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Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Author : Neil Ferguson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781443826020

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Violence and conflict are two of the greatest challenges the world will face in this millennium. Indeed, since the turn of the century, it is estimated that approximately four million people have died as a result of armed conflict. Ending these seemingly intractable conflicts is a priority for global stability. However, the signing of the peace accord or the ending of formal hostilities does not automatically bring a return to normality in these fractured societies. In practice, it is more likely that these fractured societies will face a period in the twilight between war and peace, a time when the world turns its attention to new problems and seemingly more pressing matters, leaving the country to struggle towards peace and a new social order. The book’s contributors deal with the challenges faced in creating the foundations for the development of a positive peace from a variety of multi-disciplinary perspectives, such as development studies, politics, psychoanalysis, psychology, sports studies and neuroscience. This breadth of perspectives offers innovative insights into the grey space between war and peace, which is home to millions of people across the globe and explores interventions which aim to create the conditions for positive post-conflict reconstruction.

International Law and Post-Conflict Reconstruction Policy

Author : Matthew Saul,James A. Sweeney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317669913

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International Law and Post-Conflict Reconstruction Policy by Matthew Saul,James A. Sweeney Pdf

The trend for international engagement in post-conflict reconstruction has produced a host of best-practice postulates on topics such as local involvement in decision-making, accountability for past atrocities, sensitivity to context, and the construction of democratic institutions of governance. International law has potential relevance for many of these themes, yet the question of how the implementation of best-practice policy recommendations might be affected by international law remains under-examined. This book offers a fuller understanding of the role of international law in the practice of post-conflict reconstruction. It explores how international legal issues that arise in the post-conflict period relate to a number of strands of the policy debate, including government creation, constitution-making, gender policy, provision of security, justice for past atrocities, rule of law development, economic recovery, returning displaced persons, and responsibilities of international actors. The chapters of the book work to reveal the extent to which international law figures in the policy of internationally enabled post-conflict reconstruction across a range of sectors. They also highlight the scope for international law to be harnessed in a more effective manner from the perspective of the transition to peace and stability. The book lays out a basis for future policy making on post-conflict reconstruction; one that is informed about the international legal parameters, and more aware of how international law can be utilized to promote key objectives.

Youth and Post-conflict Reconstruction

Author : Stephanie Schwartz
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781601270498

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In Youth and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change, Stephanie Schwartz goes beyond these highly publicized cases and examines the roles of the broader youth population in post-conflict scenarios, taking on the complex task of distinguishing between the legal and societal labels of "child," "youth," and "adult."

Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Author : Robert Muggah
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134044900

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Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction by Robert Muggah Pdf

This book provides a critical analysis of the changing discourse and practice of post-conflict security-promoting interventions since the Cold War, such as disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), and security-sector reform (SSR) Although the international aid and security sectors exhibit an expanding appetite for peace-support operations in the 21st Century, the effectiveness of such interventions are largely untested. This book aims to fill this evidentiary gap and issues a challenge to 'conventional' approaches to security promotion as currently conceived by military and peace-keeping forces, drawing on cutting-edge statistical and qualitative findings from war-torn areas including Afghanistan, Timor Leste, Sudan, Uganda, Colombia and Haiti. By focusing on specific cases where the United Nations and others have sought to contain the (presumed) sources of post-conflict violence and insecurity, it lays out a new research agenda for measuring success or failure. This book will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding, peacekeeping, conflict resolution, conflict and development and security studies in general.

Corporations, Global Governance, and Post-conflict Reconstruction

Author : Peter Davis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415617246

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Corporations, Global Governance, and Post-conflict Reconstruction by Peter Davis Pdf

This book looks at the impact multinational companies have in post-conflict environments, the role they have and how they are governed, drawing on detailed fieldwork in Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Rwanda.

Post-conflict Reconstruction and Development in Africa

Author : Theo Neethling,Heidi Hudson
Publisher : Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781775820048

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Post-conflict Reconstruction and Development in Africa by Theo Neethling,Heidi Hudson Pdf

Some of the bloodiest conflicts occur on the African continent. An Afrocentric perspective is therefore a suitable starting point for research into the possible strategies for post-conflict peacebuilding. The authors of this book consider the problems around the concept of ‘post-conflict’ and the blurring of military and civilian roles, analysing the UN roles in the DRC and Sierra Leone, as well as the African Union Mission in Burundi. The main context of the book, however, is the South African Army’s strategy for PCRD in Africa, which was developed with the African Union’s 2006 Post-Conflict, Reconstruction and Development Needs Assessment Guide in mind. This book emanates from this plan. It therefore also explores South Africa’s policy imperatives to integrate development projects and peace missions, involving the military as well as civilian organisations. While this book is not intended as an instruction manual, it hopes to ignite an understanding of the particular processes required to develop a sustainable and cohesive post-conflict peacebuilding strategy within the African environment.

Peace, Security and Post-conflict Reconstruction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa

Author : Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9782869787520

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Peace, Security and Post-conflict Reconstruction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa by Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo Pdf

The Great Lakes region of Africa is characterized by protest politics, partial democratization, political illegitimacy and unstable economic growth. Many of the countries that are members of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) which are: Burundi, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia, have experienced political violence and bloodshed at one time or another. While a few states have been advancing electoral democracy, environmental protection and peaceful state building, the overall intensity of violence in the region has led to civil wars, invasion, genocide, dictatorships, political instability, and underdevelopment. Efforts to establish sustainable peace, meaningful socio-economic development and participatory democracy have not been quite successful. Using various methodologies and paradigms, this book interrogates the complexity of the causes of these conflicts; and examines their impact and implications for socio-economic development of the region. The non-consensual actions related to these conflicts and imperatives of power struggles supported by the agents of savage capitalism have paralysed efforts toward progress. The book therefore recommends new policy frameworks within regionalist lenses and neo-realist politics to bring about sustainable peace in the region.

Reshaping the Future

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821359592

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This publication focuses on the role that education can play, both in terms of conflict prevention and in the reconstruction of post-conflict societies, drawing on research in 52 conflict-affected countries and a review of 12 country studies. These case studies include Angola, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Timor Leste, Cambodia, Lebanon, El Salvador and Nicaragua, and consideration is given to how lessons drawn might be applied to recent conflict situations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Issues discussed include: the relationship between conflict, poverty and education; the challenges of reform and reconstruction; teacher training and teaching resources; governance and financing; the legacy of conflict; and the role of the World Bank in supporting education reconstruction.

Popular Governance of Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Author : Matthew Saul
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107055315

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Popular Governance of Post-Conflict Reconstruction by Matthew Saul Pdf

How can a population influence decision-making on post-conflict reconstruction? This book explores the international legal framework for post-conflict popular governance.

The World Bank's Experience with Post-conflict Reconstruction

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821342908

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The World Bank's Experience with Post-conflict Reconstruction by Anonim Pdf

Clearing landmines, rehabilitating and integrating of excombatants, rebuilding the infrastructure, coordinating aid sources—these are just some of the issues confronting the Bank in post-conflict reconstruction. The explosion of civil conflicts in the post-Cold War world has tested the World Bank's ability to address unprecedented devastation of human and social capital.This study covers post-conflict reconstruction in nine countries, assessing relevant, recent Bank experience. It also presents case-studies for ongoing and future operations, which analyze: 1. the Bank's main strengths or comparative advantages; 2. its partnership with other donors, international organizations, and NGOs; 3. its role in reconstruction strategy and damage and needs assessment; 4. its role in rebuilding the economy and institutions of governance; 5. its management of resources and processes; 6. implications for monitoring and evaluation.

Local and Global Dynamics of Peacebuilding

Author : Christine Cubitt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136581199

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Local and Global Dynamics of Peacebuilding by Christine Cubitt Pdf

Local and Global Dynamics of Peacebuilding examines the complex contributing factors which led to war and state collapse in Sierra Leone, and the international peacebuilding and statebuilding operations which followed the cessation of the violence. This book presents nuanced and contextually specific knowledge of Sierra Leone’s political and war histories, and the outcomes of the implementation of programmes of post-conflict reforms. It embodies an analysis of the complex challenges involved in aligning international norms and values to local expectations and local priorities, and examines the role of local and global actors and structures in attempts to build a strong state and lasting peace. Using a theoretical framework informed by ‘liberal peace’ philosophy, as well as detailed and nuanced empirical evidence from the field, the book constructs a critical analysis of the contemporary global paradigm for building longer-term peace in war-torn, fractured and fragile societies. This book will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding, war and conflict studies, development studies, African politics, and IR/security studies.

The State of Post-conflict Reconstruction

Author : Naseem Badiey
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847010940

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The State of Post-conflict Reconstruction by Naseem Badiey Pdf

Traces the dynamics of state-building in Juba, Southern Sudan 2005-2011, revealing how underlying ties of ethnicity and land dominated the actions of the various parties in post-conflict reconstruction and how these may continue to influence power and resource-sharing in the newly independent state of South Sudan.

Corruption and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Author : Dominik Zaum,Christine Cheng
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136635915

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Corruption and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding by Dominik Zaum,Christine Cheng Pdf

This edited volume explores and evaluates the roles of corruption in post-conflict peacebuilding. The problem of corruption has become increasingly important in war to peace transitions, eroding confidence in new democratic institutions, undermining economic development, diverting scarce public resources, and reducing the delivery of vital social services. Conflict-affected countries offer an ideal environment for pervasive corruption. Their weak administrative institutions and fragile legal and judicial systems mean that they lack the capacity to effectively investigate and punish corrupt behaviour. In addition, the sudden inflow of donor aid into post-conflict countries and the desire of peacebuilding actors (including the UN, the international financial institutions, aid agencies, and non-governmental organisations) to disburse these funds quickly, create incentives and opportunities for corruption. While corruption imposes costs and compromises on peacebuilding efforts, opportunities for exploiting public office can also be used to entice armed groups into signing peace agreements, thus stabilising post-war environments. This book explores the different functions of corruption both conceptually and through the lens of a wide range of case studies. It also examines the impact of key anti-corruption policies on peacebuilding environments. The dynamics that shape the relationship between corruption and the political and economic developments in post-conflict countries are complex. This analysis highlights that fighting corruption is only one of several important peacebuilding objectives, and that due consideration must be given to the specific social and political context in considering how a sustainable peace can be achieved. This book will be of great interest to students of peacekeeping and peacebuilding, criminology, political economy, war and conflict studies, international security and IR.

Explaining Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Author : Desha M. Girod
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199387878

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Explaining Post-Conflict Reconstruction by Desha M. Girod Pdf

The international community has donated nearly one trillion dollars during the last four decades to reconstruct post-conflict countries and prevent the outbreak of more civil war. Yet reconstruction has eluded many of these countries, and 1.9 million people have been killed in reignited conflict. Where did the money go? This book documents how some leaders do bring about remarkable reconstruction of their countries using foreign aid, but many other post-conflict leaders fail to do so. Offering a global argument that is the first of its kind, Desha Girod explains that post-conflict leaders are more likely to invest aid in reconstruction when they are desperate for income and thus depend on aid that comes with reconstruction strings attached. Leaders are desperate for income when they lack access to rents from natural resources or to aid from donors with strategic interests in the country. Using data on civil wars that ended between 1970 and 2009 and evidence both from countries that succeeded and from countries that failed at post-conflict reconstruction, Girod carefully examines the argument from different perspectives and finds support for it. The findings are important for theory and policy because they explain why only some leaders have the political will to meet donor goals in the wake of civil war. The findings also shed light on state-building processes and on the political economy of postconflict countries. Paradoxically, donors are most likely to achieve reconstruction goals in countries where they have the least at stake.

Winning the Peace

Author : Robert Cameron Orr
Publisher : CSIS
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0892064447

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Winning the Peace by Robert Cameron Orr Pdf

Events in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans have proved that failed and defeated states threaten the national security interests of the United States and the stability of entire regions. But success in addressing these threats clearly depends on more than military might; the post-conflict period is equally crucial. Case studies in this book examine the U.S. approach in Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The book offers policy guidance on how to handle current reconstruction challenges and on building capacity to do a better job when America is inevitably called on to restore failed nations in the future.