After the conflict
Subtitle: reconstruction and development in the aftermath of war
By: edited by Sultan Barakat.
Contributors: Barakat, Sultan.
Series: International library of war studies ;; v. 1; International library of war studies ;; 1.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris; Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Postwar reconstruction; War relief; Humanitarian assistance; Peace-building; Peace
Description: "What have been the experiences and lessons learned from reconstruction activities which have followed wars over the past ten years? With recent events both in Afghanistan and Iraq and frequent talk of on-going conflicts, this question has preoccupied politicians, aid donors and the media as never before. "After the Conflict" draws together the main issues and arguments on the subject into a single volume emanating from the University of York's Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU), renowned as the world's leading research centre dedicated to the study of the aftermath of war. Examining case studies from war and post-war reconstruction scenarios around the world. This book sets out a philosophy of reconstruction that has emerged from extensive original research at PRDU. This has concluded that solutions to successful post-war reconstruction needs are to be found locally, within the communities affected by conflict and that therein lies the best hope of achieving lasting, sustainable outcomes. Solutions imposed from outside, however well-meaning the intervention, rarely take adequate account of cultural, social and economic conditions prevailing on -site, and invariably fail. Other key insights include the need to understand the root causes of different conflicts and the importance of fully integrated approaches, which harness the skills of a broad range of professional disciplines. Since its establishment, the PRDU has accumulated considerable institutional knowledge, experience and expertise in this specialist area. "After the Conflict" includes contributions from key individuals associated with the PRDU and those who have influenced the debates on recovery issues. It will prove an invaluable resource for students of post-war recovery, conflict studies, development economics as well as to academics, practitioners, aid managers and policy makers. How can societies that have been devastated by conflict be successfully reconstructed? In these troubled times, this question has preoccupied politicians, aid organisations and the media. Yet confusion still exists as to what post-war reconstruction is about and there is frequent fragmentation and wasted effort on the ground."--Bloomsbury publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-305) and index.
Table of contents: title: After the conflict : reconstruction and development in the aftermath of war / Sultan Barakat; title: Post-war reconstruction and development : coming of age / Sultan Barakat; title: Contemporary peace processes / Roger Mac Ginty; title: Humanitarianism and the principles of humanitarian action in a post-Cold War context / Alpaslan Özerdem and Gianni Rufini; title: Can proactive humanitarianism create sustainable solutions? Challenges to third-party intervention in Aceh / Sultan Barakat, David Connolly, and Judith Large; title: Aid coordination : easy to agree on, difficult to organise / Arne Strand; title: The economics of war and post-conflict poverty reduction / Richard Jones; title: War, health, and recovery / Sean Deely; title: The logic of conflictual peacebuilding / Astri Suhrke, Arne Strand; title: Land, housing, and the reconstruction of the built environment / Roger Zetter; title: Building post-war capacity : where to start? / Sultan Barakat and Margaret Chard; title: Post-war reconstruction and public administration / Mark Evans; title: Community management : sustaining local health services during the transition to recovery / Sultan Barakat and Sean Deely; title: Reintegration of former combatants : with specific reference to Kosovo / Sultan Barakat and Alpaslan Özerdem; title: Seven pillars for post-war reconstruction / Sultan Barakat.