Aunque no parece que el mundo es hoy un lugar más pacífico que hace varios años, es un
hecho que tanto las guerras internacionales como los conflictos armados internos han …

There is an emerging consensus that women's participation in peace negotiations
contributes to the quality and durability of peace after civil war. However, to date, this …

This book suggests a new explanation for why international peace interventions often fail to
reach their full potential. Based on several years of ethnographic research in conflict zones …

Resilience has become a central concept in government policy understandings over the last
decade. In our complex, global and interconnected world, resilience appears to be the policy …

This book explores the meaning of local ownership in peacebuilding and examines the
ways in which it has been, and could be, operationalized in post-conflict environments. In …

This concise and accessible new text offers original and insightful analysis of the policy
paradigm informing international statebuilding interventions. The book covers the theoretical …

Is peace more likely to prevail when the peace accord includes civil society actors such as
religious groups, women's organizations, and human rights groups? This is the first …

Participation of citizens in political decision making is a core concept of functioning
democracies. Civil society has therefore tremendously important roles to play within …

This article examines how peacebuilding theory has influenced the shift from the
international to the 'local'in the practice of international peacebuilding and analyses the …

Post-revolution states often find that once a transition process begins, challenges can arise,
such as political polarization and the threat of civil war. A respected commentator on Middle …