The case studies in this volume show the growth of civil society involvement in national, regional, and international peacebuilding policy. The focus is on multi-stakeholder, systems-based approaches to peacebuilding and security that involve diverse civil society groups, government agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and security forces.

Introduction
John Paul Lederach
1: Civil Society and the Power to Build Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
Peter van Tuijl
Section 1:
2: Civil Society and the 2030 Agenda: Forging a Path to Universal Sustainable Peace through Policy Formulation
Erin McCandless
3: The Politics of Inclusion: Civil Society Engagement in the New Deal
Kristen Wall and Rachel Fairhurst
4: Integrating Gender into the New Deal Process
Dewi Suralaga, Mahbouba Seraj and Karen Robinson
Section 2
5: From National Security to Human Security: Developing Effective Partnerships between the UN, Regional Organizations and Civil Society
Darynell Rodriguez
6: The Role of WANEP in Crafting Peace and Security Architecture in West Africa
Emmanuel Bombande
7: The Role of Women in Regional Peace and Security: Experiences from the Pacific
Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls and Laurel Stone
Section 3
8: Civil Society's Peacebuilding Approach to Civil-Military-Police Coordination in Security Sector Reform
Lisa Schirch
9: Unlikely Partners for Conflict Transformation: Engaging the Military as Stakeholders for Peace in Mindanao
Myla Leguro and Hyunjin Deborah Kwak
10: POLSEDE, Civil Society, and Security Sector Reform in Guatemala
Bernardo Arévalo de Le¿n and Ana Glenda Táger
Conclusion: Civil Society Empowerment for Human Security
David Cortright, Melanie Greenberg, Laurel Stone and Anna Milovanovic

David Cortright is the Director of Policy Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs.
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Melanie Greenberg is the President and CEO of the Alliance for Peacebuilding.
Laurel Stone is Program Manager for Policy Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs.