Overview

"Even though international peacebuilding has rapidly expanded in the last two decades to respond to more multi-faceted and complex conflicts, the field has lagged behind in documenting the impact and success of projects. To help address this gap, the Alliance for Peacebuilding, one of the leading networks in the field, has brought together 13 stories of innovative peacebuilding practices from around the world in """"Peacebuilding"""". While the projects covered are diverse in nature, together they demonstrate the significant impact of peacebuilding work. Contributors created new institutions to prevent and manage conflicts at the local or national levels, helped restore relationships in conflict-affected communities, and empowered citizens to work for positive change in their societies across ethnic, religious, and political divides. It's clear that there is no quick fix for violence but this volume will go a long way in providing inspiration and practical tools for policymakers, academics and practitioners who seek to make significant and valuable contributions towards achieving peace."

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Author:   Craig Zelizer ,  Robert Rubinstein
Publisher:   Kumarian Press
Imprint:   Kumarian Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781565492868

ISBN 10:   1565492862
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   30 June 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1) Introduction: Peacebuilding: Creating Structure and Capacity for Peace Craig Zelizer and Robert A. Rubinstein; 2) Taming the Beast: Interethnic Conflict and Accord in Post - Communist Europe - Allen H. Kassof; 3) The Institution as Innovator: Laying the Foundation for Peaceful Change - Beth Glick and Laina Reynolds Levy; 4) An 85 Percent Settlement Rate and a 91 Percent Compliance Rate: But what Happened to the Rest and Why? - William F. Lincoln, Alexander Karpenko, Lena Ivanova, Olga Allahverdova, Polly Davis, Dawn Hooper with Seth Kane and Terra D. M. Evans; 5) Designing Dispute Resolution Systems for Settling Land and Property Disputes in Post-Conflict and Post-Crisis Societies - Christopher Moore and Gary Brown; 6) Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts: Strengthening Peace-building Capacity through The Brandeis International Fellowship Program - Cynthia Cohen; 7) Partners in Peacebuilding in Lesotho - John Davies, Wubalem Fekade, 'Mamphekeleli Hoohlo, Edy Kaufman, and Mamochaki Shale; 8) Combining Empathy with Problem Solving: The Tamra Model of Facilitation in Israel - Eileen F. Babbitt and Pamela Pomerance Steiner with Jabir Asaqla, Chassia Chomsky-Porat and Shirli Kirschner; 9) Health Bridges for Peace: The Medical Network for Social Reconstruction in the Former Yugoslavia - Paula Gutlove; 10) Gender Mainstreaming in Peacebuilding: A Case Study of Grupo EKOLELO in Angola - Heather Kulp; 11) Management of Multicultural Communities in Crimea - Karina Korostelina; 12) Building Peace in Thin Air: The Case of Search for Common Ground's Talking Drum Studio in Sierra Leone - Marco Konings & Ambrose James; 13) The Dynamism of Shared Success in Abkhaz: Georgian Peacebuilding - Paula Garb and Susan Allen Nan; 14) Promoting Ethnic Tolerance and Cultural Inclusion in Macedonia: The Tetovo Educators Project - Paula Green and Olivia Stokes Dreier.

Reviews

A must-read for all who care about a brighter future for our world. This book demonstrates the significant impact of peacebuilding across conflicts and communities -- and it showcases examples from an impressive range of contexts, from political diplomacy to healthcare, the arts to land disputes. The book is both rigorous and readable and, as such, is an important resource for the classroom instructor and student, the peacebuilding researcher, and all others who aspire toward a more secure and thriving world.

Author Information

Craig Zelizer is the Associate Director of the Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution Program within the Department of Government at Georgetown University and a Senior Partner with the Alliance for Conflict Transformation.

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