When War Ends Building Peace in Divided Communities

This volume critically examines what happens when war formally ends, the difficult and complex challenges and opportunities for winning the peace and reconciling divided communities. By reviewing a case study of the West African state of Sierra Leone, potential lessons for other parts of the world can be gained. Sierra Leone has emerged as a 'successful' model of liberal peacebuilding that is now popularly advertised and promoted by the international community as a powerful example of a country that they finally got right. Concerns about how successful a model Sierra Leone actually is, are outlined in this project. As such this volume: -

Contents: Introduction: when war ends: building peace in divided communities - core issues, David J. Francis; Saving liberal peacebuilding, Roland Paris; Economic aspects of post-conflict development, Willemijn Verkoren and Gerd Junne; Post-conflict peacebuilding in Africa: between 'virtual peace' and the search for legitimacy, Oscar Mateos; Sierra Leone: a case the international community finally got somewhat right, Bryan Crawford-Garrett; Trickle-down peace: how liberal peacebuilding may be failing Sierra Leone, Carla Castañeda; Public health and peace building in post-war Sierra Leone, Mohamed Kanu; The role of higher education in developing and sustaining peace in Sierra Leone, Mohamed C. Kamanda; Coming to terms with liberal peace-building in post-war Liberia and Sierra Leone, M.A. Mohamed Salih; Bibliography; Index.

David J Francis, University of Bradford, UK