Elgar Companion to Building Durable Peace
Edward Elgar Publishing (2026), 472 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-1-03535-939-4
"This timely Companion explores how peace is negotiated, implemented and sustained in the world’s most challenging conflict zones. Experts who have helped shape negotiations, post-conflict institutions and accountability mechanisms in peace processes across the globe, provide insights through firsthand reflections and case studies. Covering nearly four decades of global peacebuilding in chronological order, the Elgar Companion to Building Durable Peace examines peace processes in a wide range of regional, political, and legal contexts. Chapters present a behind-the-scenes look at the mechanics and human dynamics of peace processes, examining strategies, compromises, successes, failures, and the legal innovations that have helped parties move from conflict toward durable peace. The contributing authors underscore the importance of legal expertise, the imperative of inclusion and the need to prepare for every phase of negotiation." (Publisher description)
1 Angola: negotiating the 1991 Bicesse Peace Accords / Robert Perito and Allyson Reynolds, 3
2 Yugoslavia: the ICTY and the politics of accountability / Richard Goldstone and Ryan Jane Westlake, 24
3 Guatemala: informal mediation mechanisms and the peace process / Donald J. Planty and Paul R. Williams, 38
4 Kosovo: the arc of independence / Alush Gashi and Molly Armstrong, 51
5 Kosovo: from occupation to independence, perspectives from the sole female negotiator / Edita Tahiri and Paul R. Williams, 73
6 Sri Lanka: inside the peace process with the LTTE legal advisor / Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran and Ryan Jane Westlake, 87
7 Nagorno-Karabakh: the Key West peace process / Vartan Oskanian and Rebekah Shields, 113
8 Sierra Leone: balancing peace and justice / Yvette Stevens and Sydney E. Robson, 132
9 Montenegro: the 2002 Union Treaty negotiations with Serbia / Igor Lukšić and Alexis Berg, 152
10 Montenegro: advancing global diplomacy / Zorica Marić-Djordjević, Alexis Berg and Molly Armstrong, 176
11 Moldova: unfinished peace and the geopolitical dynamics of the Transnistrian conflict / Louis O’Neill and Sindija Bēta, 198
12 Iraq: statebuilding from 2004–10 / Robert Ford and Sydney E. Robson, 215
13 Darfur: peacekeeping in hostile terrain / Berhanemeskel Nega and Greta Ramelli, 243
14 Darfur: drafting against the odds at the Doha Peace Talks / Matthew T. Simpson and Sindi A. Connell, 266
15 Libya: building durable post-conflict legal frameworks / Anna Triponel and Caitlyn Quinn, 290
16 Syria: the Geneva process and the limits of international mediation / Ivan M. Nielsen and Heba Bawaieh, 314
17 Syria: inclusivity, justice, and governance in the Geneva peace talks / Betsy Popken and Caitlyn Quinn, 338
18 Sudan: the 2020 Juba Peace Agreement / Paul R. Williams, 358
19 Ambazonia: Cameroon’s failed peace process / Lilian Atanga, Henry Atem Oben and Ryan Jane Westlake, 376
20 South Sudan: the role of Kenyan mediation / Amina C. Mohamed and Emma Bakkum, 405
2 Yugoslavia: the ICTY and the politics of accountability / Richard Goldstone and Ryan Jane Westlake, 24
3 Guatemala: informal mediation mechanisms and the peace process / Donald J. Planty and Paul R. Williams, 38
4 Kosovo: the arc of independence / Alush Gashi and Molly Armstrong, 51
5 Kosovo: from occupation to independence, perspectives from the sole female negotiator / Edita Tahiri and Paul R. Williams, 73
6 Sri Lanka: inside the peace process with the LTTE legal advisor / Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran and Ryan Jane Westlake, 87
7 Nagorno-Karabakh: the Key West peace process / Vartan Oskanian and Rebekah Shields, 113
8 Sierra Leone: balancing peace and justice / Yvette Stevens and Sydney E. Robson, 132
9 Montenegro: the 2002 Union Treaty negotiations with Serbia / Igor Lukšić and Alexis Berg, 152
10 Montenegro: advancing global diplomacy / Zorica Marić-Djordjević, Alexis Berg and Molly Armstrong, 176
11 Moldova: unfinished peace and the geopolitical dynamics of the Transnistrian conflict / Louis O’Neill and Sindija Bēta, 198
12 Iraq: statebuilding from 2004–10 / Robert Ford and Sydney E. Robson, 215
13 Darfur: peacekeeping in hostile terrain / Berhanemeskel Nega and Greta Ramelli, 243
14 Darfur: drafting against the odds at the Doha Peace Talks / Matthew T. Simpson and Sindi A. Connell, 266
15 Libya: building durable post-conflict legal frameworks / Anna Triponel and Caitlyn Quinn, 290
16 Syria: the Geneva process and the limits of international mediation / Ivan M. Nielsen and Heba Bawaieh, 314
17 Syria: inclusivity, justice, and governance in the Geneva peace talks / Betsy Popken and Caitlyn Quinn, 338
18 Sudan: the 2020 Juba Peace Agreement / Paul R. Williams, 358
19 Ambazonia: Cameroon’s failed peace process / Lilian Atanga, Henry Atem Oben and Ryan Jane Westlake, 376
20 South Sudan: the role of Kenyan mediation / Amina C. Mohamed and Emma Bakkum, 405
