1st Edition

Conflict Prevention and Peace-building in Post-War Societies Sustaining the Peace

Edited By T. David Mason, James D. Meernik Copyright 2006
300 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

296 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

296 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume provides an overview of the costs, benefits, consequences, and prospects for rebuilding nations emerging from violent conflict. The rationale for this comes from the growing realization that, in the post-Cold War era and in the aftermath of 9/11, our understanding of conflict and conflict resolution has to include consideration of the conditions conducive to sustaining the peace... Read more

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION:

Jim Meernik and David Mason, University of North Texas

CONFLICT PREVENTION: WORKING TOWARD "NEGATIVE" PEACE

Sustaining the Peace: Stopping the Recurrence of Civil Wars

David Mason and Jason Quinn, University of North Texas

Structuring the Peace: Civil War Settlements, Institutions, and Beyond

Caroline Hartzell, Gettysburg College

The Role of the OSCE in Conflict Prevention and Democratization

The Honourable Bruce George, Member of Parliament; President of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly

The Impact of Imposed Democratic Polities on Regional Peace, Prosperity & Democracy

Andrew Enterline and Michael Greig, University of North Texas

PEACEBUILDING: WORKING TOWARD POSITIVE PEACE IN POST CONFLICT SOCIETIES

Paths to Peacebuilding: The Transformation of Peace Operations

Paul Diehl, University of Illinois

Reconstructing Strife-Torn Societies: An Analysis of Third Party Peacebuilding in Intrastate Disputes, 1945-2002.

Mark J. Mullenbach, University of Central Arkansas

Military Interventions and the Promotion of Human Rights

Jim Meernik, Steve Poe, & Erum Sheikh, University of North Texas

Can Truth Reconcile Divided Nations?

James Gibson, Washington University, St. Louis

Struggling toward Democracy: Conflict’s Affects on Political Attitudes and Behavior in Central America

John A. Booth, University of North Texas, and Patricia Bayer Richard, Ohio University

Breaking the Conflict Trap

Lani Elliott, Consultant to World Bank

Post-Conflict Economic Development and Sustaining the Peace

Seonjou Kang and Jim Meernik, University of North Texas

CONCLUSION:

Jim Meernik and David Mason, University of North Texas

 

Biography

James D. Meernik, T. David Mason