New perspectives on liberal peacebuilding / 
edited by Edward Newman, Roland Paris and Oliver P. Richmond. 
 - Tokyo ;  New York :  United Nations University Press,  c2009. 
 - xi, 392 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Peacebuilding in conflict-prone or post-conflict countries -- such as East Timor, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone -- aims to prevent the re-emergence or escalation of violent conflict and establish a durable peace. This volume explores and critiques the 'liberal' premise of contemporary peacebuilding: the promotion of democracy, market-based economic reforms and a range of other institutions associated with 'modern' states as a driving force for building peace. Whilst focusing mainly upon cases of major UN peacebuilding, it also considers the implications and record of liberal peacebuilding through a wider range of experiences. It goes beyond the narrow focus on democracy and market economics by interrogating a wider area of peacebuilding activities, including the (re)construction of state institutions.--Publisher's description.  Africa; Sierra Leone; Afghanistan; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Timor-Leste; Sri Lanka; Palestine; Israel; United Nations; Lebanon; Cambodia; Central America. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789280811742 (pbk.) 9280811746 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009031000 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Peace-building.<br/>Liberalism.<br/>Liberalismo.<br/>Construcción de la paz.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JZ 5538  / N532 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.172