Jessica Moody received her PhD in War Studies at Kings College, London, and works all over the world as a freelance political risk and peace-building consultant. She collaborates with an array of think tanks and politics risk consultancies, including IHS Markit, Assynt Group, and the United States Institute of Peace. She has also written op-eds for Foreign Policy, African Arguments and World Politics Review.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsMap of Cote d'IvoireChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Methods, Ethics and BiasesChapter 3: War and Peace in Cote d'IvoireChapter 4: Brice - Disarmament in DuekoueChapter 5: Fatima - Journalism in a War ZoneChapter 6: Moussa - The Religious Side of PeacebuildingChapter 7: Mamma Celeste - Pragmatic and Traditional PeacebuildingChapter 8: Seydou - Security Sector Reform in the Ivoirian Armed ForcesChapter 9: Safiatou - Trauma and PeacebuildingChapter 10: Sidiki - Reintegration Challenges for an Ex-CombatantChapter 11: Yannick - DDR DilemmasChapter 12: Awa - Surviving War and PeaceChapter 13: Ange - Refugee to Politician to PeacebuildingChapter 14: Implications and ConclusionBibliographyPrimary Source DocumentsSecondary Sources

In the aftermath of violence, we are left with the question of how to contend with its legacies while at the same time building a just and lasting peace. Typically, technocratic and cookie-cutter solutions are proffered with various transitional justice 'mechanisms' and peacebuilding 'toolkits' put on the table. But peace starts with people, not with institutions or programmes. In this highly engaging, original and insightful book, Jessica Moody privileges the voices of people experiencing conflict and seeking to build peace in Cote d'Ivoire. Through a collection of stories, Moody shows us how peace is imagined, understood, experienced and practiced in the everyday. The book is essential reading for anyone seeking to get to grips with the messy complexity of individuals and communities contending with legacies of violence.