Beyond Suffering and Reparation

Dr. Timothy James Bowyer is an independent researcher with more than 30 years expertise working in conflict affected rural areas of Mexico, Central and South America. He was Regional Manager, Latin America for an aid agency responsible for the management and development of long term primary health care programmes for rural communities in developing countries affected by conflict, discrimination and remoteness. He holds an MSc in Development Administration and Planning (University of Bristol) and a PhD focusing on health policy in the Peruvian Andes (Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London). He was formerly Lecturer in International Health at Swansea University, UK (2001-2011), since when he has lectured on the trauma of war and other conflict related issues.

Introduction.- Chapter 1. The Complexities of Human Suffering.- Chapter 2. Setting the Scene.- Chapter 3. Participatory Research in the Aftermath of Political Violence.- Chapter 4. Losing Trust in the World.- Chapter 5. Psychic Wounds of Political Violence.- Chapter 6. Overcoming Past Trauma.- Chapter 7. Disillusionment after Change.- Chapter 8. Disillusionment and Change in a World Struggling with Post-Conflict Scenarios.- Chapter 9. Lessons from the Peruvian Highlands: ways forward and wider implications.