Conflict Prevention from Rhetoric to Reality Opportunities and Innovations

, by Carment, David; Schnabel, Albrecht; Aall, Pamela R.; Austin, Greg; Blagescu, Monica; Boothby, Derek; Campbell, Ashley; D'Angelo, George; Ivanov, Anton; Labonne, Béatrice; Nyheim, David; Oullette, André; Peck, Connie; Rienstra, Dianna; Rubin, Barnett R.; S

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ISBN: 9780739107393 | 0739107399
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/2/2004

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Offers a critical evaluation of existing and emerging approaches to applied conflict prevention that involve nontraditional actors ranging from the corporate sector and NGOs to regional and multilateral economic and political organizations. The volume suggests best practices for individuals within these organizations to use the array of political, economic, social and developmental instruments available to them.

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Acknowledgments

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Part I Introduction

l Into the Mainstream: Applied Conflict Prevention

(18)

David Carment and Albrecht Schnabel

Part II Analytical Requirements

2 Sources of Violent Conflict

(20)

Barnett R. Rubin

3 Natural Resource Endowment and Conflicts in Developing Countries: From Causes to Possible Solutions

(22)

Béatrice Labonne

4 Introducing Gender in Conflict and Conflict Prevention: Conceptual and Policy Implications

(16)

Tatjana Sikoska and, Juliet Solomon

5 Anticipating State Failure

(30)

David Carment

6 Human Security and Conflict Prevention

109

(26)

Albrecht Schnabel

Part III Response Strategies and Capacity Building

7 "Mainstreaming" Conflict Prevention Policies of Third-party Actors: Building an In-house Capacity for Preventive Action

135

(28)

Luc tan de Goor and Suzanne Verrstegen

8 Generating the Means to an End: Political Will and Integrated Responses to Early Warning

163

(14)

Anton Ivanov, and David Nyheimr

9 Non-governmental Organizations and Conflict Prevention: Roles, Capabilities, Limitations

177

(22)

Pamela R. Aall

10 Conflict Prevention through Peace Education: A Debate

199

(28)

Monica Blagescu

11 Training as a Means to Build Capacity in Conflict Prevention: The UNITAR Approach

227

(24)

Connie Peck

12 Building Capacity within the United Nations: Cooperation on the Prevention of Violent Conflicts

251

(28)

Derek Boothby and George D'Angelo

Part IV The Frontiers of Applied Conflict Prevention

13 The Centrality of Confidence-Building Measures: Lessons from the Middle East

279

(24)

Gerald M. Steinberg

14 Preventing Terrorism? Direct Measures First-Intrusive, Normative, and Personal

303

(38)

Greg Austin

15 Conflict Prevention and Financial Capacity Building

341

(18)

André Ouellette

16 Assessing the Corporate Sector's Role in Conflict Prevention

359

(26)

Dianna Rienstra

17 The Private Sector and Conflict Prevention Mainstreaming

385

(30)

Ashley Campbell

Selected Bibliography

415

(8)

Index

423

(16)

Contributors

439

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Conflict Prevention from Rhetoric to Reality Opportunities and Innovations

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