At war's end : building peace after civil conflict / Roland Paris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paris, Roland, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building.

Democracy.

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

xi, 289 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Summary:

Exploring the challenge of rehabilitating countries after civil wars, this study finds that attempting to transform war-shattered states into liberal democracies with market economies can backfire badly. Roland Paris contends that the rapid introduction of democracy and capitalism in the absence of effective institutions can increase rather than decrease the danger of renewed fighting. A more effective approach to post-conflict peacebuilding would be to introduce political and economic reform in a gradual and controlled manner.

Contents:

1 The Origins of Peacebuilding 13

2 The Liberal Peace Thesis 40

Part II The Peacebuilding Record

3 Introduction to the Case Studies 55

4 Angola and Rwanda: The Perils of Political Liberalization 63

5 Cambodia and Liberia: Democracy Diverted 79

6 Bosnia and Croatia: Reinforcing Ethnic Divisions 97

7 Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala: Reproducing the Sources of Conflict 112

8 Namibia and Mozambique: Success Stories in Southern Africa? 135

Part III Problems and Solutions

9 The Limits of Wilsonianism: Understanding the Dangers 151

10 Toward More Effective Peacebuilding: Institutionalization Before Liberalization 179

11 Lessons Learned and Not Learned: Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone, and Beyond 212.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-279) and index.

ISBN:

0521834120

0521541972

OCLC:

53083969