Contemporary conflict resolution : the prevention, management and transformation of deadly conflicts

Since the end of the Cold War, conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping and peacebuilding have risen to the top of the international agenda. The second edition of this hugely popular text charts the development of the field from its pioneers to its contemporary exponents and offers an assessment of its achievements and the challenges it faces in today's changed security environment. Existing material has been thoroughly updated and new chapters added on peacebuilding from below, reconciliation, responses to terror, gender issues, the ethics of intervention, dialogue, discourse and disagreement, culture and conflict resolution, and future directions for the field. the authors argue that a new form of cosmopolitan conflict resolution is emerging, which offers a hopeful means for human societies to transcend and celebrate their differences. Part I offers a comprehensive survey of the theory and practice of conflict resolution. Part II enters into the controversies that have surrounded conflict resolution as it has become part of the mainstream. Contemporary Conflict Resolution is essential reading for students of peace and security studies, conflict management and international politics, as well as those working in non-government organizations or think-tanks. Since The End Of The Cold War, Conflict Prevention And Resolution, Peacekeeping And Peacebuilding Have Risen To The Top Of The International Agenda. The Second Edition Of This Text Charts The Development Of The Field From Its Pioneers To Its Contemporary Exponents And Offers An Assessment Of Its Achievements And The Challenges It Faces In Today's Changed Security Environment. Existing Material Has Been Thoroughly Updated And New Chapters Added On Peacebuilding From Below, Reconciliation, Responses To Terror, Gender Issues, The Ethics Of Intervention, Dialogue, Discourse And Disagreement, Culture And Conflict Resolution, And Future Directions For The Field. The Authors Argue That A New Form Of Cosmopolitan Conflict Resolution Is Emerging, Which Offers A Hopeful Means For Human Societies To Transcend And Celebrate Their Differences.--book Jacket. Introduction To Conflict Resolution: Concepts And Definitions -- 2. Conflict Resolution: Origins, Foundations And Development Of The Field -- 3. Statistics As Deadly Quarrels -- 4. Understanding Contemporary Conflict -- 5. Containing Violent Conflict: Peacekeeping -- 6. Post-war Reconstruction -- 7. Peacebuilding -- 8. Reconciliation -- 8. Terror And Global Justice -- 9. Gender In Conflict Resolution -- 10. Ethics Of Intervention -- 11. Dialogue, Discourse And Disagreement -- 12. Culture, Religion And Conflict Resolution -- 13. Future Directions: Towards Cosmopolitan Conflict Resolution Oliver Ramsbotham, Tom Woodhouse, And Hugh Miall. Rev. Ed. Of: Contemporary Conflict Resolution / Hugh Miall, Oliver Ramsbotham, Tom Woodhouse. 1999. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 342-384) And Index. Bogens emne er freds- og konfliktforskning. Forfatterne fremsætter en kompleks og differentieret anskuelse af tidens internationale kollektiv, i hvilket ingen kombination af deltagere har overmagten og ingen perspektiver er dominerende. Analysen af aktuelle konflikter er understøttet af "case studies" af konflikterne selv og af regeringers, UN's, NGO's og græsrodsbevægelsers roller heri Offering an assessment of the theory and practice of conflict resolution in post-Cold War conflicts, this book addresses a number of questions. It explores the nature of contemporary conflict and the development of conflict resolution