The uncertain transition from stability to peace / authors, Robert D. Lamb, Kathryn Mixon, Sarah Minot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lamb, Robert D., author.

Mixon, Kathryn, author.

Minot, Sarah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building--Case studies.

Peace-building.

War--Peace--Case studies.

War.

Political stability--Case studies.

Political stability.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (49 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia ; Lanham, Maryland : Center for Strategic & International Studies : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Most violent conflicts since the turn of this century were in countries that had experienced an earlier violent conflict. How can we tell when a country is likely to remain stuck in a cycle of violence? What factors suggest it might be 'ripe' for stabilizing and peace building? The authors studied four cases in this report. Chad is stuck in a cycle of violence, while El Salvador, Laos, and Mozambique have had different results in their transitions from violence to stability to peace. Conflicts without internal cohesion of combatants or pressure from foreign patrons to stop fighting are probably not ripe for stabilizing. Where there are subnational or regional actors committed to violence, post-conflict peace building is not likely to succeed without enforcement capacity to contain violence or demonstrated commitments to increasing political inclusion and making material improvements in the lives of residents"--Publisher's web site.

Contents:

Introduction. Violence and institutional change ; Stabilization versus peace building ; Method

Case histories. Chad ; Laos ; Mozambique ; El Salvador

From violence to stability. Chad-Laos ; Chad-Mozambique ; Chad-El Salvador ; Conclusions : ripeness and stabilization

From stability to peace. Laos-Mozambique ; Laos-El Salvador ; Mozambique-El Salvador ; Conclusions : ripeness and peace building ; Influencing the transition from stability to peace.

Notes:

"A report of the CSIS Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation, February 2015."

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 19, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4422-4056-3

OCLC:

905855663