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In post-revolution Libya, the proliferation and trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) became pervasive due to the ongoing political and armed conflict that succeeded the fall of Qaddafi. The continuing state of insecurity and weakness of central state authorities has led local and community-based actors to develop their own peacebuilding initiatives, some of which included homegrown measures to control or reduce the proliferation of SALW. Drawing on insights collected in the cities of Az-Zāwiyah, Bayda, and Tobruk, this policy commentary discusses the mechanisms leading to the emergence of such initiatives, the methods of their implementation, and their strengths and weaknesses. Although these local initiatives did not result in building lasting and comprehensive peace at the national level, they offer a preliminary set of lessons learned that can help inform prospective peacebuilding and SALW control efforts in Libya. Arabic version: The Arabic version of this article is available and can be downloaded at https://doi.org/10.31389/jied.57.s1

Introduction: The Past, Present and Future of the Small Arms Policy-research Nexus, Peter Batchelor and Kai Michael Kenkel 1. - 1. The Small Arms Problem as Arms Control: A Policy-driven Research Agenda,Edward J. Laurance 13. - Part I: The Current State of Small Arms Research . - 2. Products and Producers: A Global Business, Peter Hall 39. - 3. Stockpiles: the Global Geography of Small Arms Numbers, Aaron Karp 64. - 4. Transfers: More Information, More Transparency, Ruxandra Stoicescu 83. - 5. Armed Actors: A New Subject of Research, Nicolas Florquin 102. - 6. Effects: An Emerging Research and Policy Agenda, Peter Batchelor and Robert Muggah 118. - 7. Measures: Informing Diplomacy-the Role of Research in the UN Small Arms Process, Glenn McDonald 150. - 8. Advocacy: Defining the Small Arms Control Agenda,Adele Kirsten 172. - Part II: Innovative Contributions to Small Arms Research . - 9. Firearms and Crime in Brazil,Daniel Ricardo de Castro Cerqueira and Joao Manoel Pinho de Mello 201. - 10. Challenging Modernities in Rio de Janeiro: A Critical Analysis of the 'Pacification' Project, Barbara Bravo and Paula Drumond 218. - 11. The Evolution and Consolidation of Norms on Small Arms, Denise Garcia 236. - Part III: Conclusions and Prospects for the Future. - 12. Small Arms Research: Dynamics and Emerging Challenges, Owen Greene 257. - 13. Beyond Stalemate: Advocacy and Action in the UN Small Arms Process, Jim Mclay 286

The Small Arms Survey 2012 seeks to increase our scrutiny of what is changing, and not changing, in relation to armed violence and small arms proliferation. Chapters on firearm homicide in Latin America and the Caribbean, drug violence in selected Latin American countries and non-lethal violence worldwide illustrate that security is a moving target; armed violence, both lethal and non-lethal, continues to undermine the security and wellbeing of people and societies around the world. The goal of curbing small arms proliferation, embodied in the UN Programme of Action, appears similarly elusive. Chapters on illicit small arms in war zones, trade transparency, Somali piracy and the 2011 UN Meeting of Governmental Experts highlight some of the successes, but also the continuing challenges, in this area. -- Publisher description