Reconciliation and Co-Existence addresses critical questions arising in the study of the theory and practice of reconciliation, justice and coexistence in a post-settlement context, attempts to answer them through school of scholars and practitioners and in so doing, provide lessons and insights useful to policy-makers. Supported by the American University’s Centre for Global Peace, the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Division of the School of International Service, and the Abraham Fund, this publication is the result of a conference titled ‘Promoting Justice and Peace through Reconciliation and Coexistence Alternatives’ held in February of 1999. This volume is a result of the papers presented at the conference by a group of panelists is supplemented by research conducted by other scholars and practitioners. It also consists of a summary of the generic lessons from the case studies and the proposed theoretic framework.