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This book takes a critical look at a phenomenon that has absorbed the interests and energies of academics and practitioners alike — the regeneration of societies exhausted by violent political conflict. The issues confronted by societies in moving from conflict to relative peace has attracted much research; and external actors have worked to promote regeneration and peacebuilding in countries as different as Cambodia and Guatemala. Simply stated, the aim has been to regenerate the lives and livelihoods of communities to prevent a relapse into violent conflict. But to what effect, and with what means and priorities?
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Pugh, M. (2000). Introduction: The Ownership of Regeneration and Peacebuilding. In: Pugh, M. (eds) Regeneration of War-Torn Societies. Global Issues Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-62835-3_1
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