New Paths and Policies towards Conflict Prevention

This book explores the discourse on conflict prevention and peacebuilding by bringing together researchers from China and Switzerland over a series policy dialogues.

Courtney J. Fung is Assistant Professor of International Relations at The University of Hong Kong. Björn Gehrmann is a German Diplomat and Mediator, who worked for the Human Security Division of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2019. Rachel F. Madenyika is UN Representative at the Quaker United Nations Office in New York, USA. Jason G. Tower directs the Burma program of the United States Institute of Peace (Formerly Southeast Asia Regional Advisor, PeaceNexus Foundation, Yangon).

Introduction: Understanding Conflict Prevention in the Shifting Global Context Rachel F. Madenyika and Jason Tower Part I: The Broader Norms of Prevention and Building Peace 1. How to sustain peace? A review of the scholarly debate Björn Gehrmann 2. Political Violence Prevention: Definitions and Implications Stephanie C. Hofmann 3. A Tale of Two 'Peaces': Peacebuilding in the Twenty-First Century: Liberal Peace, Developmental Peace and Peacebuilding Yin He 4. How to Curb Conflict: Policy Lessons from the Economic Literature Dominic Rohner Part II: Approaches to Preventing Conflict 5. The Deep Roots of Swiss Conflict Prevention David Lanz 6. Considerations for the Design and Preparation of National Dialogue Processes Katia Papagianni 7. China and Mediation: Principles and Practice Tiewa Liu Part III: Opportunities for Peace? 8. How to Understand the Peacebuilding Potential of the Belt and Road Initiative Dongyan Li 9. Security Sector Reform and Conflict Prevention Albrecht Schnabel 10. 'A Community of Shared Future for Mankind' and Implications for Conflict Prevention Guihong Zhang Conclusion: Future Collaborative Efforts to Prevent Conflict Rachel F. Madenyika and Jason Tower