Security, Reconstruction, and Reconciliation When the Wars End

This key text brings together a team of leading contributors to address the complex issues of security reconciliation and reconstruction in post conflict societies. Security, Reconstruction and Reconciliation is organized into four main sections: the social, political, and economic dimensions of conflict the impact of conflict on women and children reconstruction and past human rights violations disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, post-war reconstruction and the building of a capable state and the role of the international community in the peace process. The chapters offer a detailed and succinct exposition of the challenges facing post conflict societies by articulating the vision of a new society. With a foreword by Francis Deng, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative on Internally Displaced Persons, the authors discuss the issues in the context of possible solutions and lessons learnt in the field. This new book is a valuable resource for researchers, policy makers and students in the fields of conflict resolution, security studies, law and development.

List of illustrationsList of contributorsForewordAcknowledgmentsList of abbreviations Introduction Muna Ndulo PART I: The social, political, and economic dimensions of conflict1 - Arms trafficking and the local political economy of conflictWilliam Reno 2 - HIV/AIDS, conflicts, and security in AfricaObijiofor Aginam 3 - Transparency and accountability in the use of petroleum revenues: a fundamental ingredient for security, reconstruction, and reconciliation in Africa’s booming petro-statesIan Gary 4 - Protecting and reintegrating displaced women and children postconflictErin Mooney PART II: Impact of conflict on women and children 5 - The impact of civil war on women and children in AfricaMeredith Turshen 6 - Security and reconstruction in Africa: role of Security Council Resolution 1325, Women, Peace and SecuritySherrill Whittington 7 - Progress and hurdles on the road to prevent the use of children as soldiers and to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegrationIlene Cohn 8 - Enhancing the role of women in processes in postconflict countries: constitutional and legislative measuresMuna Ndulo PART III: Reconstruction and past human rights violations: healing the nations9 - Truth commissions versus prosecutions: an African perspectiveMark Kende 10 - Justice for whom? Assessing hybrid approaches to accountability in Sierra LeoneChandra Lekha Sriram 11 - Victims’ responses to truth commissions: evidence from South Africa David Backer PART IV: Disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, post-war reconstruction, and the building of a capable state and the role of the international community in the peace process 12 - Reconstruct governance to rouse Liberia, long forlornByron Tarr 13 - The postconflict security gap and the United Nations peace operations systemPeter H. Gantz 14 - Africa’s security dilemma: national stability versus world securityMarcel Kitissou 15 - US security assistance and Africa: challenges of weapon sales and military aidMatthew Schroeder 16 - Concluding Thoughts: after the fighting stopsMilton Esman Bibliography