Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Latin America 2017-18
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Module Reading – Required Texts 5 itemsReadings are freely available as books and articles in the library. However, students may purchase one or some of the following texts if they wish; this is not a prerequisite, however:
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Transitional justice and peacebuilding on the ground: victims and ex-combatants - 2013 (electronic book)
Book
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Nomos - Transitional Justice - , 2012
Journal Available in the library and as an e-book.
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Transitional justice - 2000
Book Available in the library and as an e-book.
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WEEK 1. Module Introduction: Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Latin America. 18 items
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Required: 5 items
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Chapter In: C.J. Arnson (Editor) In the Wake of War: Democratization and Internal Armed Conflict in Latin America.
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Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding after Mass Violence - 2008
Article
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Why peace fails: the causes and prevention of civil war recurrence - 2012 (electronic book)
Book Introduction and chapter 1.
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Transitional justice in the twenty-first century: beyond truth versus justice - , 2006
Book Introduction (digitised).
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Suggested (this week some Suggested Readings are as general books on the subject – please read around the general topic): 13 items
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The Law and Politics of Contemporary Transitional Justice. - 2005
Article
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Book Available in the library and as an e-book.
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Power in the Isthmus: a political history of modern Central America - 1988
Book Available in the library and as an e-book.
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Confronting past human rights violations: justice vs. peace in times of transition - 2004
Book Available in the library and as an e-book.
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Latin American Democratization since 1978: Democratic Transitions, Breakdowns, and Erosions - ,
Chapter in The Third Wave of Democratization in Latin America: Advances and Setbacks.
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WEEK 2. Latin America: Human Wrongs, Human Rights. 17 items
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Required: 7 items
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Living in Revolutionary Time: Coming to Terms with the Violence of Latin America’s Long Cold War -
Chapter Available in the Library and as an e-book.
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The persistent power of human rights: from commitment to compliance - , , 2013
Book Read: • Risse, T., Stephen C. Ropp, Kathryn Sikkink, (2013) “Introduction and Overview”, pp. 3-22 - Available in the library and as an e-book.
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Overcoming Impunity: Pathways to Accountability in Latin America - , , , 2014
Article
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Violence and Fear in Latin America - ,
Chapter Digitised.
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State violence and genocide in Latin America: the Cold War years 2010 (electronic book)
Book pp.152-166.
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Suggested: 10 items
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Reflections on Rural Violence in Latin America Original text - 2001
Article
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Is Washington Losing Latin America? - 2006
Article
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Book Read: Joseph, G.M., ‘Latin America’s Long Cold War: A Century of Revolutionary Process and U.S. Power’. Available in the library and as an e-book.
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High-Level Political Corruption in Latin America: A Transitional Phenomenon? -
Chapter in: Combating Corruption in Latin America - J. Tulchin et el.
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WEEK 3. Transition and Post-War Reconstruction: some concepts. 21 items
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Required: 9 items
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Governance in post-conflict societies: rebuilding fragile states - 2007
Book Read: ‘Introduction’ - D. Brinkerhoff Available in the library and as an e-book.
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From Peace to Democratization: Lessons from Central America - , 2003
Chapter Digitised.
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Conflict and development - , 2009
Book Read: 4 Conflict resolution, transformation, reconciliation and development. Available in the library and as an e-book.
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Conflict and development - , 2016
Book Read: Chapter 4. Conflict transformation and development. Available in the library and as an e-book.
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Peace, Security and Development in Post-Conflict Environments - , 2005
Article
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The Pre-War Reconstruction of Post-War Iraq Original text - 2003
Article
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Suggested: 12 items
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Delegative Democracy - 1994
Article
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Civil society, the market and democracy in Latin America - 1997
Article
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Citizenship rights and social movements: a comparative and statistical analysis - , 1997
Book (especially Chapters Two and Three). Available in the library and as an e-book.
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Book (especially Chapter One).
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Cultures of politics/politics of cultures: re-visioning Latin American social movements - , , 1998
Book Read: ‘New Subjects of Rights? Women's Movements and the Construction of Citizenship in the New Democracies’- Schild, V. (1998)
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Democracy and Governance in Conflict and Postwar Latin America: A Quantitative Assessment - 2012
Chapter in: In the Wake of War: Democratization and Internal Armed Conflict in Latin America
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Human Security: Paradigm Shift or Hot Air? Original text - 2001
Article
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Explaining the left’s resurgence -
Chapter in: Latin America's Struggle for Democracy
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Introduction: Development and Surplus Life - 2007
Chapter in: Development, Security and Unending War: Governing the World of Peoples
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WEEK 4. Transitional Justice Processes in Latin America. 16 items
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Required: 10 items
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Why Truth Still Matters: Historical Clarification, Impunity and Justice in Contemporary Guatemala -
Chapter In: C. Arnson (Editor) (2012) In the Wake of War: Democratization and Internal Armed Conflict in Latin America.
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Transitional justice in balance: comparing processes, weighing efficacy - , , 2010
Book Introduction (digitised).
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The politics of memory: transitional justice in democratizing societies - , , 2001 (electronic book)
Book Read: • Gonzalez-Enriquez, C., P. Aguilar, A. Barahona de Brito (2001) ‘Conclusions’
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Peace processes: a sociological approach - 2010
Book Chapter 6 (digitised).
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Suggested: 6 items
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Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding after Mass Violence - 2009
Article
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The Handbook of Reparations 2006
Book
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Article Inaugural address as Visiting Professor to the UNESCO Chairin Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy 2009. Delivered on 21 October 2009 at Utrecht University
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WEEK 5. Prosecuting Human Rights Abuses from Argentina’s Dirty War 6 items
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Required: 4 items
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Accountability for Past Abuses Original text - 1997
Article
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The politics of victimhood in post-conflict societies: comparative and analytical perspectives - , 2018
Book (read as much of this book as you can)
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A sense of self-perceived collective victimhood in intractable conflicts - , , , 2009
Article
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Suggested: 2 items
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WEEK 6. Discovering the Truth, Repairing Harm: Chile 15 items
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Required: 7 items
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Contribution of Truth, Justice, and Reparation Policies to Latin American Democracies
Book Read: • Lira, Elizabeth. (2011) “Chile: Truth, Reparation and Justice: The Past Living in the Present”, p.81 - 119.
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A Season of Memory: Human Rights in Chile’s Long Transition -
Chapter In: The Politics of Memory in Chile: From Pinochet to Bachelet
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Collaborators and the Politics of Memory in Chile. - 2001
Article
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When Truth Commissions Improve Human Rights - , , , 2010
Article Special Issue: Transitional Justice on Trial - Evaluating Its Impact.
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Suggested: 8 items
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Truth as Justice: Investigatory Commissions in Latin America - , 1995
Article
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The House of Lords as a Political and Constitutional Court: Lessons from the Pinochet Case -
Chapter In: The Pinochet Case: A Legal and Constitutional Analysis, edited by D. Woodhouse.
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The Developing Jurisprudence on Amnesty - , 1998
Article
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WEEK 7. Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding: Colombia 43 items
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Required: 9 items
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Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding after Mass Violence - 2009
Article
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Colombia's Bid for Justice and Peace -
Chapter Scroll down to page 409
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Suggested: 18 items
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Chapter
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The human right to health and the struggle for recognition - 2012
Article
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Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding after Mass Violence - 2009
Article Vol. 3
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International peacebuilding and local resistance: hybrid forms of peace - 2011
Book Available in Library and as an e-book.
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At war's end: building peace after civil conflict - 2004
Book Available in Library and as an e-book.
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Reconceptualising Transitional Justice: The Latin American Experience - 2012
Article Presented at: LASA, San Francisco, 23-26 May, 2012.
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Transitional justice - 2000
Book Available in Library and as an e-book.
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Article Inaugural address as Visiting Professor to the UNESCO Chairin Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy 2009. Delivered on 21 October 2009 at Utrecht University
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Colombia research: 16 items
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A Social-Medical Approach to Violence in Colombia. - 2003
Article
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Facing Destruction, Rebuilding Life - , 2001
Article
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Document London School of Economics. Crisis States Research Centre. Working Paper 19 (Series 2) .
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Is There a Culture of Violence in Colombia? - 2007
Article
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Armed Actors in the Colombian Conflict - 2004
Chapter
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Colombia: Does Injustice Cause Violence? - 2003
Chapter Available in Library and as an e-book.
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The Cold War That Didn’t End: Paramilitary Modernization in Medellín, Colombia - 2010
Chapter Available in Library and as an e-book.
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WEEK 8. Genocide on Trial: the Truth vs. Justice Debate in Guatemala. 29 items
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Required: 4 items
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The origins and dynamics of genocide: political violence in Guatemala - 2016
Book Available in the Library and as an e-book.
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Journal of Genocide Research: Vol 18, No 2-3
Journal Special Edition: The Genocide Trial of Rios Montt in Guatemala. Read as many articles here as you can.
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Suggested: 4 items
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The international politics of post-conflict reconstruction in Guatemala - 2007
Book Read as much as you can of this text.
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The Armed Conflicts: 13 items
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The Pacification of Central America. - 1993
Document Read: Chapter on El Salvador.
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Guerrillas: war and peace in Central America - 2008
Book
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Book REMHI, Recovery of Historical Memory Project ; the official report of the Human Rights Office, Archdiocese of Guatemala.
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Guatemala: Memory of Silence. Report of the Mission for Historical Clarification. Conclusions. 1999
Document http://shr.aaas.org/guatemala/ceh/report/english/toc.html
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Terror in the Land of the Holy Spirit - 2009
Book
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The Peace Processes: 8 items
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Social movements, indigenous politics and democratisation in Guatemala, 1985-1996 - 2008
Book (read as much of this text as you can).
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Peace and Democratisation in Guatemala: Two Parallel Processes - 1999
Chapter In: C. J. Arnson (Editor) (1999) Comparative Peace Processes in Latin America
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Guatemala's Postwar Prospects - 1997
Article
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Of centaurs and doves: Guatemala's peace process - 2000
Book (read as much of this text as you can).
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Challenges to Political Democracy in El Salvador - 2005
Chapter
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WEEK 9. Much Ado about Nothing? The Impact of Transitional Justice. 9 items
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Required: 9 items
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Webpage Paper prepared for presentation at the 7th ECPR General Conference 4-7 September 2013, Bordeaux.
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Transitional justice in balance: comparing processes, weighing efficacy - , , 2010
Book Read as much of this book as you can.
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The justice cascade: how human rights prosecutions are changing world politics - 2011
Book Read as much of this book as you can.
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Human rights in Latin America: a politics of terror and hope - 2010
Book Read as much of this book as you can. [Available in the Library and as an e-book]
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Transitional justice in the twenty-first century: beyond truth versus justice 2006
Book Read as much of this book as you can.
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Transitional justice and peacebuilding on the ground: victims and ex-combatants - 2013 (electronic book)
Book Read as much of this book as you can.
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Week 10. Wrap-Up: Transitional Justice as Peacebuilding? Post-War Reconstruction Reloaded. 21 items
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Required: 6 items
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Routine peace: Technocracy and peacebuilding - 2012
Article
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Why peace fails: the causes and prevention of civil war recurrence - 2012 (electronic book)
Book Chapters Two and Six (Nicaragua, Haiti, Peru)
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Journal Read as many articles as you can from this special edition.
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Suggested: 15 items
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No war, no peace: the rejuvenation of stalled peace processes and peace accords - 2006
Book Chapters Three and Five.
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Peace as governance: power-sharing, armed groups and contemporary peace negotiations - 2008
Book Chapters Two and Five.
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Negotiations and Peace Processes - 2003
Chapter In: J. Darby and R. MacGinty (Editors) Contemporary Peace-Making: Conflict, Violence and Peace Processes
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Peace Accords and Ethnic Conflicts: a Comparative Study of Content and Approaches - 2003
Chapter In: J. Darby and R. MacGinty (Editors) Contemporary Peace-Making: Conflict, Violence and Peace Processes
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Liberal peacebuilding and global governance: beyond the metropolis - 2011
Book Introduction and Chapter One.
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The transformation of peace - 2005
Book Available in the library and as an e-book.
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Chapter In: C. J. Arnson (Editor) Comparative Peace Processes in Latin America.
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Commentary: Two Decades of Negotiation in Colombia— Contrasting Results and Missed Opportunities - 2012
Chapter In: C. Arnson (Editor) In the Wake of War: Democratization and Internal Armed Conflict in Latin America.
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The Rise of Illiberal De mocracy in Latin America - 2005
Document
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From Turmoil to Stability in Central America - 2008
Chapter In: L. Diamond, M. Plattner and D. Abente Brun (Editors) Latin America's Struggle for Democracy.
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Colombia Hews to the Path of Change - 2008
Chapter In: L. Diamond, M. Plattner and D. Abente Brun (Editors) Latin America's Struggle for Democracy.
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Peace in Peru, but Unresolved Tasks - 2012
Chapter In: C. Arnson (Editor) In the Wake of War: Democratization and Internal Armed Conflict in Latin America.
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Journals 44 itemsA series of key journals regularly publish scholarly articles on the issues relevant to this module, in particular the politics of Latin America, political transition, democratisation and social movements. These may include:
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The international journal of transitional justice (electronic journal)
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Bulletin of Latin American research - (electronic journal)
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Latin American research review (electronic journal)
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Foreign affairs (electronic journal)
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Journal of peace research (electronic journal)
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Latin American perspectives (electronic journal)
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Oxford development studies (electronic journal)
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Journal of Latin American studies (electronic journal)
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Journal of law and society (electronic journal)
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Third world quarterly (electronic journal)
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Social movement studies (electronic journal)
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Other journals focused on peace and conflict studies could include:
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Journal of peace research - (electronic journal)
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Peace and change (electronic journal)
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Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
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Nations and nationalism (electronic journal)
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Millennium: journal of international studies - (electronic journal)
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Review of international studies - (electronic journal)
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International journal of conflict management 1990- (electronic journal)
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Journal of social issues - (electronic journal)
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Paradigms: the Kent journal of international relations - 1987-1995
Journal Continued by Global Society
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Journal Formerly known as Paradigms.
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Alternatives: social transformation and humane governance (electronic journal)
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Global governance: a review of multilateralism and international organizations (electronic journal)
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Middle Eastern studies 1964]- (electronic journal)
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Civil wars (electronic journal)
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Foreign policy (electronic journal)
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Foreign affairs (electronic journal)
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Oxford development studies (electronic journal)
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Journal of law and society (electronic journal)
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Third world quarterly (electronic journal)
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Social movement studies (electronic journal)
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Useful websites that frequently publish reports and relevant research include: 1 item
Transitional Justice Database
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International Centre for Transitional Justice
Ethnography of Peace
http://www.peacefulsocieties.org/archive.html
Crisis Web
http://www.intl-crisis-group.org/
Conflict Resolution Resources
European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation
Commission on Global Governance
INCORE: Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity
The International Institute for Strategic Studies
OSCE
Peace and Conflict Studies
The Kroc Institute for Peace Studies
UN University
Uppsala Conflict data
http://www.pcr.uu.se/research.htm
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Map of US intervention in the Americas: http://www.soaw.org/presente/images/stories/artists/ilcinkhighressm.jpg
Amnesty International: http://www.amnesty.org
Human Rights Watch: http://www.hrw.org
International Crisis Group: http://www.crisisgroup.org
Washington Office on Latin America: http://www.wola.org
International Centre on Non-Violent Conflict: http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/
United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/about/dpko/
United Nations Peacekeeping Best Practices Unit: http://research.un.org/en/peacekeeping-community
United Nations Peacekeeping: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/
United Nations Development Programme: http://www.undp.org
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugess: http://www.unhcr.org
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://www.ohchr.org
United Nations Development Programme Latin America and the Caribbean: http://www.latinamerica.undp.org/
United Nations Peacebuilding Commission: http://www.un.org/en/peacebuilding/
World Bank Conflict Prevention and Reconstruction Unit: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/EXTCPR/0,,menuPK:407746~pagePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:407740,00.html
Oxford Analytica: http://www.oxan.com
International Crisis Group: http://www.crisisgroup.org
Latin American Studies Association: http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/eng/
Latin American Network Information Centre: http://lanic.utexas.edu/
Washington Office on Latin America: http://www.wola.org
International Centre on Non-Violent Conflict: http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/