The Politics of Peacebuilding

This book examines and compares the diverging security approaches of the UK, China and India in peacebuilding settings, with a specific focus on the case of Nepal.

1. Introduction Concept and Practices 2. Traditional Approach to Peacebuilding: Politics of Security Reform and Peace Infrastructures 3. Emerging Actors and Contestations in Security and Development Case Studies 4. Tick-box Peacebuilding? UK support to reforming security sector in Nepal 5. Understanding the Indian Approach: Delhi's Engagement with Nepal 6. Deciphering the Chinese Approach: Beijing's Engagement with Nepal Discussions and Conclusions 7. Contrasting the Engagement of China, India and the UK with Nepal 8. Synthesis and Conclusions