Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Maps xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Fear and Hope: Return and Transformation in Historical Perspective 3
6. Perspectives on the National Political-Economic Setting
7. Reflections on the Problems of Democracy in Guatemala 31
8. Land and Peace: Two Points of View 40
9. Negotiating and Monitoring the Peace: National and International Dimensions
10. Paradigms of Negotiation and Democratization in Guatemala 57
11. Maximizing the Benefits of UN Involvement in the Guatemalan Peace Process 74
12. Land, Labour, and Migration
13. “Somos de la Tierra”: Land and the Guatemalan Refugee Return 95
14. Migration and the Displaced in Guatemala City in the Context of a Flawed National Transformation 112
15. Exodus and Return within a Changing Migration System 130
16. Identity and Community: Gender, Ethnicity, and Place
17. The Unexpected Consequences of Violence: Rethinking Gender Roles and Ethnicity 155
18. To Whom Shall the Nation Belong? The Gender and Ethnic Dimensions of Refugee Return and Struggles for Peace in Guatemala 176
19. Democratization and Popular Women’s Organizations 196
20. Guatemalan Refugees and Returnees: Place and Maya Identity 213
21. NGO Networks and Governmental Assistance
22. Theorizing Accompaniment 237
23. Canadian Foreign Aid as Support for Human Rights and Democratization in Guatemala 255
24. Concluding Reflections: Refugee Return, National Transformation, and Neoliberal Restructuring 272
25. Acronyms 301
26. Bibliography 307
27. Contributors 333