Pathways for Peace

Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict

United Nations, World Bank

• Publisher: World Bank
• Year: 2018
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• eBook ISBN:
  9781464811623
• Subtopic: Peace & Global Development
• Index: Politics & International Relations

The resurgence of violent conflict in recent years has caused immense human suffering, at enormous social and economic cost. Violent conflicts today have become complex and protracted, involving more non-state groups and regional and international actors, often linked to global challenges from climate change to transnational organized crime. It is increasingly recognized as an obstacle to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This has given impetus for policy makers at all levels – from local to global – to focus on preventing violent conflict more effectively. Grounded in a shared commitment to this agenda, Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict is a joint United Nations and World Bank study that looks at how development processes can better interact with diplomacy and mediation, security and other tools to prevent conflict from becoming violent. To understand 'what works,' it reviews the experience of different countries and institutions to highlight elements that have contributed to peace. Central to these efforts is the need to address grievances around exclusion from access to power, opportunity and security. States hold the primary responsibility for prevention, but to be effective, civil society, the private sector, regional and international organizations must be involved. Enhancing the meaningful participation of women and youth in decision making, as well as long-term policies to address the aspirations of women and young people are fundamental to sustaining peace.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Executive Summary
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1. A Surge and Expansion of Violent Conflict
• 2. The Need for Prevention in an Interdependent World
• 3. Pathways for Peace
• 4. Why People Fight: Inequality, Exclusion, and a Sense of Injustice
• 5. What People Fight Over: Arenas of Contestation
• 6. Country Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict
• 7. The International Architecture for Prevention
• 8. Pursuing Pathways for Peace: Recommendations for Building Inclusive Approaches for Prevention
• Appendix A. Thematic Papers and Case Studies
• Boxes
• Figures
• Maps
• Tables