#4 2012 Peace without borders

Regional peacebuilding – more than bits and pieces

From the horn of Africa to the Fergana Valley and from the Andes to the
Great Lakes, the regional dynamics of conflict are well known to peacebuilders on the ground. And there is a growing eagerness to identify effective interventions that address regional dimensions of conflicts that transcend multiple power centres. This volume of New Routes offers a window to some of the needs for, challenges of, and responses to date to regional conflicts.

We are proud to have a broad representation from leading organisations, agencies and unions among the authors, many of them well experienced practitioners. The articles compel us to deepen our knowledge, refine our analyses and explore new ways of working.

Peter Wallensteen in his introductory article points to the fact that in some cases neighbours to a country in civil war are actively involved in it. This aspect creates a thorny challenge to the international community. Alexander Ramsbotham stresses the need to think beyond national borders and search for new ways to strengthen areas of common interest.

Reina Neufeldt relates the lessons learned from a regional peacebuilding learning structure in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Colin Walch lifts up the promising signs of a beginning of the end of the 50 year long Colombian civil war, which has destabilised bordering regions.

The peacebuilding efforts of some regional bodies from the African context, like the AU, CEWARN/IGAD, EASSI and MRU, are described in a number of readable articles, and readers who want to explore the subject in-depth are recommended to study the list of further resources.

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Kristina Lundqvist

Regional peacebuilding:
A new challenge
Peter Wallensteen

‘paix sans frontières’:
Building peace across borders
Alexander Ramsbotham

Regional peacebuilding learning – rewarding and challenging experiences

Reina Neufeldt

Peace in colombia?
A regional perspective to a regional problem
Colin Walch

The african union:
A potential driver of change entering its second decade
Mehari Taddele

Gender and violence:
Small arms – a human security issue
Marren Akatsa-Bukachi

The mano river union:
Regional peacebuilding – a collective initiative by various actors
Grace Maina & Warigia Razia

Cewarn:
Data-based conflict early warning – a vital instrument in peacebuilding
Tigist Hailu

Kenya’s northern frontier:
Opportunities and threats for regional peace and security
Nyambura Kimani

Between war and peace in the DRC
David Zounmenou & Naomi Kok

The making of the Great Lakes generation
Lena Slachmuijlder

Regional peacebuilding: A lot more to read
Compiled by Esmeralda Van den Bosch

Kristina Lundqvist

Publicerad: 2013-05-08

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