This fully updated third-edition of Contemporary Peacemaking is a state of the art overview of peacemaking in relation to contemporary civil wars. It examines best (and worst) practice in relation to peace processes and peace accords. The contributing authors are a mix of leading academics and practitioners with expert knowledge of a wide arrays of cases and techniques. The book provides a mix of theory and concept-building along with insights into ongoing cases of peace processes and post-accord peacebuilding. The chapters make clear that peacemaking is a dynamic field, with new practices in peacemaking techniques, changes to the international peace support architecture, and greater awareness of key issues such as gender and development after peace accords. The book is mindful of the intersection between top-down and bottom-up approaches to peace and how formal and institutionalized peace accords need to be lived and enacted by communities on the ground.

About the Author

Roger Mac Ginty is Professor at the School of Government and International Affairs, and Director of the Durham Global Security Institute, both at Durham University, UK. He edits the journal Peacebuilding, is co-founder of the Everyday Peace Indicators, and his latest book is Everyday Peace: How So-called Ordinary People Can Disrupt Violent Conflict (2021).

Anthony Wanis-St. John is Associate Professor at the School of International Service at American University, USA, where he directed the International Peace and Conflict Resolution program. His latest book is Back Channel Negotiation: Secrecy in Middle East Peacemaking (2011). He co-wrote "Negotiating Civil Resistance," with Noah Rosen, and "Civil Society and Peace Negotiations: Confronting Exclusion," with Darren Kew. He works with both the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Department of Defense as senior advisor and instructor.


Book Information
ISBN 9783030829612
Author Roger Mac Ginty
Format Hardback
Page Count 623
Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG