Forum for Development Studies Vol. 37, No. 1, March 2010

Violence and Belonging is here a breath of some serious fresh air.  It offers ample reflection and valuable primary source knowledge.  Not only does the book offer an in-depth study of the complexities of violence at different levels, it also challenges our understanding of concepts such as honour, politics and human security on both theoretical and practical levels.  Mo

Violence and Belonging is here a breath of some serious fresh air.  It offers ample reflection and valuable primary source knowledge.  Not only does the book offer an in-depth study of the complexities of violence at different levels, it also challenges our understanding of concepts such as honour, politics and human security on both theoretical and practical levels.  More important, however, is that the study also challenges our stereotype images when it comes to violence and conflict analysis.