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Based on an innovative pilot program that grew from the joint initiative and conference sponsored by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Harvard University, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, to examine the theoretical underpinnings,
Imagine Coexistence includes research, theory and practical experience that will increase readers' understanding of what works and what does not. The information in this book will help shape the assumptions and programs that are designed to rebuild war-torn societies and set them on a path to peace and reconciliation.
List of contents
Foreword. Imagining Coexistence in Conflict Communities (Sadako Ogata).
Introduction (Antonia Chayes and Martha Minow).
Part One: Concepts. 1.onstructing Coexistence.
A Survey of Coexistence Projects in Areas of Ethnic Conflict (Aneelah Afzali and Laura Colleton).
2.The Process Toward Reconciliation (Carlos E. Sluzki).
Part Two: Practice. 3. On Hidden Ground.
One Coexistence Strategy in Central Africa (Marc Sommers and Elizabeth McClintock).
4. Grand Visions and Small Projects.
Coexistence Efforts in Southeastern Europe (Diana Chigas and Brian Ganson).
5. Imagine Coexistence Pilot Projects in Rwanda and Bosnia (Cynthia Burns, Laura McGrew, and Ilija Todorovic).
6. Evaluating Coexistence.
Insights and Challenges (Eileen F. Babbitt).
Part Three: Obstacles. 7 Freedom's Hidden Price.
Framing the Obstacles to Economic Coexistence (Sven M. Spengemann).
8 Bureaucratic Obstacles to Imagining Coexistence (Antonia Chayes).
9. The Culture of Corruption in the Postconflict and Developing World (Glenn T. Ware and Gregory P. Noone).
Part Four: Approaches. 10. Education for Coexistence (Martha Minow).
11. Coexistence and Repair (Elizabeth V. Spelman).
12. Religion as an Aid and a Hindrance to Postconflict Coexistence Work (Marc Gopin).
13. Engaging with the Arts to Promote Coexistence (Cynthia Cohen).
14. Fostering Coexistence in Identity-Based Conflicts.
Toward a Narrative Approach (Sara Cobb).
15. The Art of the Possible.
Parallelism as an Approach to Promoting Coexistence (Lauren Elizabeth Guth).
Afterword.
Reflections on Coexistence (Michael Ignatieff).
About the Editors.
About the Contributors.
Index.
About the author
Antonia Chayes is adjunct lecturer in public policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and senior advisor and vice chair of Conflict Management Group. She also serves as director of the Project on International Compliance and Conflict Management at the Program for Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
Martha Minow is a professor at Harvard Law School, senior fellow and acting director of the Harvard Center on Ethics and the Professions, and commissioner of the Independent International Commission on Kosovo.
Summary
Seeks to enhance prospects for coexistence and break the destructive cycles of intergroup violence. This book offers a different perspective grounded in research and outlines the lessons learned from numerous war-torn societies. It addresses the problems that the people of devastated nations face when the conflict subsides.
