Imagine coexistence : restoring humanity after violent ethnic conflict / Antonia Chayes and Martha Minow, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chayes, Antonia Handler, 1929-

Minow, Martha, 1954-

Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnic conflict.

Political violence.

Conflict management.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 350 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2003]

Summary:

In the last decade, the world has witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of ethnic conflicts worldwide. But what do nations that have been in bloody conflicts do when the shooting stops? How can people who have been engaged in terrorist genocidal wars ever return to a situation of peaceful coexistence? Imagine Coexistence is a groundbreaking program that grew from the joint initiative and conference sponsored by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Harvard University, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Imagine Coexistence seeks to enhance prospects for coexistence and break the destructive cycles of intergroup violence. This important book, Imagine Coexistence -- which was named for the program -- offers a unique perspective grounded in research and outlines the invaluable lessons learned from numerous war-torn societies. The authors address the common problems that the people of these devastated nations face when the conflict subsides and examine how initiatives in education, the arts, sports, and economic development can offer refugees, returnees, and other survivors of group conflict reasons to work together and can create a base for relating constructively over time.

Imagine Coexistence shows how creating situations for people from previously warring groups to work side by side or in parallel efforts toward common goals can be effective starting points for fostering coexistence. The book is filled with illustrative examples from violent ethnic conflicts such as those that occurred in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda that show the scope of actual efforts undertaken by the Imagine Coexistence project. The essays included in this volume synthesize and assess the relevant approaches to coexistence and outline the obstacles that often thwart these efforts. The authors also provide concrete examples of how coexistence efforts can be mainstreamed in rebuilding a war-torn society. Imagine Coexistence shows what is needed to sow the seeds of hope anywhere people have undergone the devastation of an ethnic conflict.

Contents:

Foreword: Imagining Coexistence in Conflict Communities / Sadako Ogata xi

Part 1 Concepts 1

1 Constructing Coexistence: A Survey of Coexistence Projects in Areas of Ethnic Conflict / Aneelah Afzali, Laura Colleton 3

2 The Process Toward Reconciliation / Carlos E. Sluzki 21

Part 2 Practice 33

3 On Hidden Ground: One Coexistence Strategy in Central Africa / Marc Sommers, Elizabeth McClintock 35

4 Grand Visions and Small Projects: Coexistence Efforts in Southeastern Europe / Diana Chigas, Brian Ganson 59

5 Imagine Coexistence Pilot Projects in Rwanda and Bosnia / Cynthia Burns, Laura McGrew, Ilija Todorovic 85

6 Evaluating Coexistence: Insights and Challenges / Eileen F. Babbitt 102

Part 3 Obstacles 129

7 Freedom's Hidden Price: Framing the Obstacles to Economic Coexistence / Sven M. Spengemann 131

8 Bureaucratic Obstacles to Imagining Coexistence / Antonia Chayes 152

9 The Culture of Corruption in the Postconflict and Developing World / Glenn T. Ware, Gregory P. Noone 191

Part 4 Approaches 211

10 Education for Coexistence / Martha Minow 213

11 Coexistence and Repair / Elizabeth V. Spelman 235

12 Religion as an Aid and a Hindrance to Postconflict Coexistence Work / Marc Gopin 252

13 Engaging with the Arts to Promote Coexistence / Cynthia Cohen 267

14 Fostering Coexistence in Identity-Based Conflicts: Toward a Narrative Approach / Sara Cobb 294

15 The Art of the Possible: Parallelism as an Approach to Promoting Coexistence / Lauren Elizabeth Guth 311

Afterword: Reflections on Coexistence / Michael Ignatieff 325.

Notes:

"A publication of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0787965774

OCLC:

51290235