Haiti
Subtitle: hope for a fragile state
By: Yasmine Shamsie and Andrew S. Thompson, editors
Contributors: Shamsie, Yasmine; Thompson, Andrew S. 1975-; Centre for International Governance Innovation
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Waterloo, Ont.]
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 131
ISBN-13: 9780889205109
Subjects: Haiti -- Politics and government -- 1986- -- Congresses; Haiti -- Economic conditions -- 1971- -- Congresses; Haiti -- Foreign relations -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Description: "Haiti: Hope for a Fragile State sheds light on the varied and complex roots of the current crisis, dispels misperceptions, and suggests that the situation in Haiti, despite evidence to the contrary, is not completely desperate. Inspired by a 2005 conference co-hosted by the University of Waterloo's Centre for Foreign Policy, the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), and the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies (LCMSDS), this book brings together diverse perspectives on development, the military, history, NGOs, and politics and discusses the peace-building efforts of the past, suggesting ways to move forward to make Haiti a strong state."--Jacket.
Notes: "Papers originally presented at the conference Canada in Haiti, held at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Waterloo, Ont., Nov. 3-4, 2005"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references

Includes conclusion in French
Table of contents: title: The fall of Aristide and Haiti's current predicament / Robert Fatton; title: Assisting a neighbour: Haiti's challenge to North American policy-makers / Robert Maguire; title: The economic dimension of peace building in Haiti: drawing on the past to reflect on the present / Yasmine Shamsie; title: Haiti's tenuous human rights climate / Andrew S. Thompson; title: Reflections on the situation in Haiti and the ongoing UN mission / Jacques Morneau; title: The role of the private sector and the diaspora in rebuilding Haiti / Carlo Dade; title: Dissonant voices: northern NGO and Haitian partner perspectives on the future of Haiti / Jim Hodgson; title: Conclusion: La difficile sortie d'une longue transition / Suzy Castor