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International interventions in the aftermath of mass violence tend to focus on justice and reconciliation processes, elections and institution-building. The frame of reference is at the level of the state, although the experience of mass crime by a population is also at the level of the community and individuals

"Since 1996 war has raged in the Congo while the world has looked away. Waves of armed conflict and atrocities against civilians have resulted in over three million casualties, making this one of the bloodiest yet least understood conflicts of recent times." "In The Congo Wars Thomas Tinner provides the first in-depth analysis of what happened. The book describes a resource-rich region, suffering from years of deprivation and still profoundly affected by the Shockwaves of the Rwandan genocide. Turner looks at successive misguided and self-interested interventions by other African powers, including Uganda, Angola, Zimbabwe and Namibia, as well as the impotence of United Nations troops. Cutting through the historical myths so often used to understand the devastation, Turner indicates the changes required of Congolese leaders, neighbouring African states and the international community to bring about lasting peace and security."--BOOK JACKET

L'auteur retrace et analyse le processus de pacification en RDC qui s'y est produit entre 1996 et 2006 et il et évoque l'action de trois 'faiseurs de paix': Louis Michel, Joseph Kabila et l'ONU. Si on suit l'auteur les perspectives ne sont guère rassurantes pour ce pays qui doit conjurer ses vieux démons, corruption, mauvaise gouvernance et gestion des richesses afin de consolider la paix. (GIGA-Sbd)

Civil war, conflicts, and natural disasters / Michael Vatikiotis -- The population and conflicts / Aris Ananta -- Recovery and reconstruction / Kuntoro Mangkusubroto -- The women of Aceh / Braema Mathiaparanam -- Meulaboh / Lee Poh Onn

Introduction: Democratic outcomes and associational life -- Associational life in the centralized authoritarian context of the West Bank -- The polarization of Palestinian associational life -- Trust, engagement, and democracy -- Beyond Palestine : Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt -- Conclusion: Toward a theory of democratic citizenship in state-centralized nations -- Appendix A: Survey questions and coding of associational members -- Appendix B: Survey questions and coding of general Palestinian population -- Appendix C: Survey questions and coding of general Moroccan population (World Values Survey Questions)

Peacekeeping as an international regime -- The genesis of a Middle East peacekeeping regime -- Establishing the Middle East peacekeeping regime -- The evolution of the peacekeeping regime during the Cold War -- Peacekeeping in the new world order, 1988-1994 -- Peacekeeping in the Middle East reconsidered -- Notes -- Appendix A: Security Council resolution 242 (1967) -- Appendix B: Excerpt from the draft Israel-Syria peace treaty (2000)

"Offers an insider's analysis of developments on the Korean peninsula and how North Korea was able to develop nuclear weapons. Provides a first-hand account of how the Six-Party Talks were initiated, with a step-by-step review of each round of negotiations, detailing the national interests of the key players"--Provided by publisher