Peacebuilding

Peace operations

by Diehl, Paul F., (Paul Francis)

fromWar and conflict in the modern world

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"Peacekeeping has gradually evolved to encompass a broad range of different conflict management missions and techniques, which are incorporated under the term "peace operations." Well over 100 missions have been deployed, the vast majority within the last twenty years. This book…

Just and unjust military intervention: European thinkers from Vitoria to Mill

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Classical arguments about the legitimate use of force have profoundly shaped the norms and institutions of contemporary international society. But what specific lessons can we learn from the classical European philosophers and jurists when thinking about humanitarian interventio…

The internal implementation of peace agreements after violent intrastate conflict: guidance for internal actors responsible for impl…

by Von Hehn, Arist

fromInternational humanitarian law series

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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 ma…

Conflict and peacebuilding in Sri Lanka: caught in the peace trap?

by Spencer, Jonathan, Goodhand, Jonathan, Korf, Benedikt

fromRoutledge contemporary South Asia series

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This text brings together a unique range of perspectives on the Sri Lankan peace process from 2001-2006, and the attempts to bring this protracted violent conflict to a peaceful resolution.

The art of peacemaking: political essays by István Bibó

by Bibo, Istvan

fromWorld thought in translation

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"István Bibó (1911-1979) was a Hungarian lawyer, political thinker, prolific essayist, and minister of state for the Hungarian national government during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. This magisterial compendium of Bibó's essays introduces English-speaking audiences to the w…

The EU and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 1971-2013: In Pursuit of a Just Peace

by Persson, Anders

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This book explores the work of the European Union to establish a just peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, covering over four decades (1971-2013). It examines what constitutes a just peace, both conceptually within the field of peacebuilding and empirically in the context …

Crafting peace in Kashmir: through a realist lens

by Koithara, Verghese

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"In this book, the author argues that perceptions and emotions are the prime drivers behind the India-Pakistan conflict. In today's context, he maintains, the 'structure' of the conflict is more resolvable than how it is commonly portrayed. Neither country has a need - in securi…

Rethinking border control for a globalizing world: a preferred future

by Weber, Leanne

fromRethinking globalizations

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"This book provides a new point of departure for thinking critically and creatively about international borders and the perceived need to defend these, adopting an innovative 'preferred future' methodology. The authors critically examine a range of 'border domains' including law…

Regulating business for peace: the United Nations, the private sector, and post-…

by Ford, Jolyon

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This book addresses gaps in thinking and practice on how the private sector can both help and hinder the process of building peace after armed conflict. It argues that weak governance in fragile and conflict-affected societies creates a need for international authorities to regu…

The Oxford handbook of religion, conflict, and peacebuilding

fromOxford Handbooks

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This volume provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of the scholarship on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding. Looking far beyond the traditional parameters of the field, the contributors engage deeply with the legacies of colonialism, missionary activism, secul…

Realizing peace: a constructive conflict approach

by Kriesberg, Louis

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"Realizing Peace combines three bodies of work that have not previously been integrated. First, it critically examines major episodes of U.S. government engagements in foreign conflicts since the beginning of the Cold War. This includes American engagements in struggles against …

Reconciling Indonesia: grassroots agency for peace

by Bräuchler, Birgit

fromRoutledge studies in Asia's transformations

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"Indonesia has been torn by massive internal conflicts over the last decade. The absence of functioning national tools of reconciliation and the often limited success of an internationally established 'reconciliation toolkit' of truth commissions and law enforcement, justice and…

Becoming Rwandan: education, reconciliation, and the making of a po…

by Russell, S. Garnett

fromGenocide, political violence, human rights series

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In the aftermath of the genocide, the Rwandan government has attempted to use the education system in order to sustain peace and shape a new generation of Rwandans. Their hope is to create a generation focused on a unified and patriotic future rather than the ethnically divisive…

Routledge companion to peace and conflict studies

fromRoutledge Companions

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"This Companion examines contemporary challenges in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) and offers practical solutions to these problems.The book examines the following eight specific components of Peace and Conflict Studies: Peace and conflict studies praxis, Structure–agency ten…