Peacebuilding and Reconciliation

Contemporary Themes and Challenges

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-09-06
Mått:135 x 215 x 14 mm
Vikt:295 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745332871

Utforska kategorier

Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Marwan Darweish is Principal Lecturer in Peace Studies at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University. He has extensive experience in conflict transformation and peacebuilding across the Middle East region and internationally. He co-edited Peacebuilding and Reconciliation: Contemporary themes and challenges (Pluto 2012) and is the co-author of Popular Protest in Palestine (Pluto, 2015).Carol Rank is Associate Director and Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies (CPRS) at Coventry University. She has extensive experience in conflict transformation and peace education. Most recently she has been involved in helping to establish peace studies programmes in East Africa.

Recensioner i media

'Fascinating, engaging with the detailed complexity and special features of conflict situations and attempts to build peace, and applying an extensive literature'

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction by Marwan Darweish and Carol RankSection 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 Visoka3. Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflicts, and Secessionism in Ethiopian Politics by Bezawit BeyeneSection 2: Reconciliation and Dealing with the Past4. State Failure and Civil Society Potential: Reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Verity Mould5. Remembering the Past and Reconciling for the Future: The Role of Indigenous Commemorative Practices in Sierra Leone by Steven Kaindaneh6. Unsettling the Settler Within: Decolonisation as Reconciliation with regard to Residential Schools in Canada by Patricia ElgersmaSection 3: Identifying Opportunities for Peacebuilding7. Is ‘Interreligious’ Synonymous with ‘Interfaith’? The Roles of Dialogue in Peacebuilding by Sarah Bernstein8 Health and Violent Conflict: the Role of Health in Building Peace by Wossen KifleSection 4: Challenges to Peacebuilding and Reconciliation9. The New Economy of Terror: Motivations and Driving Forces behind Contemporary Islamist Insurgencies by Peter Keay10. The Question of Home: Refugees and Peace in the Israel/Palestine conflict by Abigail Bainbridge11. Hamas: Between Militarism and Governance by Ibrahim Natil12. Returning Home towards a New Future: Nepal's Reintegration Programme for Former Child Soldiers by Dilli BinadiIndex