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Social capital and peace-building

creating and resolving conflict with trust and social networks

edited by Michaelene D. Cox

Buch

englisch

Cox, Michaelene D. DNB

Routledge studies in peace and conflict resolution

Routledge

London

2008

978-0-415-77658-5

Includes bibliographical references and index

sociology
conflict management
peacebuilding
social capital

Table of Contents

Social Capital and Peace-Building : Creating and Resolving Conflict with Trust and Social Networks
by Cox, Michaelene




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List of illustrations p. vii
Notes on contributors p. viii
Introduction p. 1
Part I Social capital as an instrument of violence p. 3
1 Shades of orange and green: civil society and the peace process in Northern Ireland Roberto Belloni p. 5
2 Reporting the greater odds: dissent and militancy among trusting East-Central European citizens Michaelene Cox p. 22
3 Social capital, crime and welfare: the cases of Colombia and Honduras Jose Cuesta p. 37
4 Analyzing the dark side of social capital: organized crime in Russia Leah Gilbert p. 57
5 Illicit interest groups, social capital, and conflict: a study of the FARC Patricia H. Micolta p. 75
Part II Social capital as a catalyst for peace p. 93
6 The color of tears is the same everywhere: inter-ethnic networking and grassroots organizing among women workers in conflict-ridden Sri Lanka Sandya Hewamanne p. 95
7 Gender, conflict, and social capital: bonding and bridging in war in the former Yugoslavia Maja Korac p. 107
8 Decentralization and social capital formation in communities of Mali Keith M. Moore p. 122
9 Cyprus conflict and social capital theory: a new perspective on an old conflict Raymond Saner p. 139
Part III Ambiguities of social capital in peace and conflict p. 155
10 The pacific promise of civic institutions? Causal ambiguity in the study of social capital Terrence Chapman p. 157
11 Social capital in exclusive and inclusive networks: satisfying human needs through conflict and conflict resolution Susan Allen Nan p. 172
12 Exploring opportunities and obstacles for a constructive role of social capital in peacebuilding: a framework for analysis Thania Paffenholz p. 186
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