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Disarmament and Conflict Prevention in Development Cooperation
Proceedings of an International Conference, 30–31 August 1999

Herbert Wulf, editor
with the assistance of Sebastian Esser

Contents

Summary

Zusammenfassung
Summary in German

Introduction

  • Conflict Prevention is More Than Repairing War Damages
    Herbert Wulf
  • Message by the Secretary-General of the United Nations

Policy: Experiences with Disarmament, Conversion and Conflict Prevention

  • International Conversion Experiences in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany
    Wolfgang Clement
  • The Contribution of Development Policy to Human Security
    Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
  • The Psychological and Cultural Dimension of Conflict Prevention
    Regionald Moreels
  • Opportunities and Challenges for Development Cooperation: A Perspective Based on Operational Experience
    Reinhart Helmke

Concepts of Prevention and Practical Experience

  • The Future of Disarmament
    Patricia M. Lewis

Peacekeeping and Post-conflict Rehabilitation

  • Lessons Learned in the United Nations
    Nicola Koch
  • Post-war Demobilization, Reintegration and Peace-building
    Kees Kingma
  • Donor Perspectives in Demobilization and the Reintegration of Ex-combatants: Experiences from GTZ Projects
    Bernd Hoffmann

Conflict Prevention and Settlement

  • Crisis Prevention: Lessons for Development Cooperation
    Evita Schmieg
  • Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Programs as a Means to Prevent Deadly Conflict
    Peggy Mason

Practical Disarmament

  • Transition to Peace: Guatemala and El Salvador
    Francesco Vincenti
  • Micro-disarmament in Central America
    Alejandro Bendaña
  • Destruction of Small Arms in Cambodia
    Edgar Janz
  • The Small Arms ‘Joint Action’ of the European Union
    Walter-Jürgen Schmid

Security Sector Reform

  • The Concept
    Michael Brzoska
  • Good Practices
    Nicole Ball
  • World Bank Programs
    Betty Bigombe
  • Reform in New Democracies
    Laurie Nathan

The Future of Conversion: The Concept of Preventive Conversion

  • The Future of Disarmament
    Anke Brunn
  • Preventive or Proactive Conversion
    Keith Krause

Regional Experiences

  • Economics of Security in Europe
    Daniel George
  • The Regulation of Armaments in South-eastern Europe
    Ian Anthony
  • Conflict Settlement: The Case of Northern Ireland
    Marie Fitzduff
  • The Elusive Peace Dividend in South Asia
    Richard Ponzio
  • The Nuclear Arms Race in South Asia and Confidence- and Security- Building Measures
    Heiner Horsten
  • The Peace Process in Cambodia
    Lakhan Mehrotra
  • Peace-building Initiatives of Civil Society in Africa
    Hassan Ba
  • Civilian Conflict Resolution in Africa
    Günther Baechler
  • Development Assistance in Areas of Potential Conflict in Africa
    Wolfgang Buch
  • Arms Supplies Fueling Conflicts in Africa
    Mohamed Sahnoun

Lessons Learned and the Agenda Ahead

  • Conference Results: Linking Conflict Prevention, Disarmament and Conversion to Development Cooperation
    Herbert Wulf
  • Conference Results: Strategic Considerations and Operational Concepts for Conflict Prevention
    Lutz Bähr

List of Participants