War to Peace Transition

Dr. Kenneth Omeje is a lecturer in the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford and a specialist in African Peace and Conflict Studies. He is the author of High Stakes and Stakeholders: Oil Conflict and Security in Nigeria and has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.

• Part 1 Part I—Conceptual, Historical, Regional, & International AspectsPart 2 Chapter 1—Introduction: Discourses of the Liberian Civil War and the Imperatives of PeacebuildingPart 3 Chapter2—The Political History of Liberia and the Civil WarPart 4 Chapter 3—Failure of Domestic Politics and Civil War in Liberia: Regional Ramifications and ECOWAS InterventionPart 5 Chapter 4—Conflicts and Interventions in Liberia: The Local, Regional, and International DynamicsPart 6 Part II—Empirical & Policy AspectsPart 7 Chapter 5—Dynamics of Gender Relations in War-Time and Post-War Liberia: Implications for Public PolicyPart 8 Chapter 6—Peacebuilding and Inter-Religious Dialogue in Liberia: Reflections on the Role of the Inter-Religious Council of LiberiaPart 9 Chapter 7—Music, Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation in Post-War LiberiaPart 10 The Role of Civil Society in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding in Liberia: A Policy ApproachPart 11 An Integrated Framework for Peacebuilding, Human Rights and Development: Reflections on Liberia's Poverty Reduction StrategyPart 12 About the ContributorsPart 13 Index

This collection provides a penetrating and constructive examination of what to many people outside Africa seemed an unfathomable situation in Liberia and an overwhelming task of peacebuilding.