Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Peace-building and practical disarmament : beyond states, with civil society / Anatole Ayissi and Robin-Edward Poulton
  • Background to the conflict (1961-1991) : what went wrong and why? / Joe A.D. Alie
  • The long road to peace, 1991-1997 / Abubakar Kargbo
  • Bound to cooperate : peacemaking and power-sharing in Sierra Leone / Chris Squire
  • Arms smuggling, a challenging issue for the customs service in post-war Sierra Leone / Nat J.O. Cole
  • Arms regulation, a challenging issue for the police force in post-war law and order enforcement / J.P. Chris Charley
  • Arms control policy under threat : dealing with the plague of corruption / Abdulai Bayraytay
  • Peace by other means : the missing link in DDR programmes / Michael Foray
  • Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in post-war Sierra Leone / Francis Kai-Kai
  • Community-based disarmament and post-conflict peace-building / Isaac Lappia
  • Women against weapons : a leading role for women in disarmament / Binta Mansaray
  • A price for peace? : justice and reconciliation in post-war Sierra Leone / Joe A.D. Alie.