This book examines the theory and practice of interactive peacemaking, centering the role of people in making peace.

Susan H. Allen is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Peacemaking Practice at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, USA.

1. What Exists is Possible 2. Georgians and South Ossetians Wage War and Peace 3. Practice Builds Theory 4. People Make Peace 5. Process Shapes People-Centered Peacemaking 6. Locals Lead with Global Awareness 7. Peacemakers Adapt 8. Both Individuals and Groups of People Make Peace 9. Peacemaking is Personal