Opting Out of War : Strategies to Prevent Violent Conflict / Mary B. Anderson, Marshall Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Mary B., Author.

Wallace, Marshall, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Analyzes the experiences of 13 communities to show the steps by which they developed effective strategies for opting out of the violent conflicts surrounding them and maintaining their regions as nonwar areas despite myriad pressures to the contrary.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1 Preventing Violent Conflict

Part 1 Options and Choices for Preventing Violent Conflict

2 Steps on the Path to Preventing Violent Conflict

3 Maintaining Community Cohesion

4 Leadership, Consultation, and Communication

5 Engaging with Armed Groups

6 International Involvement and Influence

7 From Options to Strategies

Part 2 Case Studies of Nonwar Communities

8 Afghanistan: Strategies of Resistance

9 Bosnia: Cross-Ethnic Solidarity

10 Colombia: A Story of Community Refusal

11 Mozambique: The Spirit of Mungoi

12 Rwanda: Muslims Reject Genocide

Part 3 Conclusion

13 The Relevance of Nonwar Communities

Appendix: Project Case Studies

List of Acronyms

Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-051-0