Peace and conflict studies

Previous edition: 2017.

PART I: The Promise of Peace, the Problems of War<br/>CHAPTER 1: The Meanings of Peace<br/>CHAPTER 2: Peace Studies, Peace Education, and Peace Research<br/>CHAPTER 3: The Meaning of War<br/>CHAPTER 4: Terrorism and Counterterrorism<br/>CHAPTER 5: Nuclear Weapons<br/>PART II: The Causes of Wars<br/>CHAPTER 6: The Individual Level<br/>CHAPTER 7: The Group Level<br/>CHAPTER 8: The State Level<br/>CHAPTER 9: The Decision-Making Level<br/>CHAPTER 10: The Ideological, Social, and Economic Levels<br/>PART III: Building "Negative Peace"<br/>CHAPTER 11: Peace Movements<br/>CHAPTER 12: Diplomacy, Negotiations, and Conflict Resolution<br/>CHAPTER 13: Disarmament and Arms Control<br/>CHAPTER 14: International Cooperation<br/>CHAPTER 15: Peace Through Strength?<br/>CHAPTER 16: International Law<br/>CHAPTER 17: Ethical and Religious Perspectives<br/>PART IV: Building Positive Peace<br/>CHAPTER 18: Human Rights<br/>CHAPTER 19: Environmental Well-Being<br/>CHAPTER 20: THE CLIMATE CRISIS<br/>CHAPTER 21: Economic Well-Being<br/>CHAPTER 22: Democracy<br/>CHAPTER 23: National Reconciliation<br/>CHAPTER 24: Nonviolence<br/>CHAPTER 25: The Coronavirus Pandemic<br/>CHAPTER 26: The Personal and the Political<br/>

Part I • The Promise of Peace, the Problems of War<br/>Chapter 1 • The Meanings of Peace<br/> The Meanings of Peace<br/> Positive and Negative Peace<br/> Measuring Peace<br/> The Global Peace Index<br/> Culture of Peace<br/> A Final Note on the Meanings of Peace<br/> Questions for Further Reflection<br/> Suggestions for Further Reading<br/> Notes<br/>Chapter 2 • Peace Studies, Peace Education, and Peace Research<br/> Peace Studies, War Studies, and Peace and Conflict Studies<br/> Peace Education<br/> The Dimensions of Peace and Conflict Studies<br/> PCS Today<br/> Some Contributions of PCS<br/> The Future of PCS<br/> A Final Note on Peace and Conflict Studies, Education, and Research<br/> Questions for Further Reflection<br/> Suggestions for Further Reading<br/> Scholarly Journals<br/> Notes<br/>Chapter 3 • The Meaning of War<br/> Defining War<br/> The Frequency and Intensity of Wars<br/> Historical Trends in War<br/> Modern Weaponry<br/> Cutting-Edge Military Technologies<br/> Has Technology Made War Obsolete?<br/> Wars, Empires, Colonialism, and National Liberation<br/> The Desirability of Peace Versus Justifications for Wars<br/> Social Justice and War<br/> Political Ideologies and Militarism<br/> Is War Inevitable?<br/> Can Nations Change?<br/> The Nature and Functions of Conflict<br/> A Final Note on War<br/> Questions for Further Reflection<br/> Suggestions for Further Reading<br/> Notes<br/>Chapter 4 • Terrorism and Counterterrorism: A War Without End?<br/> What Is Terrorism? Who Are Terrorists?<br/> A Brief History of Terrorism: From Above and From Below<br/> Terrorism and the Middle East<br/> Divisions Within Islam<br/> The Official Terrorism Industry<br/> The Global War on Terrorism<br/> The Victims and Perpetrators of Global Terrorism and Counterterrorism<br/> A Final Note on Terrorism<br/> Questions for Further Reflection<br/> Suggestions for Further Reading<br/> Notes<br/>Chapter 5 • Nuclear Weapons<br/> The Nature of Nuclear Weapons<br/> Delivery Systems<br/> Strategic Doctrine: Deterrence<br/> How a Nuclear War Could Start<br/> Nuclear Proliferation<br/> Some New Worries<br/> Some Good News<br/> What Might Be Done<br/> A Final Note on Nuclear Weapons<br/> Questions for Further Reflection<br/> Suggestions for Further Reading<br/> Notes<br/>Part II • The Causes of Wars<br/>Chapter 6 • The Individual Level<br/> Aggression, Drives, and Instincts<br/> Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology<br/> Freudian and Post-Freudian Psychoanalytic Perspectives<br/> Innate Depravity?<br/> Social Learning Theories<br/> Gender, War, and Peace<br/> Prejudice, Images of the Enemy, and Human Needs<br/> Attributions and Projection<br/> Dehumanization, Altruism, and Reconciliation<br/> The Attractions of War<br/> Inhibitions Against War<br/> Some Issues in Nuclear Psychology<br/> A Final Note on Individual-Level Explanations of Wars<br/> Questions for Further Reflection<br/> Suggestions for Further Reading<br/> Notes<br/>Chapter 7 • The Group Level<br/> War: Its Early History<br/> Functions of Nontechnological Wars<br/> Characteristics of Premodern Wars<br/> Alternatives to Traditional, Premodern Warfare<br/> Underlying Group Processes<br/> Brief Conclusion on Premodern and Nontechnological Warfare<br/> Nations, States, Ethnic Groups, and Nationalism<br/> A Brief History of Nationalist Wars<br/> Types of Nationalist Wars<br/> Nationalist Threats to States<br/> Racial and Cultural Intolerance<br/> Nationalism and the Public Mood<br/> Nationalism and Political Ideology 186 World War I: Ideology Loses to Nationalism<br/> The Question of "National Character"<br/> A Final Note on Nationalism and Ethnocentrism<br/> Questions for Further Reflection<br/> Suggestions for Further Reading<br/> Notes<br/>Chapter 8