04581nam 2200721Ia 450 991045373770332120200520144314.01-281-77052-397866117705250-8213-7580-6(CKB)1000000000539181(EBL)459624(OCoLC)276892388(SSID)ssj0000088646(PQKBManifestationID)11130636(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088646(PQKBWorkID)10081983(PQKB)10900984(MiAaPQ)EBC459624(Au-PeEL)EBL459624(CaPaEBR)ebr10252481(CaONFJC)MIL177052(EXLCZ)99100000000053918120080418d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrParliaments as peacebuilders in conflict-affected countries[electronic resource] /edited by Mitchell O'Brien, Rick Stapenhurst, Niall JohnstonWashington, D.C. World Bankc20081 online resource (258 p.)WBI learning resource seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7579-2 Includes bibliographical references.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 PovertyFigure 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 ConflictFigure 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. ConclusionThe 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 byWBI learning resources series.Legislative bodiesDeveloping countriesResource allocationDeveloping countriesConflict managementDeveloping countriesConsensus (Social sciences)Developing countriesDeveloping countriesEconomic policyDeveloping countriesEconomic conditionsElectronic books.Legislative bodiesResource allocationConflict managementConsensus (Social sciences)328.309172/4O'Brien Mitchell958892Stapenhurst Rick958893Johnston Niall1961-958894MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453737703321Parliaments as peacebuilders in conflict-affected countries2172563UNINA