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Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding: Moving From Violence to Sustainable Peace book cover

1st Edition

Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding Moving From Violence to Sustainable Peace

Edited By Bruce W. Dayton, Louis Kriesberg Copyright 2009
288 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book seeks to examine the causes of escalation and de-escalation in intrastate conflicts. Specifically, the volume seeks to map the processes and dynamics that lead groups challenging existing power structures to engage in violent struggle; the processes and dynamics that contribute to the de-escalation of violent struggle and the participation of challengers in peaceful political... Read more
1. Introduction Bruce Dayton and Louis Kriesberg  2. Protagonist Strategies that Help End Violence Louis Kriesberg and Gearoid Millar  3. The Contributions of Leadership to the Movement from Violence to Incorporation Margaret Hermann and Catherine Gerard  4. Challenges to Conflict Transformation from the Streets Elham Atashi  5. Useful but Insufficient: Third Party Intermediaries in Peacebuilding Bruce W. Dayton  6. Rhetorical Arts of Praise and Blame in Political Transformation Bradford Vivian  7. From Violence to Political Engagement: Ending Violence, Expanding Political incorporation Terrence Lyons  8. Insecurity and Opportunity in Conflict Settings Gavan Duffy  9. Globalization and the Transformation of Conflict Galia Golan and Adir Gal  10. Mozambique - Renamo Andrea Bartoli, Aldo Civico and Leone Gianturco  11. Revolution deferred: from armed struggle to liberal democracy: The African National Congress in South Africa Tom Lodge  12. The Nepali Maoists: Successful transformation or compliance with a strategic plan? Thania Paffenholz  13. Opportunity Lost: The Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unit (URNG) Michael Allison  14. Mainstreaming the Revolutionaries: National Liberating Action and the Shift from Resistance to Democracy in Brazil, 1964-Present Kenneth P. Serbin  15. Factors Influencing the Level of Violence in the Basque Country Juan Gutierrez  16. The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Oslo Process: Incorporation without accommodation Nigel Parsons  17. Domesticating Tigers: The LTTE and Peacemaking in Sri Lanka Camilla Orjuela

Biography

Bruce W. Dayton is the Associate Director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He also serves as Executive Director of the International Society of Political Psychology. Louis Kriesberg is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies, and founding director of the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (1986–1994), all at Syracuse University.

'This is an extremely useful book that reflects the complexity of violent conflict on the ground and that provides valuable insights and methodologies on how to deal with it. Above all, the book demonstrates that even the most difficult conflicts can be defused and transformed.' John Marks, President, Search for Common Ground

'The chapter on Brazil’s leftist guerrillas is particularly interesting as the case is usually absent from the peace and conflict literature.' - Roger Mac Ginty, University of St Andrews

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