Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in South Africa

Liz Carmichael

Examines the creation and implementation of South Africa's National Peace Accord 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