My research, titled “Analysis of Post Liberal Peace Thesis: A Critical Appraisal of Liberal Peace from Religious Peace Perspectives,” examines how Buddhist and Islamic thought critique and reimagine the dominant liberal peace framework. Liberal peace, grounded in Western political and economic traditions, stresses individual rights based human rights, neoliberal market systems, liberal democracy, and strong centralized governance. While these principles emerged from specific Western historical contexts, they have been universalized and imposed in non Western settings. As illustrated in Iraq and Afghanistan, such externally driven peacebuilding has produced mixed and often unstable outcomes.

In response, post liberal peace seeks to critically reassess liberal peace from non Western perspectives and to develop more context sensitive, hybrid approaches. My research contributes to this field by developing a holistic peace thesis grounded in Buddhist perspectives, and by examining how both Buddhism and Islam illuminate the limitations of liberal peace. 

A central problem with liberal peace is its exclusive focus on socio political and economic structures, which marginalizes the inner, ethical, and spiritual dimensions of peace. Besides, liberal peace has been framed by an implicit belief in an ontological divide between the West and the non West, coupled with an assumption of Western epistemological superiority. This has hindered Western academic and policy communities from recognizing the importance of self critique and self transformation as integral components of peace.

My research proposes a holistic peace framework that integrates:

1) Inner peace and self cultivation,

2) Human rights grounded in fundamental human dignity and interconnection,

3) Dialogical democracy augmented by reflective self awareness and mindfulness,

4) Economic systems emphasizing the gratification of basic human needs and fostering spiritual maturity,

5) Processes of self critique and transformation within the liberal West itself.

Although the research advances a speculative and theoretical model, it opens pathways for deeper dialogue among the “West,” “Buddhism,” and “Islam.” Such dialogue can support the co creation of more humane, sustainable, and contextually grounded approaches to peace—approaches capable of addressing the complex realities of contemporary coexistence.

Regarding research outputs, I have published one peer reviewed article in the Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics and one book chapter in an edited volume. Details of these research achievements are presented below.