When war ends : building peace in divided communities

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When war ends : building peace in divided communities

edited by David J. Francis

Ashgate, c2012

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-209) and index

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This volume critically examines what happens when war formally ends, the difficult and complex challenges and opportunities for winning the peace and reconciling divided communities. By reviewing a case study of the West African state of Sierra Leone, potential lessons for other parts of the world can be gained. Sierra Leone has emerged as a 'successful' model of liberal peacebuilding that is now popularly advertised and promoted by the international community as a powerful example of a country that they finally got right. Concerns about how successful a model Sierra Leone actually is, are outlined in this project. As such this volume: -

Table of Contents

  • Contents: Introduction: when war ends: building peace in divided communities - core issues, David J. Francis
  • Saving liberal peacebuilding, Roland Paris
  • Economic aspects of post-conflict development, Willemijn Verkoren and Gerd Junne
  • Post-conflict peacebuilding in Africa: between 'virtual peace' and the search for legitimacy, Oscar Mateos
  • Sierra Leone: a case the international community finally got somewhat right, Bryan Crawford-Garrett
  • Trickle-down peace: how liberal peacebuilding may be failing Sierra Leone, Carla CastaA+/-eda
  • Public health and peace building in post-war Sierra Leone, Mohamed Kanu
  • The role of higher education in developing and sustaining peace in Sierra Leone, Mohamed C. Kamanda
  • Coming to terms with liberal peace-building in post-war Liberia and Sierra Leone, M.A. Mohamed Salih
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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