Companies in Peace Processes - A Guatemalan Case Study

This book explores the role of private companies in violent conflicts in Guatemala, examining and analyzing their positions during the civil war and peace process. It aims to improve understanding of the potentials and limits of integrating private business actors in conflict transformation.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 310 pages
Publication date: 08 December 2021
Publisher: Transcript Verlag

In recent years, the role of private companies in violent conflicts has garnered increasing attention. While the private sector is often associated with perpetuating conflicts, it is also believed to possess self-interest and the capacity to support conflict prevention, settlement, and transformation. This book delves into the role of the private business sector during the civil war and the peace process in Guatemala. It examines and analyzes corporate positions during this period, with the aim of enhancing our understanding of the potential and limitations of integrating private business actors in conflict transformation.

The private sector's involvement in violent conflicts has been a topic of growing interest in recent years. While the sector is often linked to sustaining conflicts, it is also perceived to have self-interest and the ability to contribute to conflict prevention, settlement, and transformation. This book explores the role of the private business sector during the civil war and the peace process in Guatemala. It examines and analyzes corporate positions during this period, aiming to contribute to a better understanding of the potential and limitations of integrating private business actors in conflict transformation.

The private sector's involvement in violent conflicts has been a subject of increasing scrutiny in recent years. While the sector is often associated with perpetuating conflicts, it is also believed to possess self-interest and the potential to support conflict prevention, settlement, and transformation. This book examines the role of the private business sector during the civil war and the peace process in Guatemala. It analyzes and evaluates corporate positions during this period, with the aim of enhancing our understanding of the potential and limitations of integrating private business actors in conflict transformation.

The private sector's involvement in violent conflicts has garnered increasing attention in recent years. While the sector is often linked to sustaining conflicts, it is also perceived to have self-interest and the capacity to contribute to conflict prevention, settlement, and transformation. This book explores the role of the private business sector during the civil war and the peace process in Guatemala. It examines and analyzes corporate positions during this period, with the aim of enhancing our understanding of the potential and limitations of integrating private business actors in conflict transformation.

The private sector's involvement in violent conflicts has been a subject of growing interest in recent years. While the sector is often associated with perpetuating conflicts, it is also believed to possess self-interest and the potential to support conflict prevention, settlement, and transformation. This book examines the role of the private business sector during the civil war and the peace process in Guatemala. It analyzes and evaluates corporate positions during this period, with the aim of enhancing our understanding of the potential and limitations of integrating private business actors in conflict transformation.

Weight: 478g
Dimension: 149 x 225 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783899426908