Security, Reconstruction, and Reconciliation When the wars end

List of illustrations

List of contributors

Foreword

Acknowledgments

List of abbreviations

Introduction

Muna Ndulo

PART I: The social, political, and economic dimensions of conflict

1 - Arms trafficking and the local political economy of conflict

William Reno

2 - HIV/AIDS, conflicts, and security in Africa

Obijiofor Aginam

3 - Transparency and accountability in the use of petroleum revenues: a fundamental ingredient for security, reconstruction, and reconciliation in Africa’s booming petro-states

Ian Gary

4 - Protecting and reintegrating displaced women and children postconflict

Erin Mooney

PART II: Impact of conflict on women and children

5 - The impact of civil war on women and children in Africa

Meredith Turshen

6 - Security and reconstruction in Africa: role of Security Council Resolution 1325, Women, Peace and Security

Sherrill Whittington

7 - Progress and hurdles on the road to prevent the use of children as soldiers and to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration

Ilene Cohn

8 - Enhancing the role of women in processes in postconflict countries: constitutional and legislative measures

Muna Ndulo

PART III: Reconstruction and past human rights violations: healing the nations

9 - Truth commissions versus prosecutions: an African perspective

Mark Kende

10 - Justice for whom? Assessing hybrid approaches to accountability in Sierra Leone

Chandra Lekha Sriram

11 - Victims’ responses to truth commissions: evidence from South Africa

David Backer

PART IV: Disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, post-war reconstruction, and the building of a capable state and the role of the international community in the peace process

12 - Reconstruct governance to rouse Liberia, long forlorn

Byron Tarr

13 - The postconflict security gap and the United Nations peace operations system

Peter H. Gantz

14 - Africa’s security dilemma: national stability versus world security

Marcel Kitissou

15 - US security assistance and Africa: challenges of weapon sales and military aid

Matthew Schroeder

16 - Concluding Thoughts: after the fighting stops

Milton Esman

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