The Dynamics of Conflict in the Multi-ethnic State of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publisher: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung BiH
Volume: 129 pages, pdf
Description:
Civil peace building, conflict management and crisis prevention have become important aspects of international relations regarding development cooperation in the past 15 to 20 years, and have taken root as goals for political action. Although the basic idea that development cooperation always seeks to be a policy for peace is by no means new, what is new is its attempt to contribute directly to peaceful development in conflict situations. This concern is no longer just an overriding, abstract goal: it should be reflected in specific strategies and measures, and the conflict impact of aid is now open to assessment in much the same way as the environmental impacts. The issue of civil peace building acquired a new dimension with the terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001; the debate on crisis prevention and conflict management may provide substantive input in this context.