Conflict prevention and peacebuilding in post-war societies; sustaining the peace.0415702135 Conflict prevention and peacebuilding Peacebuilding is a term used with the international development community to describe the processes and activities involved in resolving violent conflict and establishing a sustainable peace. in post-war societies; sustaining the peace. Ed. by T. David Mason
Routledge 2006 280 pages $120.00 Hardcover Contemporary security studies JZ5538 The editors (both of the U. of North Texas) present 12 essays that examine recent historical experience with peacebuilding in post-civil war environments. The first set of contributions focus on what the editors call "negative peace" or the simple absence of violence. These discuss the factors that underlie successful negotiated settlements, whether third party interventions in intrastate in·tra·state adj. Relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state. Adj. 1. intrastate - relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state; "intrastate as well as interstate commerce" disputes are productive, and the approach of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe “OSCE” redirects here. For other uses, see OSCE (disambiguation). The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization which serves as a forum for political dialogue. to conflict prevention. The remaining papers turn to questions of "positive peace," which strives to improve the lives of people in conflict nations in order to make the opportunity cost of violence high and the benefits of peace substantial. Topics in this section discuss US efforts to impose democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq, the role of truth and reconciliation commissions in post- post- word element [L.], after; behind. post- pref. 1. After; later: postpartum. 2. Behind; posterior to: postaxial. war settings, and interconnections between economic development and sustaining the peace. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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