic works, and publications for general readership. In this study, “peace publishing” is defined as the systematic production, translation, dissemination, and circulation of knowledge, texts, and educational materials that explicitly aim to promote a culture of peace, non-violence, and intercultural understanding. Based on this analysis, the article identifies several challenges confronting the development of peace publishing in China, including the need to integrate publishing resources, strengthen research capacity in peace studies, cultivate specialised professionals, and expand platforms for international exchange and cooperation. It argues that Chinese peace publishing has contributed to the dissemination of a culture of peace and generated positive impacts on global peace, development, and shared prosperity. These efforts underscore both the contemporary significance and the practical value of peace publishing in addressing global challenges and advancing a shared future for humanity.

In an era characterised by global conflicts and the urgent need for world peace, promoting peaceful coexistence has become increasingly significant. Rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Transformation are also reshaping communication, governance, education, and social interaction, creating new opportunities and challenges for sustaining peace and democratic values. This study examines how religious beliefs, ethical values, and teachings can be integrated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Transformation to sustain peace and democracy in contemporary society. It adopts an interdisciplinary perspective that connects religious ethics with emerging digital technologies to explore their combined potential for peacebuilding. The study employs a mixed-method approach, using qualitative data sources, including written, electronic, and digital materials, alongside quantitative data sources related to peace, AI, and Digital Transformation. Primary qualitative evidence was also obtained through semi-structured interviews with religious leaders and other stakeholders from different religious and social backgrounds. The collected data were analysed using thematic analysis for qualitative findings and descriptive interpretation for quantitative evidence to identify common patterns related to peacebuilding and technological applications. Key findings indicate that the teachings of major world religions share common principles of peace, compassion, tolerance, justice, and respect for human dignity. The findings further demonstrate that AI-powered technologies—including digital communication platforms, multilingual translation systems, social media, educational applications, and intelligent information systems—can enhance the dissemination of these shared religious values across cultural and national boundaries. However, their effectiveness depends upon ethical design, responsible governance, and appropriate human oversight to prevent misinformation, hate speech, algorithmic bias, and religious discrimination. The study argues that religious values provide an important ethical foundation for the responsible development and application of AI, while AI and Digital Transformation offer practical mechanisms for extending the global reach of peace-oriented religious teachings. Religious leaders and experts concur on the need for a universal communication medium and international collaboration to promote peace worldwide, and AI, together with Digital Transformation, provides a direct means of advancing this objective. In conclusion, AI and Digital Transformation have considerable potential to disseminate universal values of peace, tolerance, justice, and mutual respect beyond geographical and cultural boundaries. Guided by shared religious and ethical principles, these technologies can contribute meaningfully to sustainable peace, democratic participation, intercultural dialogue, and long-term global development.