Book Summary of Peacemaking in International Conflict: Methods and Techniques by I. William Zartman and J. Lewis Rasmussen, eds.

This collection of essays offers a contemporary overview of approaches to international peacemaking. The end of the Cold War has changed the nature of international conflicts, creating new challenges for peacemaking. Initial essays explore this new context. Subsequent chapters describe different peacemaking techniques. Essays examine peacemaking from the perspective of diplomats and non-governmental organizations, respectively. A final essay examines the role of training in international peacemaking. The text includes a brief Foreword by Richard H. Solomon, and biographical sketches of the contributing authors.

Part One : Mapping the Field

1. Peacemaking in the Twenty-First Century: New Rules, New Roles, New Actors, J. Lewis Rasmussen, pp, 23-50.
2. The Development of the Conflict Resolution Field, Louis Kriesberg, pp. 51-77.

Part Two: Approaches to Peacemaking

3. Negotiating in the International Context, Daniel Druckman, pp. 81-124.
4. Mediation in International Conflict: An Overview of Theory, A Review of Practice, Jacob Bercovitch, pp. 125-154.
5. Adjudication: International Arbitral Tribunals and Courts, Richard Bilder, pp. 155-190.
6. Social-Psychological Dimensions of International Conflict, Herbert C. Kelman, pp. 191-238.
7. Interactive Conflict Resolution, Ronald J. Fisher, pp. 239-272.
8. Religion and Peacebuilding, Cynthia Sampson, pp. 273-316.

Part Three: Practitioners

9. A Diplomat's View, Cameron R. Hume, pp. 319-336.
10. An NGO Perspective, Andrew S. Natsios, pp. 337-361.

Part Four: Training

11. Contributions of Training to International Conflict Resolution, Eileen F. Babbitt, pp. 365-387.