Acknowledgements
Introduction
Fletcher D. Cox and Timothy D. Sisk
Chapter 1 Peacebuilding: A Social Cohesion Approach
Fletcher D. Cox and Timothy D. Sisk
Chapter 2 Guatemala: National Fragmentation, Local Cohesion
Otto Argueta and Sabine Kurtenbach
Chapter 3 Kenya: Identity and Insecurity in a Modernizing State
Fletcher D. Cox, James Ndung'u, and Esther Njuguna
Chapter 4 Lebanon: Confessionalism, Consociationalism, and Social Cohesion
Joy Aoun and Marie-Joëlle Zahar
Chapter 5 Myanmar: Religion, Identity, and Conflict in a Democratic Transition
Nicholas Farrelly
Chapter 6 Nepal: Identity Politics in a Turbulent Transition
Subindra Bogati, Fletcher D. Cox, Sachchi Karki, and Timothy D. Sisk
Chapter 7 Nigeria: Frustration, Polarization, and Violence
Yahaya Hashim, Darren Kew, and Judith Ann Walker
Chapter 8 Sri Lanka: Social Cohesion... In the Eye of the Beholder
Susan Hayward and Mirak Raheem
Chapter 9 Peacebuilding for Social Cohesion: Findings and Implications
Fletcher D. Cox, Catherine Orsborn, and Timothy D. Sisk
Chapter 10 Conclusion
Fletcher D. Cox and Timothy D. Sisk
Contributors
Bibliography
Index
About the Author: Fletcher D. Cox is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at William Jewell College, and a Research Associate of the Sié Chéou Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy. He specializes in the study of civil wars and political violence, and has managed relief, development, and peacebuilding programs in multiple disaster and conflict-affected countries.
Timothy D. Sisk is Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. Professor Sisk has conducted extensive research on the role of international and regional organizations, particularly the United Nations, in peace operations, peacemaking, and peacebuilding.
