Governance for Peace
How Inclusive, Participatory and Accountable Institutions Promote Peace and Prosperity

An evidence-based analysis of governance focusing on the institutional capacities and qualities that reduce the risk of armed conflict.

David Cortright (Author), Conor Seyle (Author), Kristen Wall (Author)

9781108402514, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 September 2017

302 pages, 7 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.46 kg

'… an excellent addition to an upper division undergraduate class or part of an introductory graduate seminar, where it would provide a valuable overview of the different bodies of research and theories on the relationship between governance and peace development.' Geraldine O'Mahony, International Studies Review

Governance for Peace presents a comprehensive analysis of the dimensions of governance that are most likely to prevent armed conflict and foster sustainable peace. It is an accessible study written for the general reader that brings together the best empirical evidence across numerous disciplines showing how effective governance and inclusive, participatory, and accountable institutions help to reduce violence by addressing social needs and providing mechanisms for resolving disputes. This balanced and incisive book gives meaning to the term 'good governance' and identifies the specific features of political and economic institutions that are most likely to promote peace within and between states. Concepts and topics examined in the book include political legitimacy, human security, 'political goods', governance and power, inclusion, accountability, social cohesion, gender equality, countering corruption, the role of civil society, democratic participation, development as freedom, capitalism and economic growth, the governance of markets, China and the 'East Asian peace', the European Union, and global institutions.

Introduction: governance and conflict prevention
1. When governance is 'good'
Part I. Capacity: 2. The security paradox
3. Social capacity
Part II. Qualities: 4. Inclusion and social equity
5. Gender equality
6. Countering corruption
Part III. Dimensions: 7. Democracy
8. Development
9. Markets, development and peace
10. Global governing
11. Governance present and future.

Subject Areas: International institutions [JPSN], International relations [JPS], Politics & government [JP]