Globalization, Social Movements, and Peacebuilding

Contents

Contents List of Tables and Figure  ix Acknowledgments  xi Introduction Jackie Smith and Ernesto Verdeja  1 Part One: Discourses of Conflict and Movement 1. The Post–Cold War Arms Trade Paradox Humanitarian Arms Control, NGOs, and the Strategic Complexes of the Liberal Peace Neil Cooper  21 2. Neoliberal Ethics, the Humanitarian International, and Practices of Peacebuilding Cecelia Lynch  47 3. Laughing at the Enemy Rethinking Critiques of Communal Political Violence in India Dia Da Costa  69 viii  Contents Part Two: Global Models and Local Conflicts 4. Toward Human Security and Gender Justice Reflections on Afghanistan and Iraq Valentine M. Moghadam  97 5. Capitalism at Sea Piracy and “State Failure” in the Gulf of Aden Isaac Kamola  134 6. Poisoned Patronage Appropriating Aid and Pulling Down “Big Men” in Northern Sierra Leone Catherine Bolten  159 Part Three: Peacebuilding from Below Opportunities and Challenges 7. Peacebuilding as a Transformative and Deliberative Process James Bohman  189 8. The World Social Forums as Transformative Peacebuilding Jackie Smith, Rebecca Burns, and Rachel Miller  207 Conclusion Ernesto Verdeja and Jackie Smith  235 Bibliography  247 Contributors  279 Index  283 ...