The international community invests billions annually in thousands of projects designed to overcome poverty, stop violence, spread human rights, fight terrorism and combat global warming. The hope is that these separate projects will 'add up' to lasting societal change in places like Afghanistan. In reality, these initiatives are not adding up to sustainable peace. Making Peace Last offers ways of improving the productivity of peace-building. This book defines the theory, analysis and practice needed to create peace-building approaches that are as dynamic and adaptive as the societies they are trying to affect. The book is based on a combination of field experience and research into peace-building and conflict resolution. The primary audience is policy makers and practitioners from the many fields that make up peace-building. This book can also be used as a textbook in courses on peace-building, security and development. Making Peace Last is a comprehensive approach to finding sustainable solutions to the world's most pressing social problems.