Synopses & Reviews
This book is a timely study of peacebuilding in war-torn societies. Its purpose is to encourage policy makers and practitioners (in government, intergovernmental organizations, and international and local NGOs) to understand and reflect on processes designed to promote social stability and peace. Through an examination of themes and case studies, it offers conceptual analysis of interest to theorists and practitioners alike.
Synopsis
Regeneration and peacebuilding in war-torn societies is a fast-growing area of interest in world politics. The book is an original and timely contribution to the study of post-conflict transition through an examination of various aspects of regeneration and detailed analysis of examples of intent. Four issues are highlighted in particular: - the legacies of modern conflict in the transitions to relative peace - the question of ownership and accountability in the interactions between internal and external actors - the need for coherent responses to regeneration - the importance of case-specific approaches. The book's purpose is to encourage students, policy-makers and practitioners (in governments, intergovernmental organisations, international and local non-governmental organisations) to understand and reflect on processes designed to promote social stability and relative peace - and to re-examine the nature of the tasks they confront and their responses. The authors represent perspectives from law, political economy, social work, development studies, anthropology and international relations.
About the Author
Michael Pugh is Reader in International Relations and Director of the International Studies Centre at the University of Plymouth.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Ownership of Regeneration and Peacebuilding--Michael Pugh *
Part I: Dimensions * Conceptualizing Peacebuilding--John G. Cockell * International Security Assistance to War-torn Societies-- Annika S. Hansen * Raising the Costs of Conflict, Lowering the Price of Peace--Neil Cooper * Bargains for Peace--Fred Tanner * The Rule of Law or the Rule of Might?--Rama Mani * The Social-Civil Dimension--Michael Pugh * From Statehood to Childhood--Vanessa Pupavac *
Part II: Cases * Peacebuilding, Hegemony and Integrates Social Development--Philip Peirce & Paul Stubbs * International Law and National Reconciliation in Peacebuilding--Sophie Albert * Dilemmas of Accommodation and Reconstruction: Liberia--Comfort Ero * The Post-War Nation--Eric Garcetti & Janet Gruber * Index