Review Essay
Polity (2008) 40, 120–135. doi:10.1057/palgrave.polity.2300094
Peacebuilding: A Time to Listen to and Learn from Reconciliationism*
Tristan Anne Borer , ed. Telling the Truths: Truth Telling and Peace Building in Post-Conflict Societies. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2006.
Charles T. Call , ed. Constructing Justice and Security after War. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press, 2007.
Chester A. Crocker, Fen Olser Hampson, and Pamela Aall , eds. Leashing the Dogs of War: Conflict Management in a Divided World. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press, 2007.
John Darby , ed. Violence and Reconstruction. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2006.
Julie A. Mertus and Jeffrey W. Helsing , eds. Human Rights and Conflict: Exploring the Links between Rights, Law and Peacebuilding. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press, 2006.
Daniel Philpott , ed. The Politics of Past Evil: Religion, Reconciliation and the Dilemmas of Transitional Justice. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2006.1
Lisa A Baglione1
1Saint Joseph's University
*Sincere thanks to Elizabeth Linehan, Susan Liebell, and Emily Rodio for their helpful comments, and especially to Michael Goodhart for his careful reading of and valuable contributions to this essay. Any remaining deficiencies are the author's responsibility alone.
Keywords:
conflict resolution, conflict transformation, post-conflict societies, peacebuilding, reconciliation, restorative justice
