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Opting Out of War

Strategies to Prevent Violent Conflict
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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2013

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Analyzes the experiences of 13 communities to show the steps by which they developed effective strategies for opting out of the violent conflicts surrounding them and maintaining their regions as nonwar areas despite myriad pressures to the contrary.

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    Preface

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    1 Preventing Violent Conflict

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  • Part 1 Options and Choices for Preventing Violent Conflict
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    2 Steps on the Path to Preventing Violent Conflict

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    3 Maintaining Community Cohesion

    33
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    4 Leadership, Consultation, and Communication

    47
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    5 Engaging with Armed Groups

    67
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    6 International Involvement and Influence

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    7 From Options to Strategies

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  • Part 2 Case Studies of Nonwar Communities
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    8 Afghanistan: Strategies of Resistance

    103
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    9 Bosnia: Cross-Ethnic Solidarity

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    10 Colombia: A Story of Community Refusal

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    11 Mozambique: The Spirit of Mungoi

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    12 Rwanda: Muslims Reject Genocide

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  • Part 3 Conclusion
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    13 The Relevance of Nonwar Communities

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    Appendix: Project Case Studies

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    List of Acronyms

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    Bibliography

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    Index

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    About the Book

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