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Building peace

practical reflections from the field

ed. by Craig Zelizer ; Robert A. Rubinstein

Buch

englisch

Rubinstein, Robert A. (Eds.) DNB
Zelizer, Craig DNB
Zelizer, Craig (Ed.) DNB

Kumarian Press

Sterling, VA

2009

332 p.

978-1-56549-286-8

Includes bibliographical references and index

israel
macedonia (republic)
reconciliation
ethnic conflict
conflict resolution

Summary

Building Peace : Practical Reflections from the Field
by Zelizer, Craig (Editor); Rubinstein, Robert

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. Itâ??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.

Table of Contents

Building Peace : Practical Reflections from the Field
by Zelizer, Craig (Editor); Rubinstein, Robert

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Illustrations p. ix
Acknowledgements p. xi
Foreword p. xiii
Chapter 1 Introduction: Creating Structure and Capacity for Peace Craig Zelizer and Robert A. Rubinstein p. 1
Chapter 2 Taming the Beast: Interethnic Conflict and Accord in Postcommunist Europe Allen H. Kassof p. 17
Chapter 3 The Institution as Innovator: Laying the Foundation for Peaceful Change Beth Glick and Laina Reynolds Levy p. 39
Chapter 4 An 85 Percent Settlement Rate and a 91 Percent Compliance Rate: But What Happened to the Rest and Why? William F. Lincoln and Alexander Karpenko and Lena Ivanova and Olga Allakhverdova and Polly Davis and Dawn Hooper and Seth Kane and Terra D.M. Evans p. 55
Chapter 5 Designing Dispute Resolution Systems for Settling Land and Property Disputes in Postconflict and Postcrisis Societies Christopher Moore and Gary Brown p. 79
Chapter 6 Recasting Reconciliation Through Culture and the Arts: Strengthening Peacebuilding Capacity Through the Brandeis International Fellowship Program Cynthia Cohen p. 105
Chapter 7 Partners in Peacebuilding in Lesotho John Davies and Wubalem Fekade and Mamphekeleli Hoohlo and Edy Kaufman and Mamochaki Shale p. 129
Chapter 8 Combining Empathy with Problem Solving: The Tamra Model of Facilitation in Israel Eileen F. Babbitt and Pamela Pomerance Steiner and Jabir Asaqla and Chassia Chomsky-Porat and Shirli Kirschner p. 157
Chapter 9 Health Bridges for Peace: The Medical Network for Social Reconstruction in the Former Yugoslavia Paula Gutlove p. 179
Chapter 10 Gender Mainstreaming in Peacebuilding: A Case Study of Grupo EKOLELO in Angola Heather P. Kulp p. 203
Chapter 11 Management of Multicultural Communities in Crimea Karina Korostelina p. 225
Chapter 12 Building Peace in Thin Air: The Case of Search for Common Ground's Talking Drum Studio in Sierra Leone Marco Konings and Ambrose James p. 249
Chapter 13 The Dynamism of Shared Success in Abkhaz-Georgian Peacebuilding Paula Garb and Susan Allen Nan p. 267
Chapter 14 Promoting Ethnic Tolerance and Cultural Inclusion in Macedonia: The Tetovo Educators Project Paula Green and Olivia Stokes Dreier p. 289
Contributors p. 309
Index