Military, Foreign & International Law, Sociology, Political Science, National & International Security, Law 

Conflict resolution theory has become relevant to the various challenges faced by the United Nations peacekeeping forces as efforts are made to learn from the traumatic and devastating impact of the many civil wars that have erupted in the 1990s. This work analyzes the theory. - from Amzon 

Table of Contents

1.Introduction Oliver Ramsbotham and Tom Woodhouse.............................p. 1

2. Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping: Critiques and Responses
Tom Woodhouse.............................................................................p. 8

3. United Nations Peacekeeping: A Matter of Principles? Stephen Ryan........p. 27

4.Defining Warlords John MacKinlay........................................................p. 48

5. Sharpening the Weapons of Peace: Peace Support Operations and
Complex Emergencies Philip Wilkinson........................................p. 63

6. Organizing for Effective Peacebuilding David Last.................................p. 80

7. Working with Ethno-political Conflict: A Multi-modal Approach Sean
Byrne and Loraleigh Keashly ............................................................p. 97

8. NGOs, Conflict Management and Peacekeeping Pamela Aall...................p. 121

9. Cultural Issues in Contemporary Peacekeeping Tamara Duffey...............p. 142

10. Reflections on UN Post-Settlement Peacebuilding Oliver Ramsbotham....p. 169

11. Peacekeeping, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: A Reconsideration
of Theoretical Frameworks A.B. Fetherston.....................................p. 190

12. Conflict Prevention: Options for Rapid Deployment and UN Standing Forces
H. Peter Langille............................................................................p. 219