Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding: Moving from Violence to Sustainable Peace

ISBN-13: 9780415480857 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 276 str.

Kriesberg Louis

Opis

Examines the causes of escalation and de-escalation in intrastate conflicts. By integrating the ideas with various case studies, this title fills a gap in our understanding of the forces that lead to moderation and constructive engagement in the context of violent, intrastate conflicts. It is of interest to students of conflict management.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Protagonist Strategies that Help End Violence  3. The Contributions of Leadership to the Movement from Violence to Incorporation  4. Challenges to Conflict Transformation from the Streets  5. Useful but Insufficient: Third Party Intermediaries in Peacebuilding  6. Rhetorical Arts of Praise and Blame in Political Transformation  7. From Violence to Political Engagement: Ending Violence, Expanding Political incorporation  8. Insecurity and Opportunity in Conflict Settings  9. Globalization and the Transformation of Conflict  10. Mozambique - Renamo  11. Revolution deferred: from armed struggle to liberal democracy: The African National Congress in South Africa  12. The Nepali Maoists: Successful transformation or compliance with a strategic plan?  13. Opportunity Lost: The Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit (URNG)  14. Mainstreaming the Revolutionaries: National Liberating Action and the Shift from Resistance to Democracy in Brazil, 1964-Present  15. Factors Influencing the Level of Violence in the Basque Country  16. The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Oslo Process: Incorporation without accommodation  17. Domesticating Tigers: The LTTE and Peacemaking in Sri Lanka