Edited by Graham K. Brown, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Charles Sturt University Australia and Arnim Langer, Director, Centre for Research on Peace and Development (CRPD) and University Lecturer in International Relations, University of Leuven, Belgium

'The Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States is an impressive volume. Its distinguished contributors offer a rich menu of courses, ranging from conflict and war to peacemaking, transitional justice, peacekeeping, and powersharing. Encyclopedic in its scope, the volume encompasses many different approaches to stimulate and provoke the careful reader. It serves up a feast for scholars and policymakers alike.'--Donald L. Horowitz, Duke University, US

• Contents:Preface1. Conflict, Post-Conflict, and State Fragility: Conceptual and Methodological IssuesArnim Langer and Graham K. Brown2. EthnicityRobert H. Bates3. Human SecuritySakiko Fukuda-Parr and Carol Messineo4. Poverty and ConflictHåvard Hegre and Helge Holtermann5. Conflict and the Social ContractSyed Mansoob Murshed6. Economic Dimensions of Civil WarHeiko Nitzschke and David M. Malone7. Horizontal Inequalities and ConflictFrances Stewart8. Conflict, Natural Resources and DevelopmentMohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin9. Climate Change and Armed ConflictOle Magnus Theisen, Nils Petter Gleditsch and Halvard Buhaug10. Demography and Armed ConflictHenrik Urdal11. Rethinking Durable Solutions for RefugeesKaty Long12. Rebel RecruitmentYvan Guichaoua13. Violent Conflict and Human Capital AccumulationPatricia Justino14. Education and Violent ConflictBirgitte Refslund Sørensen15. International Dimensions of Internal ConflictNils W. Metternich, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Han Dorussen and Andrea Ruggeri16. Theories of Ethnic Mobilization: Overview and Recent TrendsPeter Vermeersch17. Transitions from War to PeaceCaroline A. Hartzell18. Fragile States and Civil Wars: Is Mediation the Answer?Carmela Lutmar and Jacob Bercovitch19. Disarmament, Demobilization and ReintegrationRobert Muggah20. Obstacles to Peace SettlementsRoy Licklider21. Pitfalls and Prospects in the Peacekeeping LiteratureVirginia Page Fortna and Lise Morjé Howard22. Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict SocietiesPhil Clark23. Collective Conflict ManagementChester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall24. The Political Economy of Fragile StatesTony Addison25. Conflict Resolution versus Democratic Governance: Can Elections Bridge the Divide?Pauline H. Baker26. Federations and Managing NationsJohn McGarry and Brendan O’Leary27. Post-Conflict RecoveryJohn Ohiorhenuan28. Gendering Violent ConflictsBirgitte Refslund Sørensen29. Complex Power SharingStefan WolffReferencesIndex

Edited by Graham K. Brown, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Charles Sturt University Australia and Arnim Langer, Director, Centre for Research on Peace and Development (CRPD) and University Lecturer in International Relations, University of Leuven, Belgium

'The Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States is an impressive volume. Its distinguished contributors offer a rich menu of courses, ranging from conflict and war to peacemaking, transitional justice, peacekeeping, and powersharing. Encyclopedic in its scope, the volume encompasses many different approaches to stimulate and provoke the careful reader. It serves up a feast for scholars and policymakers alike.'--Donald L. Horowitz, Duke University, US

• Contents:Preface1. Conflict, Post-Conflict, and State Fragility: Conceptual and Methodological IssuesArnim Langer and Graham K. Brown2. EthnicityRobert H. Bates3. Human SecuritySakiko Fukuda-Parr and Carol Messineo4. Poverty and ConflictHåvard Hegre and Helge Holtermann5. Conflict and the Social ContractSyed Mansoob Murshed6. Economic Dimensions of Civil WarHeiko Nitzschke and David M. Malone7. Horizontal Inequalities and ConflictFrances Stewart8. Conflict, Natural Resources and DevelopmentMohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin9. Climate Change and Armed ConflictOle Magnus Theisen, Nils Petter Gleditsch and Halvard Buhaug10. Demography and Armed ConflictHenrik Urdal11. Rethinking Durable Solutions for RefugeesKaty Long12. Rebel RecruitmentYvan Guichaoua13. Violent Conflict and Human Capital AccumulationPatricia Justino14. Education and Violent ConflictBirgitte Refslund Sørensen15. International Dimensions of Internal ConflictNils W. Metternich, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Han Dorussen and Andrea Ruggeri16. Theories of Ethnic Mobilization: Overview and Recent TrendsPeter Vermeersch17. Transitions from War to PeaceCaroline A. Hartzell18. Fragile States and Civil Wars: Is Mediation the Answer?Carmela Lutmar and Jacob Bercovitch19. Disarmament, Demobilization and ReintegrationRobert Muggah20. Obstacles to Peace SettlementsRoy Licklider21. Pitfalls and Prospects in the Peacekeeping LiteratureVirginia Page Fortna and Lise Morjé Howard22. Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict SocietiesPhil Clark23. Collective Conflict ManagementChester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall24. The Political Economy of Fragile StatesTony Addison25. Conflict Resolution versus Democratic Governance: Can Elections Bridge the Divide?Pauline H. Baker26. Federations and Managing NationsJohn McGarry and Brendan O’Leary27. Post-Conflict RecoveryJohn Ohiorhenuan28. Gendering Violent ConflictsBirgitte Refslund Sørensen29. Complex Power SharingStefan WolffReferencesIndex

Edited by Graham K. Brown, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Charles Sturt University Australia and Arnim Langer, Director, Centre for Research on Peace and Development (CRPD) and University Lecturer in International Relations, University of Leuven, Belgium

'The Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States is an impressive volume. Its distinguished contributors offer a rich menu of courses, ranging from conflict and war to peacemaking, transitional justice, peacekeeping, and powersharing. Encyclopedic in its scope, the volume encompasses many different approaches to stimulate and provoke the careful reader. It serves up a feast for scholars and policymakers alike.'--Donald L. Horowitz, Duke University, US

• Contents:Preface1. Conflict, Post-Conflict, and State Fragility: Conceptual and Methodological IssuesArnim Langer and Graham K. Brown2. EthnicityRobert H. Bates3. Human SecuritySakiko Fukuda-Parr and Carol Messineo4. Poverty and ConflictHåvard Hegre and Helge Holtermann5. Conflict and the Social ContractSyed Mansoob Murshed6. Economic Dimensions of Civil WarHeiko Nitzschke and David M. Malone7. Horizontal Inequalities and ConflictFrances Stewart8. Conflict, Natural Resources and DevelopmentMohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin9. Climate Change and Armed ConflictOle Magnus Theisen, Nils Petter Gleditsch and Halvard Buhaug10. Demography and Armed ConflictHenrik Urdal11. Rethinking Durable Solutions for RefugeesKaty Long12. Rebel RecruitmentYvan Guichaoua13. Violent Conflict and Human Capital AccumulationPatricia Justino14. Education and Violent ConflictBirgitte Refslund Sørensen15. International Dimensions of Internal ConflictNils W. Metternich, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Han Dorussen and Andrea Ruggeri16. Theories of Ethnic Mobilization: Overview and Recent TrendsPeter Vermeersch17. Transitions from War to PeaceCaroline A. Hartzell18. Fragile States and Civil Wars: Is Mediation the Answer?Carmela Lutmar and Jacob Bercovitch19. Disarmament, Demobilization and ReintegrationRobert Muggah20. Obstacles to Peace SettlementsRoy Licklider21. Pitfalls and Prospects in the Peacekeeping LiteratureVirginia Page Fortna and Lise Morjé Howard22. Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict SocietiesPhil Clark23. Collective Conflict ManagementChester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall24. The Political Economy of Fragile StatesTony Addison25. Conflict Resolution versus Democratic Governance: Can Elections Bridge the Divide?Pauline H. Baker26. Federations and Managing NationsJohn McGarry and Brendan O’Leary27. Post-Conflict RecoveryJohn Ohiorhenuan28. Gendering Violent ConflictsBirgitte Refslund Sørensen29. Complex Power SharingStefan WolffReferencesIndex