Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in South Africa

Revd Dr Liz Carmichael MBE is an Emeritus Research Fellow at St John's College, Oxford, where she convenes the peace studies network of Oxford University. She worked as a medical doctor in Soweto 1975-1981, and in the Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg 1991-1996 while also serving on the local and regional peace structures.

Examines the creation and implementation of South Africa's National Peace Accord and this key transitional phase in the country's history, and its implications for peace mediation and conflict resolution.

Foreword by Archbishop Desmond TutuIntroductionPART ONE: Peacemaking, Peacebuilding, and the South African Conflict1 Peacemaking and Peacebuilding: situating South Africa2 South Africa's Fractured Rainbow3 Repression, Reform, Resistance, and Grassroots WarPART TWO: Peacemaking4 Churches, Business, Secret Talks5 De Klerk becomes President, Mandela walks free6 Deadlock and the President's Summit7 Convening the Parties8 Negotiating the National Peace Accord: the Process9 Negotiating the National Peace Accord: the Agreements10 National Peace Convention, 14 September 1991PART THREE: Peacebuilding11 National Peace Committee: Promoting Peace12 National Peace Secretariat: Getting to Grassroots13 Mobilizing the People, Making Peace Cool14 Peace Monitoring: Building Peace on the Streets15 Socio-economic Reconstruction and Development (SERD)16 Building Peace in the Regions I: Natal/KwaZulu, Wits/Vaal17 Building Peace in the Regions II: the Cape, OFS, and Transvaal18 The Goldstone Commission19 The Police Board, Community Policing, CPFs20 A Role in Future Peacebuilding?21 Conclusion: Impact and Unfinished Business