Building Sustainable Peace - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0888644140 ISBN 13: 9780888644145

Publisher: The University of Alberta Press, 2004

Synopsis

As the world turns its attention to the reconstruction of Afghanistan and Iraq following recent conflicts in these countries, the issue of post-conflict peacebuilding takes centre stage. This collection presents a timely and original overview of the field of peace studies and offers fresh analytical tools which promote a critical reconceptualization of peace and conflict, while also making specific reference to peacebuilding strategies employed in recent international conflicts.

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Contributors Francis Kofi Abiew Adekeye Adebajo Howard Adelman Christopher P. Ankersen David Beer Kenneth Bush Jarat Chopra Satya Brata Das Jean Daudelin Kassu Gebremariam Tanja Hohe Tom Keating W. Andy Knight Melissa Labonte Carolyn Elizabeth Lloyd Joseph Masciulli Sumie Nakaya Shaun Narine Senator Douglas Roche, O.C. As the world turns its attention to the reconstruction of Afghanistan and Iraq following recent conflicts in these countries, the issue of post-conflict peacebuilding takes center stage. The precise elements in peacebuilding, as envisioned by Boutros-Ghali, includes disarming warring parties, restoring order, decommissioning and destroying weapons, repatriating refugees, providing advisory and training support for security personnel, monitoring elections, de-mining and other forms of demilitarization, providing technical assistance, advancing efforts to protect human rights, reforming and strengthening institutions of governance-including assistance in monitoring and supervising electoral processes-and promoting formal and informal participation in the political process. This collection presents a timely and original overview of the field of peace studies and offers fresh analytical tools which promote a critical reconceptualization of peace and conflict, while also making specific reference to peacebuilding strategies employed in recent international conflicts. Tom Keating and Andy Knight are both Professors of Political Science at the University of Alberta. Andy Knight is MaCalla Research Professor and editor of Global Governance. Tom Keating is a former Chair of the Department of Political Science and author of Canada and World Order.

About the Author:

Tom Keating was Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta until his retirement. His field of interest was international relations. W. Andy Knight is Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta. His field of interest is international relations.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of Alberta Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0888644140
• ISBN 13: 9780888644145
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 504
• Editor: Keating Tom, Knight W. Andy