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

Acronyms and Abbreviations.............................................p. vii

Introduction Oliver Ramsbotham and Tom Woodhouse p. 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Select Bibliography..............................................................p. 254

Notes on Contributors..........................................................p. 262

Index.................................................................................p. 265