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Peacebuilding in Deeply Divided Societies

Toward Social Cohesion?

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Editors:
  1. Fletcher D. Cox

    1. Department of Political Science, William Jewell College, Liberty, USA

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  2. Timothy D. Sisk

    1. Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, USA

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  • Includes extensive primary data from field interviews
  • Provides a country-level assessment guide that was reviewed by a twenty-person advisory group of leading scholars and policy practitioners
  • Explores the nature of and challenges to social cohesion in various contexts

Part of the book series: Rethinking Political Violence (RPV)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Fletcher D. Cox, Timothy D. Sisk, Elizabeth Hester
    Pages 1-12

  3. Peacebuilding: A Social Cohesion Approach

    • Fletcher D. Cox, Timothy D. Sisk
    Pages 13-31

  4. Guatemala: National Fragmentation, Local Cohesion

    • Otto Argueta, Sabine Kurtenbach
    Pages 33-64

  5. Kenya: Identity and Insecurity in a Modernizing State

    • Fletcher D. Cox, James Ndung’u, Esther Njuguna
    Pages 65-101

  6. Lebanon: Confessionalism, Consociationalism, and Social Cohesion

    • Joy Aoun, Marie-Joëlle Zahar
    Pages 103-136

  7. Myanmar: Religion, Identity, and Conflict in a Democratic Transition

    • Nicholas Farrelly
    Pages 137-174

  8. Nepal: Identity Politics in a Turbulent Transition

    • Subindra Bogati, Fletcher D. Cox, Sachchi Karki, Timothy D. Sisk
    Pages 175-213

  9. Nigeria: Frustration, Polarization, and Violence

    • Yahaya Hashim, Darren Kew, Judith Ann Walker
    Pages 215-244

  10. Sri Lanka: Social Cohesion…In the Eye of the Beholder

    • Susan Hayward, Mirak Raheem
    Pages 245-285

  11. Peacebuilding for Social Cohesion: Findings and Implications

    • Fletcher D. Cox, Catherine Orsborn, Timothy D. Sisk
    Pages 287-309

  12. Conclusion

    • Fletcher D. Cox, Timothy D. Sisk
    Pages 311-322

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 323-346
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About this book

This book explores a critical question: in the wake of identity-based violence, what can internal and international peacebuilders do to help “deeply divided societies” rediscover a sense of living together? In 2016, ethnic, religious, and sectarian violence in Syria and Iraq, the Central African Republic, Myanmar, and Burundi grab headlines and present worrying scenarios of mass atrocities. The principal concern which this volume addresses is “social cohesion” - relations within society and across deep divisions, and the relationship of individuals and groups with the state.  For global peacebuilding networks, the social cohesion concept is a leitmotif for assessment of social dynamics and a strategic goal of interventions to promote resilience following violent conflict. In this volume, case studies by leading international scholars paired with local researchers yield in-depth analyses of social cohesion and related peacebuilding efforts in seven countries: Guatemala, Kenya, Lebanon, Nepal, Nigeria, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Science, William Jewell College, Liberty, USA

    Fletcher D. Cox

  • Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, USA

    Timothy D. Sisk

About the editors

Fletcher D. Cox is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at William Jewell College, and a Research Associate of the Sié Chéou Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy. He specializes in the study of civil wars and political violence, and has managed relief, development, and peacebuilding programs in multiple disaster and conflict-affected countries.

Timothy D. Sisk is Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. Professor Sisk has conducted extensive research on the role of international and regional organizations, particularly the United Nations, in peace operations, peacemaking, and peacebuilding.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Peacebuilding in Deeply Divided Societies

  • Book Subtitle: Toward Social Cohesion?

  • Editors: Fletcher D. Cox, Timothy D. Sisk

  • Series Title: Rethinking Political Violence

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50715-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-50714-9Published: 12 July 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84471-8Published: 01 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-50715-6Published: 04 July 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2752-8588

  • Series E-ISSN: 2752-8596

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 346

  • Topics: Peace Studies

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