Distributed for University of British Columbia Press
The Paradoxes of Peacebuilding Post-9/11
Is sustainable peace an illusion in a world where foreign military interventions are replacing peace negotiations as starting points for postwar reconstruction? What would it take to achieve durable peace? This book presents six provocative case studies authored by respected peacebuilding practitioners in their own societies. The studies address two cases of relative success (Guatemala and Mozambique), three cases of renewed but deeply fraught efforts (Afghanistan, Haiti, and the Palestinian Territories), and the case of Sri Lanka, where peacebuilding was aborted but where the outlines of a new peace process can be discerned.
Table of Contents
Preface
1 Introduction: What kind of peace is possible in the post-9/11 era? / Stephen Baranyi
2 Peace in Guatemala: Settling for what seems possible of aiming for what is desirable / Gabriel Aguilera Peralta
3 Decentralization and sustainable peacebuilding in Mozambique: Bringing the elements together again / Eduardo J. Sitoe and Carolina Hunguana
4 Local governance and sustainable peace: the Haitian case / Hérard Jadotte and Yves-François Pierre
5 Palestine 1993-2006: Failed peacebuilding, insecurity and poor governance / Khalil Shikaki
6 Afghanistan: What kind of peace? The role of rural development in peacebuilding / Omar Zakhilwal and Jane Murphy Thomas
7 Transition from Civil War to Peace: Challenges for Peace-building in Sri Lanka / Jayadeva Uyangoda
8 The fate of former combatants in Guatemala: Spoilers or agents for change? / Wenche Hauge and Beate Thoresen
9 Fighting for peace? Former combatants and the Afghan peace process / Arne Strand
10 Considering the international DDR experience and spoiling: Lessons for Palestine / Pamela Scholey and Khalil Shikaki
11 Conclusions / Stephen Baranyi and Kristiana Powell
References
Index