Peacebuilding and reconciliation : contemporary themes and challenges / edited by Marwan Darweish and Carol Rank.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Darwīsh, Marwān (College teacher)

Rank, Carol.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building.

Reconciliation.

Physical Description:

vii, 228 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cutting-edge collection on global peacebuilding and reconciliation from members of the renowned UK Centre for Peace & Reconciliation Studies.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I - Peace: But What Kind of Peace?

1. How has the Liberal Peace served Afghanistan? - Chrissie Hirst

2. The obstacles to sustainable peace and democracy in post-independent Kosovo - Gëzim Visoka

3. Ethnicity, ethnic conflicts and secessionism in Ethiopian politics - Bezawit Beyene

Part II - Reconciliation and Dealing with the Past

4. State failure and civil society potential: reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Verity Mould

5. Remembering the past and reconciling for the future: the role of indigenous commemorative practices in Sierra Leone - Steve Kaindeneh

6. Decolonization and reconciliation: the colonial dilemma of Canada's residential school apology and restitution - Patricia Elgersma

Part III - Cultural Processes and Initiatives

7. Is 'interreligious' synonymous with 'interfaith'? The roles of dialogue in peacebuilding - Sarah E. Bernstein

8. The role of health in building peace: the case of Afghanistan - Wossenyelesh Kifle

Part IV - Challenges to Peacebuilding and Reconciliation

9. The new economy of terror: motivations and driving forces behind contemporary Islamist insurgencies - Peter Keay

10. The question of home: refugees and peace in the Israel-Palestine conflict

11. Hamas: between militarism and governance - Ibrahim Natil

12. Returning home towards a new future: Nepal's reintegration programme for former child soldiers - Dilli Binadi

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781849647595

1849647593

9781849647588

1849647585

OCLC:

923335609