Security, Reconstruction, and Reconciliation : When the Wars End (Paperback)

List of illustrationsList of contributorsForewordAcknowledgmentsList of abbreviations Introduction Muna Ndulo PART I: The social, political, and economic dimensions of conflict1 - Arms trafficking and the local political economy of conflictWilliam Reno 2 - HIV/AIDS, conflicts, and security in AfricaObijiofor Aginam 3 - Transparency and accountability in the use of petroleum revenues: a fundamental ingredient for security, reconstruction, and reconciliation in Africa’s booming petro-statesIan Gary 4 - Protecting and reintegrating displaced women and children postconflictErin Mooney PART II: Impact of conflict on women and children 5 - The impact of civil war on women and children in AfricaMeredith Turshen 6 - Security and reconstruction in Africa: role of Security Council Resolution 1325, Women, Peace and SecuritySherrill Whittington 7 - Progress and hurdles on the road to prevent the use of children as soldiers and to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegrationIlene Cohn 8 - Enhancing the role of women in processes in postconflict countries: constitutional and legislative measuresMuna Ndulo PART III: Reconstruction and past human rights violations: healing the nations9 - Truth commissions versus prosecutions: an African perspectiveMark Kende 10 - Justice for whom? Assessing hybrid approaches to accountability in Sierra LeoneChandra Lekha Sriram 11 - Victims’ responses to truth commissions: evidence from South Africa David Backer PART IV: Disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, post-war reconstruction, and the building of a capable state and the role of the international community in the peace process 12 - Reconstruct governance to rouse Liberia, long forlornByron Tarr 13 - The postconflict security gap and the United Nations peace operations systemPeter H. Gantz 14 - Africa’s security dilemma: national stability versus world securityMarcel Kitissou 15 - US security assistance and Africa: challenges of weapon sales and military aidMatthew Schroeder 16 - Concluding Thoughts: after the fighting stopsMilton Esman Bibliography