Imagine coexistence : restoring humanity after violent ethnic conflict

In the last decade, the world has witnessed a dramatic increase inthe number of ethnic conflicts worldwide. But what do nations thathave been in bloody conflicts do when the shooting stops? How canpeople who have been engaged in terrorist genocidal wars everreturn to a situation of peaceful coexistence? Imagine Coexistence is a groundbreaking program that grewfrom the joint initiative and conference sponsored by the UnitedNations High Commissioner for Refugees, Harvard University, and theFletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.Imagine Coexistence seeks to enhance prospects forcoexistence and break the destructive cycles of intergroupviolence. This important book, Imagine Coexistence? which wasnamed for the program? offers a unique perspective groundedin research and outlines the invaluable lessons learned fromnumerous war-torn societies. The authors address the commonproblems that the people of these devastated nations face when theconflict subsides and examine how initiatives in education, thearts, sports, and economic development can offer refugees,returnees, and other survivors of group conflict reasons to worktogether and can create a base for relating constructively overtime.… (more)