Believers, skeptics, and failure in conflict resolution / Ian S. Spears.

Intro; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; Abbreviations; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Problem of Conflict Resolution; Chapter 2: Perspectives on Conflict Resolution; Perspectives on Time and Progress; Perspectives on Good and Evil; Perspectives on When to Intervene; Perspectives on the Nature of Intervention; Perspectives on Post-conflict Governance; Perspectives on the Future; Why Believers Are Not "Winning the War on War"; Chapter 3: Sources of Violent Conflict and the Banality of Conflict Resolution; Ethnicity as a Source of Conflict

Believer Solutions to Ethnic ConflictSkeptic Solutions to Ethnic Conflict; Economic Sources of Conflict; Believer Solutions to Economic Wars; Skeptic Solutions to Economic Wars; Environmental Sources of Violent Conflict; Believer Solutions to Environmental Conflict; Skeptic Solutions to Environmental Conflict; Religious Militancy and Terrorism as Sources of Conflict; Believer Solutions to Militant Religion; Skeptic Solutions to Militant Religion; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Problems of Knowledge, Power, and Political Will; The Condition of Knowledge and Understanding; The Condition of Power

The Condition of Political WillChapter 5: States, Leaders, Governance, and Why Conflict Resolution Fails; Permanent Borders and Permanent States; Good Governance and Good Leadership; Inclusion and Power-Sharing; Grassroots State-Building; State-Building and Democracy; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Why Belligerents Choose Conflict over Peace; Choosing Violence for Pleasure, Material Gain, or Self-Interest; Choosing Violence for Reasons of Justice and Progressive Change; Choosing Violence for Development and Renewal; Choosing War for Reasons of Peace; Conclusion; Index