Peacebuilding and Reconciliation

Description

Peacebuilding and Reconciliation brings together a number of critical essays from members of the renowned Centre for Peace & Reconciliation Studies.



This highly topical book covers the latest developments and issues in the discipline of peacebuilding and reconciliation, using different global case studies of societies experiencing or emerging out of violent conflict. It brings together a range of scholars, including many from the global south, who provide fresh perspectives and insights based on their experience of living and working in conflict situations. The book connects theory and practice, drawing both on academic research and direct experience of conflict situations, and explores how to meet the challenges involved in peacebuilding and reconciliation.



Peacebuilding and Reconciliation is a cutting-edge collection ideal for students and academics in peace studies, development studies and international relations.

Introduction by Marwan Darweish and Carol Rank

Section 1: Peace, But What kind of Peace?

1. How has the ‘Liberal Peace’ served Afghanistan? by Chrissie Hirst

2. The Obstacles to Sustainable Peace and Democracy in Post-Independence Kosovo by Gëzim Visoka

3. Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflicts, and Secessionism in Ethiopian Politics by Bezawit Beyene

Section 2: Reconciliation and Dealing with the Past

4. State Failure and Civil Society Potential: Reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Verity Mould

5. Remembering the Past and Reconciling for the Future: The Role of Indigenous Commemorative Practices in Sierra Leone by Steven Kaindaneh

6. Unsettling the Settler Within: Decolonisation as Reconciliation with regard to Residential Schools in Canada by Patricia Elgersma

Section 3: Identifying Opportunities for Peacebuilding

7. Is ‘Interreligious’ Synonymous with ‘Interfaith’? The Roles of Dialogue in Peacebuilding by Sarah Bernstein

8 Health and Violent Conflict: the Role of Health in Building Peace by Wossen Kifle

Section 4: Challenges to Peacebuilding and Reconciliation

9. The New Economy of Terror: Motivations and Driving Forces behind Contemporary Islamist Insurgencies by Peter Keay

10. The Question of Home: Refugees and Peace in the Israel/Palestine conflict by Abigail Bainbridge

11. Hamas: Between Militarism and Governance by Ibrahim Natil

12. Returning Home towards a New Future: Nepal's Reintegration Programme for Former Child Soldiers by Dilli Binadi

Index

Sujets

• Political Science
• África
• Development studies
• Peace
• Middle East
• Africa
• Asia

Informations

• Publié par: Pluto Press
• Date de parution: 06 septembre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781849647595
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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PEACEBUILDING AND RECONCILIATION