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In the wake of war

democratization and internal armed conflict in Latin America

Cynthia J. Arnson

Buch

englisch

Arnson, Cynthia J. (Ed.) DNB

Woodrow Wilson Center Press

Washington, D.C

2012

xvi, 430 p.

978-0-8047-7668-4

Includes bibliographical references and index.

history
conflict
latin america
civil war
democratization

Summary:

In the Wake of War assesses the consequences of civil war for democratization in Latin America, focusing on questions of state capacity. Contributors focus on seven countries-Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru-where state weakness fostered conflict and the task of state reconstruction presents multiple challenges. In addition to case studies, the book explores cross-cutting themes including the role of the international community in supporting peace, the explosion of post-war criminal and social violence, and the value of truth and historical clarification. This book completes a fifteen-year project, "Program on Comparative Peace Processes in Latin America," which also led to the 1999 publication of the book Comparative Peace Processes in Latin America .

Contents:
Introduction: conflict, democratization, and the state / Cynthia J. Arnson -- Democracy and governance in conflict and postwar Latin America / Dinorah Azpuru -- Democratic consolidation in postconflict states in Latin America: insights from the peace-building and fragile states literature / Stewart Patrick -- The peace process and the construction of democracy in El Salvador / Ricardo Cordova Macias and Carlos G. Ramos -- The limits of peace and democracy in Guatemala / Edelberto Torres-Rivas -- Nicaragua's pacted democracy / Shelley A. McConnell -- A historical perspective on counterinsurgency and the "war on drugs" in Colombia / Marco Palacios -- Peace in Peru, but unresolved tasks / Carlos Basombrio Iglesias -- The crisis in Chiapas: negotiations, democracy, and governability / Raul Benitez Manaut, Tania Carrasco, and Armando Rodriguez Luna -- An illusory peace: the United Nations and state building in Haiti / Johanna Mendelson Forman -- Europe's role in fostering peace in Central America and Colombia / Markus Schultze-Kraft -- Political transition, social violence, and gangs: cases in Central America and Mexico / Jose Miguel Cruz, Rafael Fernandez de Castro, and Gema Santamaria Balmaceda -- Why truth still matters: historical clarification, impunity, and justice in contemporary Guatemala / Victoria Sanford -- Conclusion / Cynthia J. Arnson.

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