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This chapter situates the concept of peacebuilding and the incentives for actors to engage in such activities within the rational choice framework. It begins by defining the term “peacebuilding.” It then outlines the varied actors that have the opportunity to engage in this process with a focus on the role and attributes of private firms. It presents a theoretical argument about the conditions that foster corporate peacebuilding and the effects of their efforts. Next, it presents the Company of Peace and Conflict (COPC) data, original cross-national data coding firm activities that span beyond traditional economic exchange. Peacebuilding by firms in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa are coded from 2000 to 2018. The chapter presents the coding processes and data trends, which creates a basis for the quantitative analyses included in the book. |
