International Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Strategies

Taylor & Francis

International Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding StrategiesThe Complexities of War and Peace in the Sudans\nAuthor(s): Daniela Nascimento\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032097053, 978-1032097053\nSynopsis\nThe analysis and interpretation of conflicts can be a dangerously simplistic exercise. A western, developed socio-economic perspective can simplify conflicts in the so-called Third World as the inevitable struggles of people who cannot coexist because of ethnic, religious or cultural differences. While acknowledging that many contemporary conflicts are characterised and influenced by these factors, this book calls for an approach to conflict prevention and resolution which mainly addresses the underlying political, economic and social causes. The conflict in Sudan, where narratives evolved from an interpretation based on religious differences between a Muslim North and the Christian South, provides a case.