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Peacebuilding in Deeply Divided Societies : Toward Social Cohesion? /

This book explores a critical question: in the wake of identity-based violence, what can internal and international peacebuilders do to help deeply divided societies rediscover a sense of living together? In 2016, ethnic, religious, and sectarian violence in Syria and Iraq, the Central African Repub...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Cox, Fletcher D; Sisk, Timothy D
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Rethinking Political Violence
Subjects:
Political science
Peace
Political Science and International Relations
Peace Studies
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50715-6
Summary: This book explores a critical question: in the wake of identity-based violence, what can internal and international peacebuilders do to help deeply divided societies rediscover a sense of living together? In 2016, ethnic, religious, and sectarian violence in Syria and Iraq, the Central African Republic, Myanmar, and Burundi grab headlines and present worrying scenarios of mass atrocities. The principal concern which this volume addresses is social cohesion - relations within society and across deep divisions, and the relationship of individuals and groups with the state. For global peacebuil
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(VIII,292pages).
ISBN: 9783319507156
Index Number: JZ5509
CLC: C91
Contents: Introduction -- 1. Peacebuilding: A Social Cohesion Approach -- 2. Guatemala: National Fragmentation, Local Cohesion -- 3. Kenya: Identity and Insecurity in a Modernizing Society -- 4. Lebanon: Confessionalism, Consociationalism, and Social Cohesion -- 5. Myanmar: Religion, Identity, and Conflict in a Democratic Transition -- 6. Nepal: Identity Politics in a Turbulent Transition -- 7. Nigeria: Frustration, Polarization, and Violence -- 8. Sri Lanka: Social Cohesion... In the Eye of the Beholder -- 9. Peacebuilding for Social Cohesion: Findings and Implications -- Conclusion.

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