Product Description

Contemporary Peacemaking brings together the expertise of leading scholars on peace and conflict and seeks to identify and explore the essential components of peace processes. Each chapter examines comparatively a different element in recent peace processes. The collection is organised around five main themes: planning for peace during periods of violence; the process of negotiations; the effects of violence on peace processes; peace accords - constitutional and political options; and securing the settlement and building the peace. This authoritative review of peace processes covers examples ranging from South Africa, Northern Ireland and Guatemala to Papua New Guinea, Bosnia and the Middle East.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #306255 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 424 pages

Review
'The editors have assembled a very strong list of contributors, as well as established thinkers and scholars producing innovative theoretical work and field research at the cutting edge of what is an expanding field of study...The quality of writing and accessibility, as well as the excellent way the material is organized, suggests that it will command an interest among undergraduates in international relations, politics and the growing peace studies branches of social sciences.' - Tom Gallagher, Professor of Ethnic Conflict and Peace, University of Bradford

'This book has the makings of a landmark survey of the 'state of the art' in conflict settlement...It has the potential for becoming the leading text in its field.' -
Hugh Miall, Director of the Richardson Institute and Lecturer in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Lancaster University
'...an excellent and easily accessible overview of the state of the art in this growing field of research on intrastate conflict resolution. It is therefore highly recommended.' - Mimmi Soderberg, Journal of Peace Research

About the Author
JOHN DARBY is Professor of Comparative Ethnic Studies at the Kroc Institute in the University of Notre Dame, where he is Director of the Research Initiative on the Resolution of Ethnic Conflict. He was founding director of INCORE at the University of Ulster. His recent books include The Management of Peace Processes; Guns and Government (both with Roger Mac Ginty) and The Effects of Violence on Peace Processes.

ROGER MAC GINTY is a lecturer at the Postwar Reconstruction and Development Unit, Department of Politics, University of York. He is principal investigator of the Economic and Social Research Council's project 'Devolution and Institutional Change in Northern Ireland'. His recent publications include The Management of Peace Processes and Guns and Government, both with John Darby.