Aiding Peace? : The Role of Ngos in Armed Conflict

List of Tables and Figures vii Foreword, Terje R d-Larsen ix Acknowledgments xi 1 Introduction 1(26) NGOs in a Conflictual World 1(2) Rationale for This Book 3(1) Engaging with Practice 3(2) Making Difficult Choices: Working in Areas of Armed Conflict 5(3) Research Approach 8(1) Being Careful with Words 9(8) Case Studies 17(8) Structure of the Book 25(2) 2 Armed Conflict in Theory 27(22) Contemporary Conflicts: Characteristics and Costs 27(1) A Framework for Analysing War 28(2) Structural Dimensions of Conflict 30(13) Conflict Dynamics and Actors 43(2) From Theory to Practice 45(4) 3 Armed Conflict in Practice 49(28) Conflict Structures 49(15) Conflict Actors 64(6) Conflict Dynamics 70(2) Institutions for Managing and Generating Armed Conflict 72(1) Conclusion 73(4) 4 Understanding Responses to Conflict: International Intervention and Aid 77(24) NGOs, Peacebuilding and the New Security Terrain 77(2) NGOs and Peacemaking 79(5) NGOs, Development Aid and War 84(3) NGOs, Humanitarianism and War 87(9) Conclusion 96(5) 5 NGOs and the Dynamics of Conflict and Peacebuilding 101(24) Introduction 101(1) The Challenge of Assessing Peacebuilding Interventions 102(2) The Interactions Between NGOs' Activities and Conflict and Peace Dynamics 104(19) Conclusion 123(2) 6 Armed Conflict and the International Political and Policy Landscape 125(24) Introduction 125(1) Contextualizing Peacebuilding 126(3) International Peacemaking 129(11) Aid, Conflict and Peacebuilding 140(6) NGOs and the International Response to Armed Conflict 146(1) Conclusion 147(2) 7 NGO Programming and Capacities for Peacebuilding 149(22) Introduction 149(1) NGO Programming for Peacebuilding 150(4) NGO Capacities for Peacebuilding: Hearts and Minds 154(12) NGO Relationships for Peacebuilding 166(3) Conclusion 169(2) 8 Politics, Policy and Practice 171(22) Introduction 171(1) Summary of Findings 172(6) Implications for Theory, Policy and Practice 178(15) Conclusion 193(2) List of Acronyms 195(4) Notes 199(16) Bibliography 215(16) Index 231(8) About the Book 239