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vii Acknowledgments l The research on which this book is based was conducted with the support of a generous grant from the Henry R. Luce Initiative on Religion and International Affairs Program of the Henry Luce Foundation.Toby Volkman is thanked for her oversight and management of the award that made this project possible. The project was administered through the Center for Sustainable Development at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver . Former executive director of the center, Elizabeth Cox, did a masterful job of administering the project and of convening various project events in Colorado and New York. Also at Korbel, graduate students Fletcher Cox, Devin Finn, and Lauren Stackpoole all contributed in various substantive ways to the project over time through research assistance, reports on various colloquia and symposia, and help organizing project events. Lynn Backstrom-Funk of the University of Denver’s Office of Sponsored Programs and Research provided impeccable professional administration of the Luce Foundation grant that made the project possible. The contributors also thank a number of reviewers, policy-oriented participants , and expert commentators who have participated in various events related to this project. These include a number of University of Denver colleagues; leading academics in the field of religion, conflict, and comparative politics; United Nations officials; and representatives from human rights organizations. In particular , we would like to thank Tamra Pearson d’Estree of the University of Denver ; Joyce Dubensky of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding; Anita Ernstdorfer and Gay Rosenblum-Kumar of the United Nations Development Program; Rama Mani of the World Future Council; Marc Sheuer, director of the Alliance for Civilizations; Massimo Tommasoli of International IDEA; Vanessa Wyeth of the International Peace Institute; and Valerie Rocher and Simona Cruciani of the Office of the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide , United Nations. Andrea Bartoli and an anonymous reviewer provided constructively critical , detailed comments on the manuscript during the review process, and these viii Acknowledgments reviewers provided important conceptual and case-specific insights that are reflected in the book’s pages.The editor would especially like to acknowledge the dedicated work of the book’s contributors. David Little provided overall intellectual guidance throughout the project, and the case study authors in turn provided critical, complementary reflections that in turn helped develop Little’s conceptual framework. The contributors to the volume would like to thank Don Jacobs, acquisitions editor at Georgetown University Press, as well as the entire staff, for embracing the project and for their stewardship throughout the publishing process. ...

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