Peace and Conflict Studies Volume 18 Number 1 Article 6 5-2011 Front Matter Peace and Conflict Studies Follow this and additional works at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs Part of the Peace and Conflict Studies Commons Recommended Citation Peace and Conflict Studies (2011) "Front Matter," Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 18 : No. 1 , Article 6. Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol18/iss1/6 This Front Matter is brought to you for free and open access by the Peace & Conflict Studies at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Peace and Conflict Studies by an authorized editor of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Spring 2011 SSN 1082-7307 Volume 18, Number 1 Peace and Conflict Studies • Constructive Noncooperation: Living in Truth Mark A. Mattaini and Kristen Atkinson • Nigeria’s Niger Delta: Militia Violence, Amnesty, and Energy Security Ibaba Samuel Ibaba • The Coalition of the Unwilling: Contentious Politics, Political Opportunity Structures, and Challenges for the Contemporary Peace Movement Victoria Carty • Culture and Procedural Justice in Transitioning Societies Landon E. Hancock and Tamra Pearson d’Estrée EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief: Honggang Yang Senior Consulting Editor: Howon Jeong Advisory Editor: Sean Byrne Managing Editor: Robin Cooper Editorial Team: Elena Bastidas, Dustin Berna, Jason Campbell, Mark Davidheiser, Cheryl Duckworth, Laura Finley, Alexia Georgakopoulos, Patrick Hiller, Neil Katz, Solomon Losha, Terry Morrow, Hamdesa Tuso, Marcie Washington Associate Editors: Alice Ackermann, Christopher Burnett, Joseph Folger, Loraleigh Keashly, Jim Hibel, Katy Hayward Assistant Editors: Julia Bilia, Natasha Rider, Richard Toumey EDITORIAL BOARD Sami Adwan, Bethlehem University, Palestine Joseph Nevo, University of Haifa, Israel Chadwick Alger, Ohio State University, USA Hanna Newcombe, Peace Research Institute, Dundas, Scott Appleby, University of Notre Dame,USA Brendan O’Leary, University of Pennsylvania, USA Paul Arthur, University of Ulster-Coleraine, UK Canada Frederic Pearson, Wayne State University, USA Jacob Bercovitch, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Brian Polkinghorn, Salisbury State University, USA Celia Cook-Huffman, Juniata College, USA Dean Pruitt, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA John Darby, University of Notre Dame, USA Luc Reychler, University of Leuven, Belgium Morton Deutsch, Columbia University, USA Janet Rifkin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA Franklin Dukes, University of Virginia, USA Paul Rogers, University of Bradford, UK Matthias Finger, Graduate Institute of Public Admin., Switzerland Florence Ross, NGO on Aging, United Nations, USA Ronald Fisher, American University, USA Marc Howard Ross, Bryn Mawr College, USA Linda Forcey, State University of New York, Binghamton, USA Robert Rubinstein, Syracuse University, USA Johan Galtung, TRANSCEND, Norway Dennis Sandole, George Mason University, USA Vasu Gounden, University of Durban, South Africa Jessica Senehi, University of Manitoba, Canada Adrian Guelke, Queen’s University of Belfast, UK Martin Shaw, University of Sussex, UK Tamar Hermann, Tel Aviv University, Israel Timothy Shaw, Dalhousie University, Canada Herbert Kelman, Harvard University, USA Janice Stein, University of Toronto, Canada Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, University of Sheffield, UK Lawrence Susskind, MIT, USA Louis Kriesberg, Syracuse University, USA Ramesh Thakur, United Nations University, Japan John Paul Lederach, University of Notre Dame, USA Vibeke Vindeløv, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Richard Little, University of Bristol, UK Raimo Vayrynen, University of Notre Dame, USA Neil MacFarlane, Oxford University, UK Kathleen Maas Weigert, Georgetown University, USA George McCall, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA Tom Woodhouse, University of Bradford, UK John McGarry, Queen’s University, Canada Mitja Zagar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Dominic Murray, University of Limerick, Ireland William Zartman, John Hopkins University, USA. Michael Nagler, University of California, Berkeley, USA ABOUT PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES (PCS) Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS--ISSN1082-7307) is committed to interdisciplinary explorations on conflict resolution, peace building, humanitarian assistance, and other alternative mechanisms that seek to prevent and control violence. PCS is also interested in articles focusing on social change and nonviolence: sustainable development, ecological balance, community revitalization, reflective practice, action research, social justice, human rights, gender equality, intercultural relations, grassroots movements and organizational transformations. Manuscripts may address various human experiences, social issues, and policy agendas that are connected to the research literature, practice, and experiential learning in the fields. As a semiannual academic journal, PCS is published in an online format (http://shss.nova.edu/pcs/). Views expressed in articles and other contributions that appear in PCS may not necessarily reflect endorsement by the Editorial Board or Staff. PCS provides opportunities and forums for dialogs over various ideas, assessments, recommendations, and critiques. Peace and Conflict Studies is indexed and/or abstracted in Peace Research Abstracts Journal, Public Affairs Information Service, Sociological Abstracts, Psychological Abstracts, PsychINFO, Political Science Manuscripts, International Political Science Abstracts and Worldviews. Spring 2011 Volume 18, Number 1 PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES Table of Contents Constructive Noncooperation: Living in Truth 3 Mark A. Mattaini and Kristen Atkinson Nigeria’s Niger Delta: Militia Violence, Amnesty, and Energy Security 44 Ibaba Samuel Ibaba The Coalition of the Unwilling: Contentious Politics, Political Opportunity 79 Structures, and Challenges for the Contemporary Peace Movement Victoria Carty Culture and Procedural Justice in Transitioning Societies 116 Landon E. Hancock and Tamra Pearson d’Estrée Issue Authors Mark A. Mattaini is Associate Professor in the Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago, and an affiliate investigator in the UIC Interdisciplinary Center for Research on Violence. His scholarship focuses on community violence prevention and nonviolent social action supporting human rights and social justice. He is currently completing his tenth book, The Science of Satyagraha: Strategic Nonviolent Power. Email: [email protected]. Kristen N. Atkinson is a doctoral candidate in the Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago, an affiliate of the UIC Interdisciplinary Center for Research on Violence, a founding board member of the Chicago Freedom School, and an activist in the Venus Collective, the Theatre of the Oppressed, and other progressive causes. Her research focuses on the development of activism and critical consciousness among young people. Email: [email protected]. Ibaba Samuel Ibaba is affiliated with the Department of Political Science at Niger Delta University, where he lectures on Political Science and engages in research focused on conflict resolution, peacebuilding and development. He can be contacted at: [email protected] or at Department of Political Science, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, P.O. BOX 1529, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Victoria Carty is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Chapman University. She has written several articles on social movements in the United States, Mexico, and broader, transnational movements. In 2010, her book entitled Wired and Mobilizing: Social Movements, New Technology, and Electoral Politics was published by Routledge Press, and she is currently completing another book called Social Movements and New Technologies that will be published by Westview Press in 2012. Email: [email protected]. Landon E. Hancock is an assistant professor at Kent State University’s Center for Applied Conflict Management and Political Science Department. His focus is on the role of identity in conflict and conflict resolution. Recent publications include articles in Irish Political Studies (2011), Conflict Resolution Quarterly (2011) and Journal of Peace Education (2010). His most recent book, with Christopher Mitchell, is Zones of Peace, Kumarian Press, 2007. Email: [email protected]. Tamra Pearson d’Estrée is Henry R. Luce Professor of Conflict Resolution and Director, Center for Research and Practice at the Conflict Resolution Institute, University of Denver. She has written extensively on the role of social identity in conflict dynamics, judgment, decision-making, problem-solving and evaluation. Also an experienced trainer and practitioner she has conducted workshops and training sessions worldwide. Her most recent book is Braving the Currents: Evaluating conflict resolution in the river basins of the American West with Bonnie G. Colby, Kluwer, 2004. Email: [email protected]. Peace and Conflict Studies 2 • Volume 18, Number 1.