Elections in dangerous places: democracy and the paradoxes of peacebuilding

Introduction : Electoral democracy and the paradoxes of peacebuilding / David Gillies

Understanding elections in conflict situations / Benjamin Reilly

Elections and the future of Afghanistan / Francesc Vendrell

Iraq's conflicted transition to democracy : analyzing elections in a violent society / Marc A. Lemieux

Democracy in Africa : rumours of its demise have been greatly exaggerated / Christian R. Hennemeyer

Elections, governance, and secession in Sudan / Khalid Mustafa Medani

Election-related conflict resolution mechanisms : the 2006 elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo / Eugenia Zorbas and Vincent Tohbi

Dying to win : elections, political violence, and institutional decay in Kenya / Susanne D. Mueller

Lessons learned and forgotten : the international community and electoral conflict management in Kenya / Stephen Brown

Merging conflict management with electoral practice : the IFES experience / Lisa Kammerud

Preventing and mitigating election-related conflict and violence : the role of electoral justice / Sara Staino

Electoral dispute resolution : a personal perspective / Johann Kriegler

Is democracy promotion "globaloney" or a categorical imperative? / Thomas S. Axworthy

Ongoing dilemmas of democratization : Canada and Afghanistan / Gerald J. Schmitz

Conclusion : An ounce of prevention : preliminary implications for policy and practice / David Gilles and Gerald J. Schmitz.