Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Natural Resource Management Paperback

Post-conflict peacebuilding efforts can fail if they do not pay sufficient attention to natural resources.

Natural resources - diamonds, oil, and minerals - are frequently at the heart of historic grievances, and have caused or funded at least eighteen conflicts since 1990.

The same resources can play a central role in post-conflict peacebuilding, providing revenue for cash-starved governments, basic services for collapsed economies, and means for restoring livelihoods.

To date, there is a striking gap in knowledge of what works, what does not, and how to improve peacebuilding through more effective and systematic management of natural resources.

Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Natural Resource Management addresses this gap by examining the growing literature on the topic and surveying experiences across more than forty post-conflict countries.

The six-volume series includes more than 130 chapters from over 200 researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.