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Tables of Contents for Democratic Peace-Building and Conflict Prevention
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
9
2
A. CONFLICT PREVENTION
11
12
Proactive and reactive conflict prevention
11
1
Causes of failure
12
11
Prognosis
13
2
Perceived interests
15
1
Know how
16
7
B. SUSTAINABLE PEACE
23
16
Definition
23
1
Requirements of a sustainable peace
24
1
Assessing sustainable peace
25
14
Checklist communication, consultation and negotiation
25
3
Checklist peace enhancing structures
28
6
Democratic political structures
28
1
Justice System
29
2
Socio-economic structure
31
1
Education - information - communication
32
1
Refugees
33
1
Checklist Integrative moral-political climate
34
3
Checklist objective and subjective security
37
2
C. CONFLICT IMPACT ASSESSMENT (CIAS)
39
18
Purpose of CIAS
40
1
Reservations and resistance
40
1
Six assessment criteria
41
16
A clear and compelling definition-vision of peace and a valid conceptual framework indicating the necessary conditions for realizing the aim
42
1
A comprehensive needs assessment
43
2
A coherent peace plan
45
5
An effective implementation
50
1
Recognition of owners and stakeholders and their legitimate control of the conflict transformation process
51
3
Awareness and dismantling of mental and ``sentimental'' walls
54
3
D. DEMOCRATIC PEACE BUILDING
57
76
Democratization pressures
58
4
Democratic peace building in post communist states
62
6
The concept of Democracy
68
14
Contending definitions of democracy
68
4
How to assess democratic progress?
72
10
A difficult transition process
82
51
Outcomes
85
4
Factors influencing the democratic transition
89
44
International political factors
92
The preceding non-democratic regime
91
2
Leadership of the preceding non-democratic regime
93
1
Transition initiation: who starts and who controls?
94
2
The transition process and strategies
96
4
Civil-military relations
100
2
Civil Society
102
3
The quality of leadership
105
2
The spoilers and supporters of the democratization process
107
3
Other internal democracy support systems
110
Constructive management of ethnic conflicts
109
5
A favorable socio-economic environment
114
5
Political culture and psychology
119
4
Objective and subjective security
123
1
External influences
124
Security of the international environment
123
1
International moral political climate
124
1
Foreign intervention
125
5
Transnational civil society
130
3
E. LESSONS LEARNED FROM RECENT DEMOCRATIZATION EFFORTS
133
14
Early warning: the devil is in the transition
133
1
Diagnosis first, policy second
133
1
Democratic peace building architecture
134
1
Timing
135
2
External democratization efforts make a significant difference
137
1
Psychology of democratization
138
2
The political economics of democratic transition
140
1
Leadership
141
1
Strengthening transitional democracies through conflict resolution
141
2
Civil society
143
1
Strengthening institutional learning
143
1
Electoral assistance
144
3
Conclusion
147
2
Endnotes
149
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