Trajectories Of Conflict And Peace

Author : Scott A Bollens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351615419

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Trajectories of Conflict and Peace by Scott A Bollens Pdf

Creating peace for a city’s intimate enemies is harder than making war. This book is about the trajectories of urban conflict and peace in the politically polarized cities of Jerusalem and Belfast since 1994 – how sometimes there has been hopeful change while at other times debilitating stasis and regression. Based on extensive research, fieldwork, and interviews, Scott Bollens shows how seeking peace in these cities is shaped by the interaction of city-based actors and national elites, and that it is not just a political process, but a social and spatial one that takes place problematically over an extended period. He intertwines academic precision with ethnography and personal narrative to illuminate the complex political and emotional kaleidoscopes of these polarized cities. With hostility and competition among groups defined by ethnic, religious, and nationalistic identity on the increase across the world, this timely investigation contributes to our understanding of today’s fractured cities and nations.

Author : Louis Kriesberg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319407517

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Louis Kriesberg: Pioneer in Peace and Constructive Conflict Resolution Studies by Louis Kriesberg Pdf

On the occasion of his 90th birthday Louis Kriesberg provides an informative account of his career, tracing the trajectory of his discoveries, contributions, and stumbles as he sought to help the advance toward a more sustainable and just peace in the world. His work contributes to ideas and practices in several areas of conflict studies, notably intractable conflicts and their transformation, reconciliation, conflict analysis, and waging conflicts constructively. Although neither an autobiography nor a memoir, he embeds the course of his work in the context of historical events and in the evolving fields of peace studies and conflict resolution. In addition, he discusses the interaction of those fields with major conflicts. The book includes seven previously-published exemplary pieces on these and other topics, a comprehensive list of his publications, and several photos. A discussion of Kriesberg’s work and its significance is provided by George A. Lopez, Professor of Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame.

Author : Fernando Cavalcante
Publisher : Springer
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030038649

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Peacebuilding in the United Nations by Fernando Cavalcante Pdf

This book traces the trajectory and different meanings of the concept of peacebuilding in the United Nations since the early 1990s. It analyses how that concept gained life in a particular context and the implications of this process for the Organisation’s support to societies affected by armed conflict in general and for peace operations in particular. Departing from tenets about the influence of ideas in world politics and engaging with the critique of the liberal peace scholarship, the book provides a theoretically informed narrative of how peacebuilding acquired different meanings while remaining largely motivated, justified, legitimated and informed by a proactive and top-down agenda of promoting liberal democratic institutions, norms and values as a remedy to the challenges faced by societies affected by armed conflict. The book will appeal to scholars, policymakers and practitioners in peacebuilding and post-conflict development.

Author : Matthew Bernard Levinger
Publisher : United States Institute of Peace Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Conflict management
ISBN : UCSD:31822038689949

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Conflict Analysis by Matthew Bernard Levinger Pdf

Conflict Analysis: Understanding Causes, Unlocking Solutions is a guide for practitioners seeking to prevent deadly conflict or mitigate political instability. This handbook integrates theory and practice and emphasizes the importance of analyzing the causes of peace as well as the causes of conflict. It stresses that conflict analysis is a social as well as an intellectual process, helping practitioners translate analysis into effective action.

Author : Deepa Narayan
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780821372173

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Moving Out of Poverty by Deepa Narayan Pdf

'To take birth as a poor man itself is a big punishment. We are facing many difficulties and there is none to support us. We cannot die also. ... Our condition is like applying perfumed oil to mustache when there is no food to eat.' - Male focus group discussion, Appipuram, Andhra Pradesh India has experienced accelerating growth in the last 10 years, yet millions of Indians remain mired in poverty. Why? Most books on growth and poverty reduction are dominated by the perspectives of policy makers and academic experts. 'Moving Out of Poverty: The Promise of Empowerment and Democracy in India' brings together the voices of poor men and women from 300 villages across Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, as it seeks to understand how these people have managed to escape poverty, while others remain stuck, and still others fall into poverty. The study explores the role of institutions such as family, markets and local panchayats, and factors such as aspiration, empowerment, social exclusion and conflict, health and asset accumulation, in explaining escape from poverty and falling into poverty.

Author : United Nations;World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781464811869

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Pathways for Peace by United Nations;World Bank Pdf

Violent conflicts today are complex and increasingly protracted, involving more nonstate groups and regional and international actors. It is estimated that by 2030—the horizon set by the international community for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals—more than half of the world’s poor will be living in countries affected by high levels of violence. Information and communication technology, population movements, and climate change are also creating shared risks that must be managed at both national and international levels. Pathways for Peace is a joint United Nations†“World Bank Group study that originates from the conviction that the international community’s attention must urgently be refocused on prevention. A scaled-up system for preventive action would save between US$5 billion and US$70 billion per year, which could be reinvested in reducing poverty and improving the well-being of populations. The study aims to improve the way in which domestic development processes interact with security, diplomacy, mediation, and other efforts to prevent conflicts from becoming violent. It stresses the importance of grievances related to exclusion—from access to power, natural resources, security and justice, for example—that are at the root of many violent conflicts today. Based on a review of cases in which prevention has been successful, the study makes recommendations for countries facing emerging risks of violent conflict as well as for the international community. Development policies and programs must be a core part of preventive efforts; when risks are high or building up, inclusive solutions through dialogue, adapted macroeconomic policies, institutional reform, and redistributive policies are required. Inclusion is key, and preventive action needs to adopt a more people-centered approach that includes mainstreaming citizen engagement. Enhancing the participation of women and youth in decision making is fundamental to sustaining peace, as well as long-term policies to address the aspirations of women and young people.

Author : Charles Webel,Johan Galtung
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134154807

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Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies by Charles Webel,Johan Galtung Pdf

This major new Handbook provides a cutting-edge and transdisciplinary overview of the main issues, debates, state-of-the-art methods, and key concepts in peace and conflict studies today. The fields of peace and conflict studies have grown exponentially since being initiated by Professor Johan Galtung half a century ago. They have forged a transdisciplinary and professional identity distinct from security studies, political science, and international relations. The volume is divided into four sections: understanding and transforming conflict creating peace supporting peace peace across the disciplines. Each section features new essays by distinguished international scholars and professionals working in peace studies and conflict resolution and transformation. Drawing from a wide range of theoretical, methodological, and political positions, the editors and contributors offer topical and enduring approaches to peace and conflict studies. The Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies will be essential reading for students of peace studies, conflict studies and conflict resolution. It will also be of interest and use to practitioners in conflict resolution and NGOs, as well as policy makers and diplomats.

Author : Noah B. Taylor
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031243158

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Existential Risks in Peace and Conflict Studies by Noah B. Taylor Pdf

This book explores the topic of peace and the long-term survival of the human species. Drawing on Existential Risk Studies (ERS), the book lays out a theoretical framework for drawing new perspectives and approaches for looking toward the future and addressing existential risks related to the complexity and dynamics of conflict. Looking at five research lines in Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS); (1) Great Powers Conflict, (2) Peace, Pandemic, and Conflict, (3) Climate, Peace, and Conflict, (4) Emerging Technologies, Peace, and Conflict and (5) Totalitarianism, the chapters discuss how these lines are defined and discussed, how they are understood in ERS, and what approaches would be beneficial to adapt and integrate into PCS. By drawing on ERS and grounding the discussion in lines of research that will be important to the field of PCS, this book suggests that long-term perspectives are needed in the field, especially in regard to existential risk and their implications of conflict.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Conflict management
ISBN : 3952317209

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Envisioning New Trajectories for Peace in Sri Lanka by Anonim Pdf

Author : Daniela Nascimento
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Conflict management
ISBN : 1472487516

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International Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Strategies by Daniela Nascimento Pdf

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction -- References -- 1 Understanding conflict beyond ethnicity and religion ... -- 1.1 Ethnicity: concepts, theories and perspectives -- 1.2 Ethnicity, religion and violence: the theoretical debate around primordialism ... -- 1.3 Beyond ethnicity and religion: Edward Azar's theory of protracted social conflict -- 1.4 Chapter conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 2 Responding to conflict and building peace in theory and practice ... -- 2.1 The peacebuilding consensus? Origins, gains and losses -- 2.2 Chapter conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 3 Addressing socio-economic inequalities as a basis for peace ... -- 3.1 From wishful thinking to reality: economic and social rights ... -- 3.2 Chapter conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 4 Historical trajectories of the North-South conflict in Sudan (1956-2005) -- 4.1 The complex roots of Sudan's civil conflicts -- 4.2 Chapter conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 5 From Addis Ababa to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement ... -- 5.1 A long and tortuous peace process -- 5.2 Chapter conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 6 Rendering invisibilities visible in Sudan?: A critical analysis of the Comprehensive ... -- 6.1 Chapter conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 7 A fragile peace and the various 'Souths' within South Sudan: Addressing inequalities ... -- 7.1 The post-independence challenges to sustainable peace in South Sudan -- 7.2 Chapter conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index

Author : Carsten Stahn,Jennifer S. Easterday,Jens Iverson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199685899

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Jus Post Bellum by Carsten Stahn,Jennifer S. Easterday,Jens Iverson Pdf

Jus post bellum is the body of international legal norms and rules of international law that applies to a post-conflict situation as it moves to a status of peace. This book provides a detailed legal analysis of all aspects of jus post bellum, and uses case studies to show its relevance to the reality of situations on the ground.

Author : Jaroslav Tir,Johannes Karreth
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190699512

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Incentivizing Peace by Jaroslav Tir,Johannes Karreth Pdf

Civil wars are one of the most pressing problems facing the world. Common approaches such as mediation, intervention, and peacekeeping have produced some results in managing ongoing civil wars, but they fall short in preventing civil wars in the first place. Incentivizing Peace shows that considering civil wars from a developmental perspective presents opportunities to prevent the escalation of nascent, low-level armed conflicts to full-scale civilwars.

Author : Thomas Jaye,Dauda Garuba,Stella Amadi
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9782869784963

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ECOWAS and the Dynamics of Conflict and Peace-building by Thomas Jaye,Dauda Garuba,Stella Amadi Pdf

ECOWAS and the Dynamics of Conflict and Peace-building testifies to the fact that we cannot talk of West African affairs, more so of conflict and peace-building, without talking about ECOWAS. For over two decades now, West Africa has remained one of Africa's most conflict-ridden regions. It has been a theatre of some of the most atrocious brutalities in the modern world. It has, nonetheless, witnessed one of the most ambitious internal efforts towards finding regional solutions to conflicts through ECOWAS. The lead role of ECOMOG - the ECOWAS peacekeeping force - in search of peaceful solutions to civil wars in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau and Cote d'Ivoire has yielded a mix of successes and failures. In this book, the authors take a candid look at the role that ECOWAS has played and show how the sub-regional organisation has stabilised and created new conditions conducive to nation building in a number of cases. Conversely, the book shows that ECOWAS has aggravated, if not created, new tensions in yet other cases. The comparative advantage that ECOWAS has derived from these experiences is reflected in the various mechanisms, protocols and conventions that are now in place to ensure a more comprehensive conflict prevention framework. This book provides a nuanced analysis of the above issues and other dynamics of conflicts in the region. It also interrogates the roles played by ECOWAS and various other actors in the context of the complex interplay between natural resource governance, corruption, demography and the youth bulge, gender and the conflicting interests of national, regional and international players.

Author : Minoru Mio,Kazuya Nakamizo,Tatsuro Fujikura
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000331363

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The Dynamics of Conflict and Peace in Contemporary South Asia by Minoru Mio,Kazuya Nakamizo,Tatsuro Fujikura Pdf

This book engages with the concept, true value, and function of democracy in South Asia against the background of real social conditions for the promotion of peaceful development in the region. In the book, the issue of peaceful social development is defined as the conditions under which the maintenance of social order and social development is achieved – not by violent compulsion but through the negotiation of intentions or interests among members of society. The book assesses the issue of peaceful social development and demonstrates that the maintenance of such conditions for long periods is a necessary requirement for the political, economic, and cultural development of a society and state. Chapters argue that, through the post-colonial historical trajectory of South Asia, it has become commonly understood that democracy is the better, if not the best, political system and value for that purpose. Additionally, the book claims that, while democratization and the deepening of democracy have been broadly discussed in the region, the peace that democracy is supposed to promote has been in serious danger, especially in the 21st century. A timely survey and re-evaluation of democracy and peaceful development in South Asia, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of South Asian Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies and Asian Politics and Security.

Author : Felix Wilfred
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1425471396

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Dilemmas and trajectories of peace by Felix Wilfred Pdf