Imagine Coexistence

Seeks to enhance prospects for coexistence and break the destructive cycles of intergroup violence. This book offers a different perspective grounded in research and outlines the lessons learned from numerous war-torn societies. It addresses the problems that the people of devastated nations face when the conflict subsides. Based on an innovative pilot program that grew from the joint initiative and conference sponsored by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Harvard University, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, to examine the theoretical underpinnings, Imagine Coexistence includes research, theory and practical experience that will increase readers' understanding of what works and what does not. The information in this book will help shape the assumptions and programs that are designed to rebuild war-torn societies and set them on a path to peace and reconciliation. In the last decade, the world has witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of ethnic conflicts worldwide. But what do nations that have been in bloody conflicts do when the shooting stops? How can people who have been engaged in terrorist genocidal wars ever return to a situation of peaceful coexistence? Imagine Coexistence is a groundbreaking program that grew from the joint initiative and conference sponsored by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Harvard University, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Imagine Coexistence seeks to enhance prospects for coexistence and break the destructive cycles of intergroup violence. This important book, Imagine Coexistence— which was named for the program— offers a unique perspective grounded in research and outlines the invaluable lessons learned from numerous war-torn…