Understanding Quality Peace
Peacebuilding after Civil War
Peter Wallensteen editor Madhav Joshi editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:30th Jan '18
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This book delves into the concept of quality peace, providing an analytical framework to evaluate post-conflict peacebuilding through diverse case studies.
This book aims to contribute to debates about the concept of ‘quality peace’ and provides an analytical framework to show how this concept can be used to evaluate post-conflict peacebuilding through a number of case studies. By employing social science methodologies, statistics, and detailed case studies, the authors offer a comprehensive understanding of how quality peace can be assessed in various contexts.
Contributions from over 20 researchers and practitioners highlight that the quality of peace in a post-conflict state is closely tied to the implementation of peace accords, the mechanisms for non-violent conflict resolution, and the social space available for civil and political actors. To develop the concept of 'quality peace', the authors critically analyze existing literature and identify gaps in measuring outcomes, which can inform comparative research in peace studies.
The book emphasizes five crucial dimensions necessary for achieving quality peace in post-accord societies. These dimensions include promoting reconciliation, establishing mechanisms for future dispute resolution, ensuring reliable security, creating economic opportunities for marginalized populations, and fostering a vibrant civil society. Together, these elements form a framework for understanding the dynamics of internal armed conflicts and the challenges faced in transitioning to lasting peace. Understanding Quality Peace will be invaluable for students and scholars in peace and conflict studies, global governance, and international relations.
'Quality peace is the only kind of peace that meets the true needs of those who have experienced the devastating effects of civil war. In this wide-ranging volume, expert researchers probe what can make quality peace effective and lasting.' -- Michael Doyle, Columbia University, USA
'Understanding Quality Peace gives us a new, useful concept by which to assess both peace agreements and post-war societies. The volume will be helpful to students and policymakers seeking to conceptualize and analyze sustainable peace. It answers a need to go beyond the "negative peace" of minimal stability, but not to unrealistically expect "positive peace" of egalitarian, wealthy consolidated democracy in places like Somalia and Haiti.' -- Charles T. Call, American University, USA
'This volume deepens our insights into the conditions after a peace agreement in civil wars. It takes up factors that that are proven to be conducive for preventing war recurrence. By analyzing five crucial dimensions in global work as well as through cases studies it focuses on the qualities that are required for sustaining peace. Thus, this book specifies the state of the art, stimulates further research and gives directions for peace making.' -- Anna Jarstad, Umeå University, Sweden
'Based on decades of empirical evidence, clear case studies, and a well-rounded theoretical understanding the editors and authors in this volume break new ground that helps us transcend the binary notion of negative or positive peace. UnderstandingQuality Peace gives us an excellent platform, engaging for the practitioner and the theorist, that helps us shift toward evidence-based approaches to peacebuilding in the aftermath of war.' -- John Paul Lederach, Professor Emeritus, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame, USA
'[T]he book presents a very practical approach to peacebuilding, engaging predominantly with the debate related to the critical assessment of the strategies and operational policies of international peacebuilders...Taking as a starting point Wallensteen’s 2015 book, this edited book advances the discussion on quality peace, while elucidating some aspects that were previously unclear.'--Roberta Holanda Maschietto, University of Coimbra, International Peacekeeping Journal
ISBN: 9781138307674
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 566g
292 pages