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Peace as Governance

Power-Sharing, Armed Groups and Contemporary Peace Negotiations

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Chandra Lekha Sriram

    1. University of East London, UK

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Part of the book series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies (RCS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction The Promise and Limits of Governance Incentives

    • Chandra Lekha Sriram
    Pages 1-11

  3. Conflict Resolution: Power-Sharing and Other Inclusion Strategies

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    Pages 12-43

  4. Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Practice

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    Pages 44-71

  5. Sri Lanka: The Repeated Failure of Inclusion Incentives

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    Pages 72-106

  6. Sudan: The Dangerous Collateral Effects of Inclusion Incentives

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    Pages 107-142

  7. Colombia: The Limited Appeal of Inclusion Incentives

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    Pages 143-180

  8. Conclusion The Need for More Nuanced Governance Incentives

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    Pages 181-192

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 193-220
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About this book

A critical study of incentives commonly used to induce non-state armed groups to engage in peace negotiations. Offers a closer analysis of these incentives, which offer such groups a place or a stake in governance, suggesting that not only are they frequently ineffective, but that they can have unintended and dangerous side effects.

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'A thoughtful and well-designed study of a vitally important issue in building a peace after civil war. Should armed groups be included in the postwar settlement and share power? Chandra Sriram explores this challenging question with in-depth case studies of the conflicts in Sri Lanka, Sudan and Colombia. Every specialist and every practitioner would benefit from reading her cautionary words.' - Michael W. Doyle, Harold Brown Professor of International Affairs, Law and Political Science, Columbia University, and co-author of Making War and Building Peace

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of East London, UK

    Chandra Lekha Sriram

About the author

CHANDRA LEKHA SRIRAM is Professor of Human Rights at the University of East London, UK. She has previously taught at the University of St. Andrews and the University of Maryland, and worked at the International Peace Academy. She is author of various books and journal articles on international relations, international law, human rights and conflict prevention and peacebuilding. She founded the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, an interdisciplinary research centre, in 2006.

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