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Book SynopsisPost-Conflict Peacebuilding comes at a critical time for post-conflict peacebuilding. Its rapid move towards the top of the international political agenda has been accompanied by added scrutiny, as the international community seeks to meet the multi-dimensional challenges of building a just and sustainable peace in societies ravaged by war. Beyond the strictly operational dimension, there is considerable ambiguity in the concepts and terminology used to discuss post-conflict peacebuilding. This ambiguity undermines efforts to agree on common understandings of how peace can be most effectively ''built'', thereby impeding swift, coherent action. Accordingly, this lexicon aims to clarify and illuminate the multiple facets of post-conflict peacebuilding, by presenting its major themes and trends from an analytical perspective. To this end, the book opens with a general introduction on the concept of post-conflict peacebuilding, followed by twenty-six essays on its key elements (including c
Trade ReviewThere is no question that the volume will help address a serious gap in peacebuilding research. The coverage of this book is impressive and many distinguished scholars involved in peacebuilding, particularly those who work on the legal aspects of peacemaking around the world, have contributed articles...The Lexicon provides a useful introduction to a complex and changing subject area in a lucid and engaging way. The book should be read widely. * Nana K. Poku, International Peacekeeping Journal 16 (4), 2009 *
...a critical, clear-sighted work of research...the book deserves a wide readership among all sorts of peacebuilders in order to enable them to balance the sensitive elements of peacebuilding * Ursula Blanke-Kießling, German Yearbook of International Law *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding- Ambiguity and Identity ; Capacity-building ; Civil-military Interface ; Civil Society ; Conflict Economies ; Conflict Transformation ; Democratic Governance ; Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration ; Free and Fair Elections ; Human Security ; International Crimes ; Local Ownership ; Mine Action ; Non-state Actors ; Peace Operations ; Peace Process ; Private Sector ; Reconciliation ; Recovery ; Reparation ; Responsibility to Protect ; Return and Reintegration ; Rule of Law ; Security Sector Reform ; State-building ; Transitional Administration ; Transitional Justice
