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1. The Nature of Peace 31. - 2. Peace, Civilization, and War 36 . - 3. Defensor Pacis 43. - 4. Patriot Kings 48. - 5. A Right to Peace 53 . - 6. America, Not Rome 57 . - 7. Washington's Peace 61. - 8. Impotence, Honor, and War 67. - 9. American Geopolitics 70. - 10. What Greatness? 76. - 11. Lincoln's Peace 81. - 12. Peacefully Pregnant 86 . - 13. Empire? 92. - 14. Nation, or World? 97. - 15. Pacifism vs. Peace 106. - 16. War for Everything, and Nothing 118. - 17. Cold War 127. - 18. No-Win War, No Peace 135. - 19. Peacekeeping vs. Peace 142. - 20. The War on Peace 154. - 21. No Peace at Home 168. - 22. What Can Be America's Peace? 186

Introduction 1. - Part 1: Introduction to the Ethnographic Approach . - 1. Peacebuilding, Empowerment, and Evaluation 13. - 2. Historical, Political, and Social Context 26. - Part 2: The Four Pillars of the Ethnographic Approach . - 3. Peacebuilding as Experiential 45. - 4. Ethnographic Preparation 63. - 5. Local Engagement 81. - 6. Appraisal of One's Own Implicit Assumptions 99. - Part 3: The Details and Challenges of Incorporating the Ethnographic Approach . - 7. Challenges to the Ethnographic Approach 119. - 8. The Distinctive Strengths of the Ethnographic Approach 137. - 9. Conclusion 156

"This volume provides materials for active learning about peacebuilding and conflict management in the context of complex stability operations, using a comparative case study methodology.Complex operations are collaborative and coordinated military and civilian agency activities executed to restore stability to fragile states, and to aid the transition to democratic governance operating under the rule of law. All actors engaged in complex stability operations need to understand the requirements for effective civil-military and interagency coordination from different perspectives (military, civilian, diplomacy, development, allied, local). Effective conflict prevention and transformation requires greater coherence between security, governance and development policies along with enhanced coordination among governmental agencies and with local, regional and international partners (as in 'smart power' -- pursuing the right tools for each operational context). Conflict management strategies and whole-of-government approaches are closely connected. In fragile states and post-conflict societies, security, governance and development are challenges that need to be addressed simultaneously and in coordinated fashion.As a consequence of the multitude of threats, actors and tasks in such operations, decisions will cut across a wide range of social, political and cultural domestic and global issues and demand cognitive flexibility, adaptability and the ability to make decisions 'on the fly'. The need for strategic and operational decision-making at every turn requires that the actors -- military and civilian alike -- acquire the mental agility, interpersonal maturity and cross-cultural savvy. These competencies need to be ingrained into the readily available skill sets for military and civilian leaders so they become second-nature to their decision-making. The case studies in this volume integrate research -- theoretical and empirical -- that effectively identifies patterns of conflict, characteristics of complex operations and conditions for their effective conduct. It thereby provides educational materials for introducing and actively engaging students and practitioners in the intricacies of contemporary national security decision-making. This volume will be of much interest to students of conflict prevention, transitional justice, peacebuilding, security studies and professionals conducting field-based operations in potentially hazardous environments. "--