Peacebuilding in Deeply Divided Societies

Fletcher D. Cox is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at William Jewell College, and a Research Associate of the Sié Chéou Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy. He specializes in the study of civil wars and political violence, and has managed relief, development, and peacebuilding programs in multiple disaster and conflict-affected countries. Timothy D. Sisk is Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. Professor Sisk has conducted extensive research on the role of international and regional organizations, particularly the United Nations, in peace operations, peacemaking, and peacebuilding.

• Introduction.- 1. Peacebuilding: A Social Cohesion Approach.- 2. Guatemala: National Fragmentation, Local Cohesion.- 3. Kenya: Identity and Insecurity in a Modernizing Society.- 4. Lebanon: Confessionalism, Consociationalism, and Social Cohesion.- 5. Myanmar: Religion, Identity, and Conflict in a Democratic Transition.- 6. Nepal: Identity Politics in a Turbulent Transition.- 7. Nigeria: Frustration, Polarization, and Violence.- 8. Sri Lanka: Social Cohesion... In the Eye of the Beholder.- 9. Peacebuilding for Social Cohesion: Findings and Implications.- Conclusion.