War Economies In A Regional Context

Author : Michael Pugh,Neil Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2023
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 1685855288

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War Economies in a Regional Context by Michael Pugh,Neil Cooper Pdf

Confronting the corrosive influence that war economies typically have on the prospects for peace in war-torn societies, this study critically analyzes current policy responses and offers a thought-provoking foundation for the development of more effective peacebuilding strategies. The authors focus on the role played by trade in precipitating and fueling conflict, with particular emphasis on the regional dynamics that are created by war economies. Their analysis highlights the darker side of the commitment to deregulation, open markets, and the expansion of trade routes that are key features of globalization. In each of three case studies--Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and Bosnia--they examine the nature of the war economy, the regional networks developed to support it, its legacies, and the impact of initiatives to transform it. That transformation, they argue, a process central to the transition from violent conflict to sustainable peace, can best be achieved through approaches that recognize critical regional factors.

Author : Michael Charles Pugh,Neil Cooper,Jonathan Goodhand
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Economic conversion
ISBN : 8130900734

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War Economies in a Regional Context by Michael Charles Pugh,Neil Cooper,Jonathan Goodhand Pdf

Author : Michael Charles Pugh,Neil Cooper,Jonathan Goodhand
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1588262111

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War Economies in a Regional Context by Michael Charles Pugh,Neil Cooper,Jonathan Goodhand Pdf

"This book ... emphasizes the role of economic factors in the conditions that lead to state collapse, give rise to and sustain conflict, and complicate peacebuilding." The book argues that "existing state-level focus tends to ignore the role of regional linkages in permitting and sustaining conflict and as obstacles to transformation." Furthermore that, "the focus on the dynamics of conflict in states of the developing world tends to artificially distance the outside, predominantly "Western" world from their genesis and evolution ..." (taken from introduction)

Author : Cynthia J. Arnson,I. William Zartman
Publisher : Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780801882975

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Rethinking the Economics of War by Cynthia J. Arnson,I. William Zartman Pdf

This collection of essays questions the adequacy of explaining today's internal armed conflicts purely in terms of economic factors and re-establishes the importance of identity and grievances in creating and sustaining such wars. Countries studied include Lebanon, Angola, Colombia and Afghanistan.

Author : Sabine Kurtenbach,Angelika Rettberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429536533

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War Economies and Post-war Crime by Sabine Kurtenbach,Angelika Rettberg Pdf

Even when armed conflicts formally end, the transition to peace is not clear-cut. This comprehensive volume explores the mounting evidence which suggests that it is rather ‘unlikely to see a clean break from violence to consent, from theft to production, from repression to democracy, or from impunity to accountability’. The authors analyse the complex endeavour of transitioning out of war, studying how it is often interrelated with other transformations such as changes in the political regime (democratisation) and in the economy (opening of markets to globalisation). They explore how, in the same way as wars and conflicts reflect the societies they befall, post-war orders may replicate and perpetuate some of the drivers of war-related violence, such as high levels of instability, institutional fragility, corruption, and inequality. This book thus suggests that, even in the absence of a formal relapse into war and the re-mobilisation of former insurgents, many transitional contexts are marked by the steady and ongoing reconfiguration of criminal and illegal groups and practices. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers of political science and peace studies. It was originally published as an online special issue of Third World Thematics.

Author : Geoffrey Hayes,Mark Sedra
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781554580118

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Afghanistan by Geoffrey Hayes,Mark Sedra Pdf

By the fall of 2008, seven years after the fall of the Taliban regime, the future of Afghanistan's post-conflict transition looks more uncertain than ever. Driving this uncertainty is a security environment that has steadily deteriorated with each passing year, creating a level of instability even greater in Iraq, according to some indicators. However, insecurity is not the only dilemma that has threatened to undercut Afghanistan's transition to peace and stability. Problems of corruption and poor service delivery in the state coupled with the failure of the internationally-supported reconstruction process to improve the quality of life for so many Afghans trapped in grinding poverty has begun to erode public confidence in the new political order.

Author : Arist von Hehn
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004215894

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The Internal Implementation of Peace Agreements after Violent Intrastate Conflict by Arist von Hehn Pdf

This study provides guidance on how to best approach the management of an internally-led peace implementation process after violent intrastate conflict, gives an overview of tasks to be taken on, explains the legal framework provided for under international law, and addresses management implications. With a foreword by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate President Martti Ahtisaari.

Author : Karen Ballentine,Jake Sherman
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Civil war
ISBN : 1588261727

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The Political Economy of Armed Conflict by Karen Ballentine,Jake Sherman Pdf

Globalization, suggest the authors of this collection, is creating new opportunities - some legal, some illicit - for armed factions to pursue their agendas in civil war. Within this context, they analyze the key dynamics of war economies and the challenges posed for conflict resolution and sustainable peace. Thematic chapters consider key issues in the political economy of internal wars, as well as how differing types of resource dependency influence the scope, character, and duration of conflicts. Case studies of Burma, Colombia, Kosovo, Papua New Guinea, and Sri Lanka illustrate a range of ways in which belligerents make use of global markets and the transnational flow of resources. An underlying theme is the opportunities available to the international community to alter the economic incentive structure that inadvertently supports armed conflict.

Author : Keith Krause
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317987086

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Armed Groups and Contemporary Conflicts by Keith Krause Pdf

Armed groups operating beyond the state have become the most important actors in most contemporary wars and violent conflicts, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Colombia and Somalia. They come in a dizzying array of forms: some informally linked to the state and state power, others in opposition to the state; some pursuing classic political goals, others primarily predatory and large-scale criminal enterprises. All groups, however, challenge the state’s Weberian monopoly of the legitimate use of force, yet their origins, evolution, violent dynamics, and relations with state power are poorly understood. This interdisciplinary collection includes both conceptual and empirical studies of contemporary armed groups, examining cases in Latin America, Asia and Africa. It brings sociological, political economy, and ethnographic approaches to bear on larger questions including armed groups and the changing nature of warfare, the economic dimensions of their activities, and means of engagement with armed actors. It both broadens and sharpens our understanding of how force and violence are used in today’s contemporary armed conflicts. This book was published as a special issue of Contemporary Security Policy.

Author : M. Pugh,N. Cooper,M. Turner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230228740

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Whose Peace? Critical Perspectives on the Political Economy of Peacebuilding by M. Pugh,N. Cooper,M. Turner Pdf

The book provides critical perspectives that reach beyond the technical approaches of international financial institutions and proponents of the liberal peace formula. It investigates political economies characterized by the legacies of disruption to production and exchange, by population displacement, poverty, and by 'criminality'.

Author : Chandra Lekha Sriram,Zoe Nielsen
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Civil war
ISBN : 1588262197

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Exploring Subregional Conflict by Chandra Lekha Sriram,Zoe Nielsen Pdf

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Author : Doctor Nicola Pratt,Doctor Nadje Al-Ali
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848138049

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Women and War in the Middle East by Doctor Nicola Pratt,Doctor Nadje Al-Ali Pdf

Women and War in the Middle East provides a critical examination of the relationship between gender and transnationalism in the context of war, peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction in the Middle East. Critically examining the ways in which the actions of various local and transnational groups - including women's movements, diaspora communities, national governments, non-governmental actors and multilateral bodies - interact to both intentionally and inadvertantly shape the experiences of women in conflict situations, and determine the possibilities for women's participation in peace-building and (post)-conflict reconstruction, as well as the longer-term prospects for peace and security. The volume pays particular attention to the ways in which gender roles, relations and identities are constructed, negotiated and employed within transnational social and political fields in the conflict and post-conflict situations, and their particular consequences for women. Contributions focus on the two countries with the longest experiences of war and conflict in the Middle East, and which have been subject to the most prominent international interventions of recent years - that is, Iraq and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Issues addressed by contributors include the impact of gender mainstreaming measures by international agencies and NGOs upon the ability of women to participate in peace-building and post-conflict resolution; the consequences for gender relations and identities of the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq; and how transnational feminist movements can most effectively support peace building and women's rights in the region. Based entirely on original empirical research. Women and War in the Middle East brings together some of the foremost scholars in the areas of feminist international relations, feminist international political economy, anthropology, sociology, history and Middle East studies.

Author : Steven E. Lobell,Norrin M. Ripsman
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472053070

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The Political Economy of Regional Peacemaking by Steven E. Lobell,Norrin M. Ripsman Pdf

In The Political Economy of Regional Peacemaking, scholars examine the efficacy of trade agreements, economic sanctions, and other strategies of economic statecraft for the promotion of peace both between rival states and across conflict-ridden regions more generally. In the introduction, Steven E. Lobell and Norrin M. Ripsman pose five central questions: (1) What types of economic statecraft, including incentives and sanctions, can interested parties employ? (2) Who are the appropriate targets in the rival states—state leaders, economic and social elites, or society as whole? (3) When should specific economic instruments be used to promote peace—prior to negotiations, during negotiations, after signature of the treaty, or during implementation of the treaty? (4) What are the limits and risks of economic statecraft and economic interdependence? (5) How can economic statecraft be used to move from a bilateral peace agreement to regional peace? The chapters that follow are grouped in three sections, corresponding to the three stages of peacemaking: reduction or management of regional conflict; peacemaking or progress toward a peace treaty; and maintenance of bilateral peace and the regionalization of the peace settlement. In each chapter, the contributors consider the five key questions from a variety of methodological, historical, cultural, and empirical perspectives, drawing data from the Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The conclusion expands on several themes found in the chapters and proposes an agenda for future research.

Author : W. Benedek,C. Daase,V. Dimitrijevic,P. van Duyne,Vojin Dimitrijevi?,Petrus van Duyne
Publisher : Springer
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230281479

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Transnational Terrorism, Organized Crime and Peace-Building by W. Benedek,C. Daase,V. Dimitrijevic,P. van Duyne,Vojin Dimitrijevi?,Petrus van Duyne Pdf

This volume investigates the role of the transnational terrorist and criminal organizations in the peace-building processes, with a particular focus on the Western Balkan region. Conducted within the framework of human security analysis, the research focuses on the security of the human being.

Author : Mats Berdal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351226004

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Building Peace After War by Mats Berdal Pdf

The widespread practice of intervention by outside actors aimed at building ‘sustainable peace within societies ravaged by war has been a striking feature of the post-Cold War era. But, at a time when more peacekeepers are deployed around the world than at any other point in history, is the international will to intervene beginning to wane? And how capable are the systems that exist for planning and deployingpeacebuilding missions of fulfilling the increasingly complex tasks set for them? In Building Peace After War, Mats Berdal addresses these and other crucial questions, examining the record of interventions from Cambodia in the early 1990s to contemporary efforts in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The book analyses the nature of the modern peacebuilding environment, in particular the historical and psychological conditions that shape it, and addresses the key tasks faced by outside forces in the early and criticalpost-conflict phase of an intervention. In doing so, it asks searching questions about the role of military force in support of peacebuilding, and the vital importance of legitimacy to any intervention. Berdal also looks critically at the ways in which governments and international organisations, particularly the UN, have responded to these many challenges. He highlights the pivotal role of politics in planning peacebuilding operations, and offers some sober reflections on the future prospects for post-conflict intervention.