Revisions of papers presented at the Annual Conference of the Swedish Network of Peace, Conflict, and Development Research held in 2006 in Uppsala, Sweden.

Includes bibliographical references.

Building peace in the era of three waves -- The problem of peace : understanding the 'liberal peace' -- Pre-emptive self-defence new legal principle or political action? -- Beyond criminal justice : promoting the rule of law in post-conflict societies -- Peace by pact : data on the implementation of peace agreements -- Refugee repatriation as a necessary condition for peace -- Catapulting conflicts or propelling peace : diasporas and civil wars -- UN peace operations as norm entrepreneurs : the challenge of achieving communicative action on human rights -- To practice what they preach : international transitional administrations and the paradox of norm promotion -- Re-examining the roots of war in West Africa in a globalizing world -- The African Union (AU) and its commitment to non-indifference : can the AU be an actor for the promotion of human security? -- Hamas between Sharia rule and demo-Islam -- Environmental scarcity and intrastate conflicts : the case of Nepal -- Narcotics : the new security threat for China.

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