Business, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: Contributions from the private sector to address violent conflict (Routledge Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution)

Business, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding examines the actions currently being taken by businesses in areas of violent conflict around the world, and explores how they can make a significant contribution to the resolution of violent conflicts through business-based peacebuilding. This book combines two approaches to provide a comprehensive look at the current state and future of business- based peacebuilding. It marries a detailed study of documented peacebuilding activities with a map of the possibilities for future business-related conflict work and pragmatic suggestions for business leaders, conflict resolution practitioners, and peacebuilding organizations. The use of the label ‘business-based peacebuilding’ is new and signifies actions business can take beyond simple legal compliance or making changes to avoid creating a conflict. Although business-based peacebuilding is new, examples are included from around the world to illustrate that, working together, businesses have a strong contribution to make to the creation of peaceful societies. The book advocates pragmatic peacebuilding, which is not overly concerned with cause-driven models of conflict. Instead, pragmatic peacebuilding encourages an examination of what is needed in the conflict and what can be provided. This approach is free of some of the ideological baggage of traditional peacebuilding and allows for a much wider range of participants in the peacebuilding project. This book will be of much interest to students of peace studies, conflict resolution, international security and business studies, as well as to practitioners and business leaders. Derek Sweetman is Dispute Resolution Director for Better Business Bureau in Washington, DC and Instructor at New Century College, George Mason University, USA. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 8 Copyright......Page 5 Introduction......Page 10 Part I: Evaluating business-based peacebuilding......Page 16 1 Business-based peacebuilding and conflict resolution......Page 18 2 Relevant work......Page 27 3 Business-based peacebuilding in practice......Page 38 4 Analysis......Page 57 5 The future of business-based peacebuilding and conflict resolution......Page 69 Part II: Designing business-based peacebuilding programs......Page 74 6 Violent conflict and business......Page 76 7 The business case for peace......Page 84 8 Lessons from conflict resolution and peacebuilding......Page 91 9 Mapping the forms of business-based peacebuilding......Page 108 10 Actors in business-based peacebuilding......Page 125 11 Developing business-based peacebuilding......Page 136 12 Caveats and questions......Page 145 References......Page 151 Index......Page 159 Economics, Finance, Business & Industry Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 8 Copyright 5 Contents 8 Introduction 10 Part I: Evaluating business-based peacebuilding 16 1 Business-based peacebuilding and conflict resolution 18 2 Relevant work 27 3 Business-based peacebuilding in practice 38 4 Analysis 57 5 The future of business-based peacebuilding and conflict resolution 69 Part II: Designing business-based peacebuilding programs 74 6 Violent conflict and business 76 7 The business case for peace 84 8 Lessons from conflict resolution and peacebuilding 91 9 Mapping the forms of business-based peacebuilding 108 10 Actors in business-based peacebuilding 125 11 Developing business-based peacebuilding 136 12 Caveats and questions 145 References 151 Index 159 Business-based peacebuilding and conflict resolution Relevant work Business-based peacebuilding in practice Analysis The future of business-based peacebuilding and conflict resolution Violent conflict and business The business case for peace Lessons from conflict resolution and peacebuilding Mapping the forms of business-based peacebuilding Actors in business-based peacebuilding Designing and selling business-based peacebuilding Caveats and questions.