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Security, Reconstruction, and Reconciliation When the Wars End

384 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations

by UCL Press

378 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations

by UCL Press

378 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations

by UCL Press

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This key text brings together a team of leading contributors to address the complex issues of security reconciliation and reconstruction in post conflict societies. Security, Reconstruction and Reconciliation is organized into four main sections: the social, political, and economic dimensions of conflict the impact of conflict on women and children reconstruction and... Read more

List of illustrations
List of contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations

Introduction
Muna Ndulo

PART I: The social, political, and economic dimensions of conflict
1 - Arms trafficking and the local political economy of conflict
William Reno

2 - HIV/AIDS, conflicts, and security in Africa
Obijiofor Aginam

3 - Transparency and accountability in the use of petroleum revenues: a fundamental ingredient for security, reconstruction, and reconciliation in Africa’s booming petro-states
Ian Gary

4 - Protecting and reintegrating displaced women and children postconflict
Erin Mooney

PART II: Impact of conflict on women and children
5 - The impact of civil war on women and children in Africa
Meredith Turshen

6 - Security and reconstruction in Africa: role of Security Council Resolution 1325, Women, Peace and Security
Sherrill Whittington

7 - Progress and hurdles on the road to prevent the use of children as soldiers and to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration
Ilene Cohn

8 - Enhancing the role of women in processes in postconflict countries: constitutional and legislative measures
Muna Ndulo

PART III: Reconstruction and past human rights violations: healing the nations
9 - Truth commissions versus prosecutions: an African perspective
Mark Kende

10 - Justice for whom? Assessing hybrid approaches to accountability in Sierra Leone
Chandra Lekha Sriram

11 - Victims’ responses to truth commissions: evidence from South Africa
David Backer

PART IV: Disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, post-war reconstruction, and the building of a capable state and the role of the international community in the peace process
12 - Reconstruct governance to rouse Liberia, long forlorn
Byron Tarr

13 - The postconflict security gap and the United Nations peace operations system
Peter H. Gantz

14 - Africa’s security dilemma: national stability versus world security
Marcel Kitissou

15 - US security assistance and Africa: challenges of weapon sales and military aid
Matthew Schroeder

16 - Concluding Thoughts: after the fighting stops
Milton Esman

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