Thursday, 20 November 2025

Interconnections of Ethics, Peace, Justice, and Human Development: Challenges and Pathways | Chapter 5 | The Tapestry of Development: Weaving Ethics into a Sustainable Future

 

The quest for a world anchored in ethics, peace, justice, and human development remains both urgent and complex. This research examines the interconnections between these four values, highlighting how they mutually reinforce one another and shape pathways toward sustainable and inclusive human flourishing. Despite their importance, progress is hindered by persistent challenges such as unethical governance and business practices, conflict, corruption, global inequality, and weak institutions, all of which obstruct the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 16 and broader human development objectives. The study employs a systematic, multidisciplinary approach, drawing on ethics, peacebuilding, and development studies. Through qualitative content analysis of academic literature, global reports, and case studies, it evaluates existing frameworks and practices while proposing innovative, integrative strategies. By synthesising theoretical insights from deontological and utilitarian ethics, social contract theory, peacebuilding models, and human development theory, the research provides a holistic framework that links ethical behaviour with peace, justice, and development outcomes. The analysis demonstrates that unethical practices create ripple effects that undermine peace, erode justice, and hinder human development, while justice and ethical governance strengthen institutional resilience and foster sustainable peace. Achieving ethics, peace, justice, and human development requires collaborative, multi-level strategies that integrate policy reform, education, technological innovation, and inclusive governance. The research offers actionable pathways for policymakers, organisations, and civil society, contributing to both academic debate and practical interventions toward a more just, peaceful, and prosperous world.

 

 

Author(s) Details

John Motsamai Modise
Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.

 

Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-88417-39-6/CH5

 

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