Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Transition to Peace: Between Norms and Practice

This book enhances our understanding of how societies torn by violence can be rebuilt. Instabilities in those societies continue to be fuelled by political marginalization, economic-social inequality, violent crimes, and injustice. Historically, international response has been largely inadequate due to a failure of adaptation to local circumstances. This collection focuses on how peacebuilding programmes can be more effectively carried out to create a more functional society. In a nutshell, this volume sheds light on local practice and experiences that can be utilized to meet unique circumstances of countries that have suffered from a destructive conflict. The collection will investigate the transition to peace by highlighting the missing links between peacebuilding norms and practice, political economy, emotions, justice, and reconciliation. Review This collection accomplishes what is critically missing in the literature on peacebuilding by linking theories to practice applied in diverse transitional societies around the globe. Each contributor to the book is supported by field research and case studies, demonstrating how peacebuilding strategies can be adapted to specific countries and their particular circumstances.--Sean Byrne, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Manitoba About the Author Ho-Won Jeong is Senior Editor of International Journal of Peace Studies. As one of the best known experts on conflict analysis and resolution, he has published more than ten books and many journal articles on conflict dynamics and resolution, peace studies, environmental conflict and global issues. He is a founding editor of two widely available journals Peace and Conflict Studies and the International Journal of Peace Studies (published by the International Peace Research Association). His past books include Conflict Management and Resolution (2009), Understanding Conflict and Conflict Analysis (2008) and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding (2005). His newest book International Negotiation (2016) focuses on negotiated settlement of diverse types of problems and issues (http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=1107651484.