Making Geographies Of Peace And Conflict

Author : Colin Flint,Kara E. Dempsey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000998948

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This book illustrates the diversity of current geographies, ontologies, engagements, and epistemologies of peace and conflict. It emphasizes how agencies of peace and conflict occur in geographic settings, and how those settings shape processes of peace and conflict. The essence of the book’s logic is that war and peace are manifestations of the intertwined construction of geographies and politics. Indeed, peace is never completely distinct from war. Each chapter in the book will demonstrate understandings of how the myriad spaces of war and peace are forged by multiple agencies, some possibly contradictory. The goals of these agents vary as peace and war are relational, place-specific processes. The reader will understand the mutual construction of spaces and processes of peace and conflict through engagement with the concepts of agency, the mutual construction of politics and space, geographic scales, multiple geographies, the twin dynamics of empathy/othering and inclusivity/partitioning, and resistance/militarism. The book discusses the intertwined nature of peace and conflict, including reference to the environment, global climate change, borders, technology, and postcolonialism. This book is valuable for instructors teaching a variety of senior level human geography courses, including graduate-level classes. It will appeal to those working in political geography, historical geography, sociology of geographic knowledge, feminist geography, cultural and economic geography, political science, and international relations.

Author : Colin Flint,Kara E. Dempsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Geopolitics
ISBN : 1003345794

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"This book illustrates the diversity of current geographies, ontologies, engagements, and epistemologies of peace and conflict. It emphasizes how agencies of peace and conflict occur in geographic settings, and how those settings shape processes of peace and conflict. The essence of the book's logic is that war and peace are manifestations of the intertwined construction of geographies and politics. Indeed, peace is never completely distinct from war. Each chapter in the book will demonstrate understandings of how the myriad spaces of war and peace are forged by multiple agencies, some possibly contradictory. The goals of these agents vary as peace and war are relational, place-specific processes. The reader will understand the mutual construction of spaces and processes of peace and conflict through engagement with the concepts of agency, the mutual construction of politics and space, geographic scales, multiple geographies, the twin dynamics of empathy/othering and inclusivity/partitioning, and resistance/militarism. The book discusses the intertwined nature of peace and conflict, including reference to the environment, global climate change, borders, technology, and post-colonialism. This book is valuable for instructors teaching a variety of senior level human geography courses, including graduate level classes. It will appeal to those in working in political geography, historical geography, sociology of geographic knowledge, feminist geography, cultural and economic geography, political science and international relations"--

Author : Fiona McConnell,Nick Megoran,Philippa Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857734921

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Geographies of Peace by Fiona McConnell,Nick Megoran,Philippa Williams Pdf

From handshakes on the White House lawn to Picasso's iconic dove of peace, the images and stereotypes of peace are powerful, widespread and easily recognizable. Yet if we try to offer a concise definition of peace it is altogether a more complicated exercise. Not only is peace an emotive and value-laden concept, it is also abstract, ambiguous and seemingly inextricably tied to its antithesis: war. And it is war and violence that have been so compellingly studied within critical geography in recent years. This volume offers an attempt to redress that balance, and to think more expansively and critically about what peace means and what geographies of peace may entail. The editors begin with an examination of critical approaches to peace in other disciplines and a helpful genealogy of peace studies within geography. The book is then divided into three sections. The opening section examines how the idea of peace may be variously constructed and interpreted according to different sites and scales. The chapters in the second section explore a remarkably wide range of techniques of peacemaking.This widens the discussion from the archetypical image of top-down, diplomatic state-led initiatives to imperial boundary making practices, grassroots cultural identity assertion, boycotts, self-immolation, ex-paramilitary community activism, and 'protective accompaniment'. The final section shifts the scale and focus to everyday personal relations and a range of practices around the concept of coexistence. In their concluding chapter the editors spell out some of the key questions that they believe a geography of peace must address: What spatial factors have facilitated the success or precipitated the failure of some peace movements or diplomatic negotiations? Why are some ideologies productive of violence in some places but co-operation in others? How have some communities been better able to deal with religious, racial, cultural and class conflict than others? How have creative approaches to sharing sovereignty mitigated or transformed territorial disputes that once seemed intractable? Geographies of Peace is the first book wholly devoted to exploring the geography of peace.Drawing on both recent advances in social and political theory and detailed empirical research covering four continents, it makes a significant intervention into current debates about peace and violence.

Author : Fiona McConnell,Nick Megoran,Philippa Williams (Lecturer)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Geopolitics
ISBN : 0755619900

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Geographies of Peace by Fiona McConnell,Nick Megoran,Philippa Williams (Lecturer) Pdf

"From handshakes on the White House lawn to Picasso's iconic dove of peace, the images and stereotypes of peace are powerful, widespread and easily recognizable. Yet if we try to offer a concise definition of peace it is altogether a more complicated exercise. Not only is peace an emotive and value-laden concept, it is also abstract, ambiguous and seemingly inextricably tied to its antithesis: war. And it is war and violence that have been so compellingly studied within critical geography in recent years. This volume offers an attempt to redress that balance, and to think more expansively and critically about what peace means and what geographies of peace may entail. The editors begin with an examination of critical approaches to peace in other disciplines and a helpful genealogy of peace studies within geography. The book is then divided into three sections. The opening section examines how the idea of peace may be variously constructed and interpreted according to different sites and scales. The chapters in the second section explore a remarkably wide range of techniques of peacemaking.This widens the discussion from the archetypical image of top-down, diplomatic state-led initiatives to imperial boundary making practices, grassroots cultural identity assertion, boycotts, self-immolation, ex-paramilitary community activism, and 'protective accompaniment'. The final section shifts the scale and focus to everyday personal relations and a range of practices around the concept of coexistence. In their concluding chapter the editors spell out some of the key questions that they believe a geography of peace must address: What spatial factors have facilitated the success or precipitated the failure of some peace movements or diplomatic negotiations? Why are some ideologies productive of violence in some places but co-operation in others? How have some communities been better able to deal with religious, racial, cultural and class conflict than others? How have creative approaches to sharing sovereignty mitigated or transformed territorial disputes that once seemed intractable? Geographies of Peace is the first book wholly devoted to exploring the geography of peace.Drawing on both recent advances in social and political theory and detailed empirical research covering four continents, it makes a significant intervention into current debates about peace and violence."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Author : Colin Flint Professor of Geography Pennsylvania State University
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0198036701

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The Geography of War and Peace : From Death Camps to Diplomats by Colin Flint Professor of Geography Pennsylvania State University Pdf

How and why war and peace occur cannot be understood without realizing that those who make war and peace must negotiate a complex world political map of sovereign spaces, borders, networks, and scales. This book takes advantage of a diversity of perspectives as it analyzes the political processes of war and their spatial expression. Topics include terrorism, nationalism, religion, drug wars, water conflicts, diplomacy, peace movements, and post-war reconstruction.

Author : Audrey Lynn Kobayashi,Association of American Geographers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1069 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : International relations
ISBN : OCLC:537339794

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Geographies of Peace and Armed Conflict by Audrey Lynn Kobayashi,Association of American Geographers Pdf

Author : Scott Kirsch,Colin Flint
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317070337

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Reconstructing Conflict by Scott Kirsch,Colin Flint Pdf

Reconstruction - the rebuilding of state, economy, culture and society in the wake of war - is a powerful idea, and a profoundly transformative one. From the refashioning of new landscapes in bombed-out cities and towns to the reframing of national identities to accommodate changed historical narratives, the term has become synonymous with notions of "post-conflict" society; it draws much of its rhetorical power from the neat demarcation, both spatially and temporally, between war and peace. The reality is far more complex. In this volume, reconstruction is identified as a process of conflict and of militarized power, not something that clearly demarcates a post-war period of peace. Kirsch and Flint bring together an internationally diverse range of studies by leading scholars to examine how periods of war and other forms of political violence have been justified as processes of necessary and valid reconstruction as well as the role of war in catalyzing the construction of new political institutions and destroying old regimes. Challenging the false dichotomy between war and peace, this book explores instead the ways that war and peace are mutually constituted in the creation of historically specific geographies and geographical knowledges.

Author : Nurit Kliot,Stanley Waterman
Publisher : Belhaven
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015019407637

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The Political Geography of Conflict and Peace by Nurit Kliot,Stanley Waterman Pdf

Author : Allan E. Goodman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429714993

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Making Peace by Allan E. Goodman Pdf

As recent conflicts in Panama and the Persian Gulf demonstrate, we know much more about making war than we do about making peace. Such conflicts are not likely to disappear, and this volume reviews what has and hasn't worked in negotiating an end to war. Six case studies-ranging from World War I to the Persian Gulf crisis-illustrate a variety of actors, stakes, and strategies involved in the peacemaking process. Key turning points toward peace or deadlock are identified along the way. Making Peace also provides discussion questions, historical backgrounds, and theoretical introductions to show different-and differentially successful-avenues to peace.

Author : Colin Flint
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780195162097

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The Geography of War and Peace by Colin Flint Pdf

Our world of increasing and varied conflicts is confusing and threatening to citizens of all countries, as they try to understand its causes and consequences. This book takes advantage of a diversity of geographic perspectives as it analyzes the political processes of war and their spatial expression.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : International relations
ISBN : UOM:39015032649934

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War and Peace Making by Anonim Pdf

Author : Audrey Kobayashi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781135756406

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Geographies of Peace and Armed Conflict by Audrey Kobayashi Pdf

This collection addresses the impact of armed conflict and explores pathways to peace across the world. Topics range from geopolitics to the effects of armed conflict on the environment, resources, health, children, and transnational migration. Others explore the social processes involved in post-conflict situations, and others still the lessons for achieving effective peace. The geographical concepts addressed include the notion of "conflict space," landscapes of terror, the relationship between violence and justice, the conditions for peace, and the dynamics of post-conflict. Methods include landscape analysis, interviews with a range of citizens, mapping and geographic information science, and policy analysis. Several papers address the situation of children in conflict zones, the impact of conflict on patterns of migration, the role of gender in achieving peace, the concept of territory as a basis for conflict and for negotiation of peace, as well as the economic impact of conflict. The studies cover several world regions, including Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and eastern Europe. This book was originally published as a special issue of Annals of the Association of American Geographers.

Author : ANNIKA. KAPPLER BJORKDAHL (STEFANIE.)
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367076276

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Peacebuilding and Spatial Transformation by ANNIKA. KAPPLER BJORKDAHL (STEFANIE.) Pdf

This book investigates peacebuilding in post-conflict scenarios by analysing the link between peace, space and place. By focusing on the case studies of Cyprus, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland and South Africa, the book provides a spatial reading of agency in peacebuilding contexts. It conceptualises peacebuilding agency in post-conflict landscapes as situated between place (material locality) and space (the imaginary counterpart of place), analysing the ways in which peacebuilding agency can be read as a spatial practice. Investigating a number of post-conflict cases, this book outlines infrastructures of power and agency as they are manifested in spatial practice. It demonstrates how spatial agency can take the form of conflict and exclusion on the one hand, but also of transformation towards peace over time on the other hand. Against this background, the book argues that agency drives place-making and space-making processes. Therefore, transformative processes in post-conflict societies can be understood as materialising through the active use and transformation of space and place. This book will be of interest to students of peacebuilding, peace and conflict studies, human geography and IR in general.

Author : Hanne Fjelde,Kristine Höglund
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789187121227

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Building Peace, Creating Conflict? by Hanne Fjelde,Kristine Höglund Pdf

One of the most significant challenges facing the international community today is how to stabilize and rebuild societies emerging from civil wars, and this book, which includes both theoretical discussions and empirical applications, considers the various factors of peacebuilding. As it addresses several pertinent academic debates—relating to international interventions and local ownership, international and local conceptions of gender equality, and the legal aspects of peace implementation—this account demonstrates how some postwar countries have made significant strides towards peace and democracy while others have experienced a return to war. A policy-relevant topic, Building Peace, Creating Conflict? will appeal to students and scholars of international relations and peace studies, as well as to practitioners involved in peacebuilding efforts in war-affected countries.

Author : Shannon O’Lear
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781788978033

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A Research Agenda for Geographies of Slow Violence by Shannon O’Lear Pdf

This timely Research Agenda highlights how slow violence, unlike other forms of conflict and direct, physical violence, is difficult to see and measure. It explores ways in which geographers study, analyze and draw attention to forms of harm and violence that have often not been at the forefront of public awareness, including slow violence affecting children, women, Indigenous peoples, and the environment.