As recent events demonstrate, violence, especially ethnic violence, is exceptionally hard to extinguish. Cease-fires almost never bring a complete end to the ki

Contemporary Peace Making draws on recent experience to identify and explore the essential components of peace processes. Each chapter examines a different elem

Contemporary Peacemaking draws on recent experience to identify and explore the essential components of peace processes. The book is organized around five key t

Peace processes are mostly very fragile. This engagingly written book takes a bold new approach to the topic by beginning from the premise that sociology can id

Violent conflicts today are complex and increasingly protracted, involving more nonstate groups and regional and international actors. It is estimated that by 2