Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface and acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: land and property problems in peacebuilding; 2 The land question, internal conflicts and international statebuilding in South Sudan; 3 Land disputes in the Acholi sub-region in Uganda: from displacement to dispossession; 4 Land tenure security in post-conflict Rwanda; 5 Dealing with land problems in post-conflict Burundi; 6 Property rights in the statebuilding of Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 Colombian land problems, armed conflict and the state8 Land problems in Cambodia: the historical influence of conflict; 9 Land, state and community reconstruction: Timor-Leste in search of a sustainable peace; 10 Conclusion: confronting land and property problems for peace; Index
Summary
This collection clarifies the background of land and property problems in conflict-affected settings, and explores appropriate policy measures for peace-building. While land and property problems exist in any society, they can be particularly exacerbated in conflict-affected settings - characterized by unstable security, weak governance, loss of proper documentation as well as the return of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. Unless these problems are properly addressed, they can destabilize fragile political order and hinder economic recovery. Although tackling land and property pro
