Parliaments as peacebuilders in conflict-affected countries [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mitchell O'Brien, Rick Stapenhurst, Niall Johnston

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453737703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008
• ISBN: 1-281-77052-3; 9786611770525; 0-8213-7580-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Collana: WBI learning resource series
• Altri autori (Persone): O'BrienMitchell; StapenhurstRick; JohnstonNiall <1961->
• Disciplina: 328.309172/4
• Soggetti: Legislative bodies - Developing countries; Resource allocation - Developing countries; Conflict management - Developing countries; Consensus (Social sciences) - Developing countries; Electronic books.; Developing countries Economic policy; Developing countries Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; 1. Introduction: Parliaments as Peacebuilders; Figure 1.1 Model of Parliamentary Power; 2. The Nexus Among Parliaments, Poverty Reduction, and Conflict Prevention; Figure 2.1 The Conflict Cycle; 3. Making Parliament More Representative; Box 3.1 Text of the Fox Agreement; 4. Advancing Parliament's Legislative Function in Conflict-Affected Societies; 5. Creating a Shared Parliament in a Divided Society: Lessons from the Northern Ireland Experience; 6. Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight to Prevent Conflict and Reduce Poverty; Figure 6.1 Horizontal and Vertical Accountability Flows 7. Parliamentary Oversight of Defense in South Africa; 8. Social Accountability-Citizens, ; Civil Society, and the Media Working with Parliament to Prevent Conflict and Reduce Poverty; 9. The Role of the Rwandan Parliament in Conflict Prevention; 10. Gender Dimensions in Conflict-Affected Countries: The Role of Parliaments; 11. Building Capacity to Manage Conflict and Change: Lessons From Thailand; Figure 11.1 Interrelationship between Individual and Group Identity; Figure 11.2 Escalation and De-escalation of Conflict; Figure 11.3 Interrelational Framework 12. Military Intervention in Thai Parliamentary Democracy; 13. Broad Strategies for Parliament to Tackle Conflict and Promote Socioeconomic Equality; 14. Macroeconomic Challenges in Post-Conflict Countries and the Role of Parliaments; 15. Regional Parliamentary Peacebuilding and Engagement with International Organizations; 16. Toward an Active Participation in Foreign Policy-The Role of the Finnish Parliament in International Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management; 17. Conclusion
• Sommario/riassunto: The changing nature of conflict and the increase in intrastate conflict during the 1990's, followed by its slow decline since the turn of the century, have led to changing priorities in the field of conflict resolution. No longer is the international community solely concerned with resolving existing conflicts; it also is managing emerging conflicts to ensure that they do not flare into violent conflict. This book outlines some of the strategies parliaments and parliamentarians can adopt to reduce the incidence of conflict and effectively manage conflict when it does emerge. It is hoped that by