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In a world where conflict is never ending, this thoughtful compilation fosters a new appreciation of the art of peacemaking as it is understood and practiced in a variety of contemporary settings.

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VOLUME 1 Foreword by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Set Overview Susan Allen Nan, Andrea Bartoli, and Zachariah Cherian Mampilly Acknowledgments About the Contributors I. Peacemaking in Practice Introduction Susan Allen Nan 1 Reaching Out to the Uninitiated: Engaging Youth to Combat Hindu Extremism in India Shabnam Hashmi 2 Switzerland's Peace Promotion in Nepal: Commitment, Discreteness, Flexibility Günther Baechler 3 Women, Resistance, and Peacemaking Vanessa Ortiz 4 10 Lessons from 10 Peace Processes Jan Egeland 5 Multi-Track Diplomacy—Its Origins and Some of Its Accomplishments John McDonald 6 A Reflective Practitioner's 40-Year Wilderness Journey Between Judaism and Conflict Resolution Marc Gopin 7 Noninstitutional Organizations and Conflict Resolution: Some Reflections on the Experiences of the Community of Sant'Egidio Mario Giro 8 NGOs and Mediation Andrea Bartoli 9 The Role of the ICC in Northern Uganda Adam Branch 10 Mediating Ceasefires and Cessation of Hostilities Agreements in the Framework of Peace Processes Nat Colletta 11 Peacemaking in a Relational Paradigm Harold Saunders II. Toward an Inclusive Peacemaking Introduction Zachariah Cherian Mampilly 12 Gandhi and Peacemaking Joseph Prabhu 13 Peacemaking, Conflict Analysis, and Resolution: The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Johnny Mack and Maneshka Eliatamby 14 Buddhism and Peacemaking A. T. Ariyaratne 15 Confucianism and Peacemaking in Chinese History Victoria Tin-bor Hui 16 Islam and Peacemaking Sheherazade Jafari and Abdul Aziz Said 17 Jewish-Muslim Reconciliation: A Psychopolitical Strategy Joseph Montville 18 Reconciliation, Christianity, and Peacemaking Daniel Philpott 19 Peacemaking and African Traditions of Justice and Reconciliation Tim Murithi 20 Reclaiming Ubuntu through Multicultural Education: A Foundation for Peacemaking in the African Great Lakes Region Elavie Ndura, Apollinaire Bangayimbaga, and Vincent Bandeba 21 Inviting Persephone to Dance: Arts and Movement-Based Approaches to Peacemaking Michelle LeBaron and Carrie MacLeod 22 Narrative Approach to Peacemaking in Somalia Sara Cobb and Hussein Yusuf 23 Gender and Peacemaking: Women's Rights in Contemporary Peace Agreements Miriam J. Anderson VOLUME 2 III. New Directions in Peacemaking Introduction Andrea Bartoli 24 Building National "Infrastructures for Peace": UN Assistance for Internally Negotiated Solutions to Violent Conflict Chetan Kumar 25 Infrastructures for Peace Paul van Tongeren 26 The Responsibility to Protect and Peacemaking Abiodun Williams and Jonas Claes 27 Fact Based Approaches to Peacemaking: Global Peace Index Steve Killelea 28 Academic Diplomacy: The Role of Non–Decision Makers in Peacemaking Peter Wallensteen 29 Social Media: A New Track of Multi-Track Diplomacy Philip Gamaghelyan 30 Strategic Connectors: Community Strategies for Conflict Prevention in Times of War Marshall Wallace and Mary Anderson 31 Social Entrepreneurship: Paving the Way for Peace Ryszard Praszkier and Andrzej Nowak 32 Gang Intervention in the United States: Legal and Extra-Legal Attempts at Peacemaking SpearIt 33 Abraham's Path: The Path of a Thousand Negotiations Joshua Weiss IV. Interpreting Peacemaking Introduction Andrea Bartoli 34 Anthropological Examples of Peacemaking: Practice and Theory Douglas P. Fry 35 Ancient Peacemakers: Exemplars of Humanity Anthony Wanis-St. John 36 Spirituality, Emergent Creativity, and Reconciliation Vern Neufeld Redekop 37 A Social-Psychological Perspective on Peacemaking Morton Deutsch 38 Method in Peacemaking Jamie Price 39 The Hidden Dimensions of Peacemaking: A Systems Perspective Louise Diamond 40 A Dynamical Systems Perspective on Peacemaking: Moving from a System of War toward a System of Peace Peter Coleman, Lan Bui-Wrzosinska, Andrzej Nowak and Robin Vallacher 41 Systemic Peacemaking in the Era of Globalization Monty G. Marshall 42 Theories of Change in Peacemaking Christopher Mitchell 43 The Contingency Model for Third-Party Interventions Ronald Fisher 44 Challenges in Peacemaking: External Interventions Louis Kriesberg 45 The South African Peace Process: An Urgency Theory Analysis Dean Pruitt 46 Peacemaking through Mediation: the Swiss FDFA in Israel-Palestine, Sudan, and Guatemala Simon J. A. Mason 47 Attending to Unfinished Business in Peacemaking: Preliminary Findings from the Reflecting on Peace Practice Project Peter Woodrow and Diana Chigas 48 The Dialogic Subject Ranabir Samaddar Postscript Zachariah Cherian Mampilly Bibliography Index

About the Author

Susan Allen Nan, PhD, is associate professor of conflict analysis and resolution at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Zachariah Cherian Mampilly, PhD, is assistant professor of political science, international studies and Africana studies at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Andrea Bartoli is Drucie French Cumbie Chair and Dean at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

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