Truth-seeking, truth-telling, and postconflict peacebuilding: Curb the enthusiasm?

International Studies Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 355-380

  Mendeloff, David ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL WAR; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; PEACE PROCESS; POST-WAR;

EID: 11244344023     PISSN: 15219488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-9488.2004.00421.x     Document Type: Review

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