Title page
Contents
Summary 4
01. Introduction 5
02. Elite bargains in international peacebuilding 8
03. Understanding structural violence in elite bargains 13
04. How elite bargains have perpetuated conflict in Iraq, Lebanon and Libya 16
05. Addressing structural violence in political systems 31
About the authors 35
Acknowledgments 36
Figure 1. Types of violence 15
Figure 2. Human development and the number of conflict-related deaths in Iraq, 2000-21 20
Figure 3. Human development and perceptions of corruption in Iraq, 2000-21 20
Figure 4. Human development and conflict-related deaths in Lebanon, 2000-21 25
Figure 5. Human development and perceptions of corruption in Lebanon, 2000-21 25
Figure 6. Human development and conflict-related deaths in Libya, 2003-21 29
Figure 7. Human development and perceptions of corruption in Libya, 2003-21 30