Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. 1 Introduction: Making Conflict Prevention a Priority 1
5. Part I The Dynamics of War
6. 2 Diagnosing Conflict: What Do We Know? 15
7. 3 Containing Internal War in the Twenty-First Century 41
8. 4 Measuring the Societal Impact of War 63
9. 5 Horizontal Inequalities as a Source of Conflict 105
10. Part 2 Conflict Prevention: The State of the Art
11. 6 Preventive Diplomacy at the United Nations and Beyond 139
12. 7 From Lessons to Action 159
13. 8 Planning Preventive Action: Context, Strategy, and Implementation 185
14. 9 Reassessing Recent Conflicts: Direct vs. Structural Prevention 213
15. 10 Deconstructing Prevention: A Systems Approach to Mitigating Violent Conflict 229
16. 11 Prevention: Theory and Practice 251
17. Part 3 Comparative Advantages: Practitioner Perspectives Beyond the United Nations
18. 12 The Role of Research and Policy Analysis 275
19. 13 Development and Conflict: New Approaches in the United Kingdom 297
20. 14 Addressing Conflict: Emerging Policy at the World Bank 321
21. 15 Electoral Assistance and Democratization 357
22. Part 4 Conclusion
23. 16 Preventive Action at the United Nations: From Promise to Practice? 381
24. Selected Bibliography 399
25. The Contributors 407
26. Index 413
27. About the Book 431