Peace And Democratic Society

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781906924393

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Civil Paths to Peace contains the analyses and findings of the Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding, established in response to the 2005 request of Commonwealth Head of Government for the Commonwealth Secretary-General to 'explore initiatives to promote mutual understanding and respect among all faiths and communities in the Commonwealth.' This report focuses particularly on the issues of terrorism, extremism, conflict and violence, which are much in ascendancy and afflict Commonwealth countries as well as the rest of the world. It argues that cultivating respect and understanding is both important in itself and consequential in reducing violence and terrorism. It further argues that cultivated violence is generated through fomenting disrespect and fostering confrontational misunderstandings. The report looks at the mechanisms through which violence is cultivated through advocacy and recruitment, and the pre-existing inequalities, deprivations and humiliations on which those advocacies draw. These diagnoses also clear the way for methods of countering disaffection and violence. In various chapters the different connections are explored and examined to yield general policy recommendations. Accepting diversity, respecting all human beings, and understanding the richness of perspectives that people have are of great relevance for all Commonwealth countries, and for its 1.8 billion people. They are also importance for the rest of the world. The civil paths to peace are presented here for use both inside the Commonwealth and beyond its boundaries. The Commonwealth has survived and flourished, despite the hostilities associated with past colonial history, through the use of a number of far-sighted guiding principles. The Commission argues that those principles have continuing relevance today for the future of the Commonwealth--and also for the world at large.

Author : Amartya Kumar Sen,Commonwealth Secretariat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Civil society
ISBN : 1906924481

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Peace and Democratic Society by Amartya Kumar Sen,Commonwealth Secretariat Pdf

"Recent acts of terrorism and the current unrest in the Middle East remind us how important it is to understand the relationship between peace and democracy. In an insightful introductory essay to this report, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen challenges widely accepted explanations for violence. He makes a plea for a global, multilateral debate on the causes of conflict, and an understanding of the multiple identities of the individuals involved"--Publisher's description.

Author : Mr Kåre Vollan,Professor Nils A. Butenschøn,Mr Øyvind Stiansen
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781472467867

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Power-Sharing in Conflict-Ridden Societies by Mr Kåre Vollan,Professor Nils A. Butenschøn,Mr Øyvind Stiansen Pdf

Based on a unique comparative study of Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nepal, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Fiji this book analyses the formal and informal arrangements defining the post-conflict political order in these countries and evaluates whether these systems strengthened or weakened the chances of establishing sustainable peace and lasting democracy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0850928702

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Civil Paths to Peace by Anonim Pdf

This report examines the issues of terrorism, extremism, conflict and violence, which are much in ascendancy and afflict Commonwealth countries as well as the rest of the world, and considers methods of countering disaffection and violence through civil means.

Author : Darren Kew
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815653677

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Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, and Democracy in Nigeria by Darren Kew Pdf

African nations have watched the recent civic dramas of the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street asking if they too will see similar civil society actions in their own countries. Nigeria—Africa’s most populous nation—has long enjoyed one of the continent’s most vibrant civil society spheres, which has been instrumental in political change. Initially viewed as contributing to democracy’s development, however, civil society groups have come under increased scrutiny by scholars and policymakers. Do some civil society groups promote democracy more effectively than others? And if so, which ones, and why? By examining the structure, organizational cultures, and methods of more than one hundred Nigerian civil society groups, Kew finds that the groups that best promote democratic development externally are themselves internally democratic. Specifically, the internally democratic civil society groups build more sustainable coalitions to resist authoritarian rule; support and influence political parties more effectively; articulate and promote public interests in a more negotiable fashion; and, most importantly, inculcate democratic norms in their members, which in turn has important democratizing impacts on national political cultures and institutions. Further, internally democratic groups are better able to resolve ethnic differences and ethnic-based tensions than their undemocratically structured peers. This book is a deeply comprehensive account of Nigerian civil society groups in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Kew blends democratic theory with conflict resolution methodologies to argue that the manner in which groups—and states—manage internal conflicts provides an important gauge as to how democratic their political cultures are. The conclusions will allow donors and policymakers to make strategic decisions in their efforts to build a democratic society in Nigeria and other regions.

Author : Jeff Noonan
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773560161

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Democratic Society and Human Needs by Jeff Noonan Pdf

In Democratic Society and Human Needs Noonan examines the moral grounds for liberalism and democracy, arguing that contemporary democracy was created through needs-based struggles against classical liberal rights, which are essentially exclusionary. For him, a democratic society is one in which human beings collectively control necessary life-resources, using them to promote the essential human value of free capability realization. His critique of globalization and liberal-capitalism vindicates radical social and economic democratization and provides an essential step towards understanding the vast discrepancies between rich and poor within and between democratic countries.

Author : Allen Batteau
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800735279

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Technology and the Common Good by Allen Batteau Pdf

Building on the work of Elinor Ostrom (Governing the Commons) the author examines how the different shared goods of a democratic society are shaped by technology and demonstrates how club goods, common pool resources, and public goods are supported, enhanced, and disrupted by technology. He further argues that as the common good is undermined by different interests, it should be possible to reclaim technology, if the members of the society conclude that they have something in common.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004507227

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Peaceful Approaches for a More Peaceful World by Anonim Pdf

This volume is meant for readers to gain a deeper grasp of the challenges, unique to the present age, for realizing a genuinely peaceful order as well as to consider thoughtful proposals for meeting these challenges.

Author : Tarak Barkawi,Mark Laffey
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 1555879551

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Democracy, Liberalism, and War by Tarak Barkawi,Mark Laffey Pdf

Commencing with Susan Sontag's line that "the only worthwhile answers are those that blow up the questions," ten contributions by UK and US academics critique the "democratic peace" (DP) prescription for inter-state peace of "just add liberal democracy." Contextualizing the DP literature historically and internationally, they call for reassessment of the complex inter-relationships among democracy, liberalism, and war in the global revolution; provide a table summarizing war and democracy by world order periods; and identify directions for future research. Based on US workshops in 1998 and 2000. Barkawi and Laffey are lecturers in international relations, the former at the U. of Wales, Aberystwyth and the latter at the U. of London.--

Author : Martin Belov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000385335

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Peace, Discontent and Constitutional Law by Martin Belov Pdf

This book offers a multi-discursive analysis of the constitutional foundations for peaceful coexistence, the constitutional background for discontent and the impact of discontent, and the consequences of conflict and revolution on the constitutional order of a democratic society which may lead to its implosion. It explores the capacity of the constitutional order to serve as a reliable framework for peaceful co-existence while allowing for reasonable and legitimate discontent. It outlines the main factors contributing to rising pressure on constitutional order which may produce an implosion of constitutionalism and constitutional democracy as we have come to know it. The collection presents a wide range of views on the ongoing implosion of the liberal-democratic constitutional consensus which predetermined the constitutional axiology, the institutional design, the constitutional mythology and the functioning of the constitutional orders since the last decades of the 20th century. The constitutional perspective is supplemented with perspectives from financial, EU, labour and social security law, administrative law, migration and religious law. Liberal viewpoints encounter radical democratic and critical legal viewpoints. The work thus allows for a plurality of viewpoints, theoretical preferences and thematic discourses offering a pluralist scientific account of the key challenges to peaceful coexistence within the current constitutional framework. The book provides a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policymakers working in the areas of constitutional law and politics.

Author : Oliver P. Richmond
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192857026

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Peace by Oliver P. Richmond Pdf

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The concept of peace has always attracted radical thought, action, and practices. It has been taken to mean merely an absence of overt violence or war, but in the contemporary era it is often used interchangeably with 'peacemaking', 'peacebuilding', 'conflict resolution', and 'statebuilding'. The modern concept of peace has therefore broadened from the mere absence of violence to something much more complicated. In this Very Short Introduction, Oliver Richmond explores the evolution of peace in practice and in theory, exploring our modern assumptions about peace and the various different interpretations of its applications. This second edition has been theoretically and empirically updated and introduces a new framework to understand the overall evolution of the international peace architecture. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : John Dewey
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781473382800

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Democracy and Education by John Dewey Pdf

This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive treatise on democracy and education, being an introduction to the 'philosophy of education'. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting expositions and thought-provoking assertions, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in the role of education in society, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Education as a Necessity of Life'; 'Education as a Social Function'; 'Education as Direction'; 'Education as Growth'; 'Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline'; 'Education as Conservative and Progressive'; 'The Democratic Conception in Education'; 'Aims in Education', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

Author : Heinz Gärtner,Jan Willem Honig,Hakan Akbulut
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498507738

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Democracy, Peace, and Security by Heinz Gärtner,Jan Willem Honig,Hakan Akbulut Pdf

Democracies are extremely unlikely to wage war against other democracies – this main proposition of the Democratic Peace theory constitutes the starting point for this volume. Chapters authored by experts from different parts of the world explore the concept of Democratic Peace in greater depth in relation to selected issue areas and in comparison to other concepts such as security communities or concerts of powers. The role and significance of international organizations and gender equality, for instance, are discussed and assessed in this context. The objective guiding this exercise is to give an answer to the question as to whether Democratic Peace and the other two concepts – i.e. security communities and concerts of powers – can provide a solution to today’s security challenges and constitute a guide to peaceful co-existence and conflict settlement. So, the chapters discuss intellectual frameworks at some length, at the same time, reflecting on potential inferences for the outside world and highlighting associated challenges, limits, or even possible adverse implications.

Author : Franz Boas
Publisher : Biblo & Tannen Publishers
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0819602485

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Race and Democratic Society by Franz Boas Pdf

Author : AMARTYA. SEN
Publisher : Synergy Books India
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9382059083

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Peace and Democratic Society (Indian Edition) by AMARTYA. SEN Pdf