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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

Introduction: Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert and Kristin Bergtora Sandvik. - What Does It Take to Be Good?. - Chapter 1: Susanne Krasmann. - Targeted 'Killer Drones' and the Humanitarian Discourse: On a Liaison. - Chapter 2: John Karlsrud and Frederik Rosén. - Lifting the Fog of War? Opportunities and Challenges of Drones in UN Peace Operations. - Chapter 3: Kristoffer Lidén and Kristin Bergtora Sandvik. - Poison Pill or Cure-All: Drones and the Protection of Civilians. - Chapter 4: Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert. - Creating the EU Drone: Control, Sorting, and Search and Rescue at Sea. - Chapter 5: Kristin Bergtora Sandvik. - The Public Order Drone: Proliferation and Disorder in Civil Airspace. - Chapter 6: Brad Bolman. - A Revolution in Agricultural Affairs: Dronoculture, Precision, Capital. - Chapter 7: Serge Wich, Lorna Scott, and Lian Pin Koh. - Wings for Wildlife: the use of Conservation Drones, challenges and opportunities. - Chapter 8: Mareile Kaufmann. - Drone/Body: the Drone's Power to Sense and Construct Emergencies

Puzzles, concepts and cases -- Somalia : success amidst failure -- Liberia : twenty years to succeed -- Sierra Leone : curbing the anarchy within

"'Hell no' was the battle cry of the largest peace movement in American history--the effort to end the Vietnam War, which included thousands of veterans. The movement was divided among radicals, revolutionaries, sectarians, moderates, and militants, which legions of paid FBI informants and government provocateurs tried to destroy. Despite these obstacles millions marched, resisted the draft on campuses, and forced two sitting presidents from office. This movement was a watershed in our history, yet today it is in danger of being forgotten, condemned by its critics for everything from cowardice to stab-in-the-back betrayal. In this indispensable essay, Tom Hayden, a principal anti-Vietnam War organizer, calls to account elites who want to forget the Vietnam peace movement and excoriates those who trivialize its impact, engage in caricature of protesters and question their patriotism. In so doing, he seeks both a reckoning and a healing of national memory." -- Publisher's description

The adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security in October 2000 marked the beginning of a global agenda on women in armed conflicts and post-conflict transition. Women, Peace and Security: Repositioning gender in peace agreements discusses the context and the content of this UN agenda and provides a systematic review of its implementation, over the last fifteen years, in peace agreements around the world. This book is timely, offering a valuable contribution to the literature on gender in armed conflicts, peace agreements, peace mediation, and transitional justice and is essential reading for practitioners and scholars working in this field. The study adopts an interdisciplinary approach to raise key theoretical and practical questions often overlooked by scholars working within the strict boundaries of the distinct disciplines. The book introduces a new dataset on peace agreements that provides important comprehensive evidence on the extent to which resolution 1325 and other subsequent resolutions on women, peace and security have impacted on peace agreements. Through the reflections of elite peacemakers, the book provides additional insights into the practice of peacemaking and the challenges of implementing the UN resolutions on women, peace and security on the ground. The findings of this book have important policy implications for governments, international organisations and NGOs who must refocus their efforts on bridging the gap between the theory and practice of gender sensitive peacemaking.'This exceptional study on the women, peace and security council resolutions is a significant contribution to the peace and security literature across multiple fields. Sahla Aroussi has produced a detailed, grounded and thoughtful assessment of the past fifteen years of United Nations Security Council resolutions grounded in thorough policy analysis and underpinned by a unique dataset. The work is particularly timely in light of the Global Study on the Women Peace and Security being undertaken in 2015. This thoughtful and scholarly analysis is grounded in a thorough and detailed empirical study, giving policy makers and academics substantial fodder for future work and reflection.Sahla Aroussi is to be commended for producing a work of immense depth and substance at such an important juncture in the contemporary history of the women, peace and security agenda. The book is a must read for policy makers, feminists and scholars workin ...

Identity theory -- Research methods -- The combat catalyst of identity change -- The betrayal catalyst of identity change -- The religious conviction catalyst of identity change -- The education catalyst of identity change -- Comparing activist veterans to non-activist veterans -- Renegotiating masculinity for antiwar veterans -- Findings

Extended deterrence and the nuclear umbrella -- The nuclear umbrella and extended deterrence during the cold war -- The threats that drive the nuclear umbrella : China and North Korea -- Japan and the U.S. nuclear umbrella -- South Korea and the U.S. nuclear umbrella -- The U.S. nuclear umbrella : planning, capabilities, and credibility -- Implications for security and extended deterrence in NortheAst Asia

Introduction : the conundrums of global liberal governance / Abu Bakarr Bah -- Negotiating narratives : R2P and the conundrum of the monopoly of legitimized use of force / Rebecca Gulowski -- Responsibility to protect : the paradox of international intervention in Africa / Dauda Abubakar -- Dancing boys and the moral dilemmas of military missions : the practice of bacha bazi in Afghanistan / Michelle Schut and Eva van Baarle -- Managerial capacity in peacekeeping operations : the case of EUFOR / Unsal Sigri, M. Abdulkadir Varoglu, and Ufuk Basar -- Personalized mediations and interventions in the Ivoirian conflict / Amy Niang -- African agency in new humanitarianism and responsible governance / Abu Bakarr Bah -- Regime change : neoliberal state building and its collapse on Iraqi society / Deniz Gokalp