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When conflict has shattered a society in its foundation and the memory of individual and collective traumas is so deep that it cannot be eliminated by oblivion alone, the desire to explore new ways is great and very difficult. Sometimes the tension between the need for an alternative and the lack of that alternative is resolved by the dedication, presence, advocacy and innovation of NGOs. In the past decades, some interesting trends that link non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and peace processes have been observed. This volume is an attempt at understanding this nexus. It is the first comprehensive analysis of the role of NGOs in prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.
“This book is an authoritative examination of non-government organizations and the activities they undertake in pursuit of peace. Andrea Bartoli, a leading scholar/practitioner in the field, takes the reader through the complicated maze of prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, analyzing clearly and concretely how NGOs undertake these tasks, when they succeed and when they fail. The volume is a “must-read” for all interested in the theory and practice of making peace.”
Pamela Aall, Senior Advisor for Conflict Prevention and Management, U.S. Institute of Peace, Washington DC, USA
“Andrea Bartoli’s Negotiating Peace provides an important assessment of the vital role that non-governmental organizations often play in resolving conflicts around the world. This penetrating and engaging book should be read not only by those interested in conflict resolution but also by scholars and students in the growing field of nonprofit and civil society studies. All will have much to learn from his compelling profiles of the many NGOs involved at different stages of the peace process. Bartoli shines very helpful - and overdue - light on some of the real unsung organizational heroes in our world.”
Alan J. Abramson, professor of government and politics, George Mason University, and president-elect, Association of Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
Andrea Bartoli is the Dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University; the Representative of the Community of Sant’Egidio; and a Senior Fellow at the S-CAR Center for Peacemaking Practice. Among his publications Peacemaking: From Practice to Theory (2011) and Attracted to Conflict (2013).
Table of Contents
Foreword by Louise Diamond
1. Introduction
2. Resonance and Turning Points
in the Mozambique Peace Process
3. Preventing Violence, Reactive
Escalation and Destructive
4. NGOs Making Peace
5. Peacekeeping: Contributions
of NGOs to Peacekeeping
6. Peacebuilding
7. Preliminary Conclusions
