Community Resilience to Sectarian Violence in Baghdad

The recent conflict in Iraq evolved from an insurgency against the interim U.S. led government (the Coalition Provisional Authority or CPA) into a sectarian civil war. Violence became widespread, especially in areas of Baghdad City such as Sadr City, Al Amiriyah, and Al Adhamiya. However, a number o...

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Main Author: Carpenter, Ami C. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Peace Psychology Book Series,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8812-5
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter One: Introduction
  • Chapter Two: Violence and Extremism - Sources of Sectarian Violence in Baghdad
  • Chapter Three: Conflict Drivers
  • Chapter Four: Conflict Escalation: The Sharpening of Sectarian Identity
  • Chapter Five: Resilience: Conceptual Foundations
  • Chapter Six: Social Capital
  • Chapter Seven: Information and Communication
  • Chapter Eight: Economic Development and Resources
  • Chapter Nine: Community Competence
  • Chapter Ten: Looking Ahead.