Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Foreword IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. Part 1 Theoretical Challenges, Operational Opportunities
7. 2 From Risk to Response: Phases of Conflict, Phases of Conflict Prevention 13
8. 3 Third-Party Incentives and the Phases of Conflict Prevention 35
9. Part 2 Lessons from the Field: Managing the Gestation of Conflict
10. 4 Quiet Diplomacy and Recurring "Ethnic Clashes" in Kenya 69
11. 5 Zanzibar: A Multilevel Analysis of Conflict Prevention 101
12. 6 Fiji: Peacemaking in a Multiethnic State 133
13. Part 3 Lessons from the Field: Anticipating the Triggers of Violence
14. 7 Javakheti, Georgia: Why Conflict Prevention? 163
15. 8 East Timor: The Path to Self-Determination 197
16. Part 4 Lessons from the Field: Preventing Escalation or Resurgence
17. 9 Colombia: International Involvement in Protracted Peacemaking 233
18. 10 Tajikistan: Bad Peace Agreements and Prolonged Civil Conflict 267
19. 11 Liberia: Legacies and Leaders 307
20. 12 Preventing Conflict Escalation in Burundi 327
21. Part 5 Options for the Future
22. 13 Insights from the Cases: Opportunities and Challenges for Preventive Actors 351
23. 14 From Promise to Practice? Conflict Prevention at the UN 375
24. List of Acronyms 387
25. Selected Bibliography 393
26. The Contributors 405
27. Index 409
28. About the Book 429