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Reviews: An exciting book that thoroughly shakes up many of our ideas about conflict prevention work and provides us with valuable new ideas. It is a wonderful addition to the bookshelves of academics, practitioners, and policymakers alike.
— Mari Fitzduff, Brandeis University
A terrific contribution to the field of peacebuilding. War zones are too often portrayed as armed factions fighting and local people tragically caught in the middle, victims with little recourse. Anderson and Wallace provide us with further evidence that local communities are resilient and innovate a range of creative options... In this case, opting out!
— John Paul Lederach, University of Notre Dame
This [book] is on an important subject, and I congratulate the authors for their pioneering study of conflict prevention.
— Former President Jimmy Carter
Description: How do "ordinary" people, neither pacifists nor peace activists, come to decide collectively to eschew violent conflict and then develop strategies for maintaining their region as a nonwar area despite myriad pressures to the contrary?
Mary Anderson and Marshall Wallace analyze the experiences of thirteen "nonwar" communities that made conscious—and effective—choices not to engage in the fighting that surrounded them. Tracing the steps that these communities took, the strategies that evolved in each setting in response to local circumstances, the authors find lessons, as well, with broader relevance for international efforts to prevent violent conflict.
Contents: Preventing Violent Conflict • Part 1 Options and Choices for Preventing Violent Conflict • Steps on the Path to Preventing Violent Conflict • Maintaining Community Cohesion • Leadership, Consultation, and Communication • Engaging with Armed Groups • International Involvement and Influence • From Options to Strategies • Part 2 Case Studies of Nonwar Communities • Afghanistan: Strategies of Resistance • Bosnia: Cross-Ethnic Solidarity • Colombia: A Story of Community Refusal • Mozambique: The Spirit of Mungoi • Rwanda: Muslims Reject Genocide • Part 3 Conclusion • The Relevance of Nonwar Communities • Appendix: Project Case StudiesISBN - 9788130923727
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Pages : 206
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