"The purpose of this volume is to consider the contribution that conflict resolution can make in the development of the new concepts and practices of peacekeeping called for by the United Nations peacekeeping forces, as efforts are made to learn from the traumatic and devastating impact of the many civil wars that have erupted in the past decade." "The editors have gathered together some of the most influential writers in the fields of contemporary conflict resolution and peacekeeping to discuss these issues."--Jacket.

Conflict resolution and peacekeeping : critiques and responses / Tom Woodhouse -- United Nations peacekeeping : a matter of principles? / Stephen Ryan -- Defining warlords / John MacKinlay -- Sharpening the weapons of peace : peace support operations and complex emergencies / Philip Wilkinson -- Organizing for effective peacebuilding / David Last -- Working with ethno-political conflict : a multi-modal approach / Sean Byrne and Loraleigh Keashly -- NGOs, conflict management and peacebuilding / Pamela Aall -- Cultural issues in contemporary peacekeeping / Tamara Duffey -- Reflections on UN post-settlement peacebuilding / Oliver Ramsbotham -- Peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peacebuilding : a reconsideration of theoretical frameworks / A.B. Fetherston -- Conflict prevention : options for rapid deployment and UN standing forces / H. Peter Langille.