Into the Eye of the Storm

A Handbook of International Peacebuilding

Into the Eye of the Storm: A Handbook of International Peacebuilding
"Good intentions are not sufficient for ensuring appropriate action, process, and outcome."

This much-needed handbook offers conflict resolution professionals working (or planning to work) in foreign countries a critical, step-by-step guide for dealing with difficult and potentially dangerous disputes in other nations. The editors, John Paul Lederach and Janice Moomaw Jenner, have gathered a stellar panel of seasoned experts who illustrate how to approach international peacebuilding with effective actions and approaches gained through experience that will contribute ultimately to a more positive outcome. Based on the experience of the contributors – work as global peace brokers, the book includes a wide array of guidelines, pragmatic approaches, and models of constructive, culturally appropriate ways to respond to conflict.

Lederach, John Paul, and Janice Moomaw Jenner, eds. Into the Eye of the Storm: A Handbook of International Peacebuilding. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass, 2002.

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