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Based on the findings of the CIVICUS Civil Society Index Programme, this volume looks at the role that civil society organizations play in generating or alleviating conflict and violence and at how situations of conflict and violence impact on the state of civil society in various settings.

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The case studies in this volume show the growth of civil society involvement in national, regional, and international peacebuilding policy. The focus is on multi-stakeholder, systems-based approaches to peacebuilding and security that involve diverse civil society groups, government agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and security forces.

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The case studies in this volume show the growth of civil society involvement in national, regional, and international peacebuilding policy. The focus is on multi-stakeholder, systems-based approaches to peacebuilding and security that involve diverse civil society groups, government agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and security forces.

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Using data on every civil war fought between 1940 and 1992, the author details the conditions that lead combatants to partake in what she defines as a three-step process - the decision on whether to initiate negotiations, to compromise, and, finally, to implement any resulting terms.

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This book is part of a continuing series that explores international political change. The volume focuses on African nation-states, their internal conflicts, and their role in the international arena, and also delves into history, political leadership, rebellion, military conf...

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This up-to-date encyclopedia examines the conflict between India and Pakistan from Independence to the present day, with an authoritative treatment that presents the issues evenhandedly and from both countries' perspectives.

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Offers a critical evaluation of existing and emerging approaches to applied conflict prevention that involve nontraditional actors ranging from the corporate sector and NGOs to regional and multilateral economic and political organizations. The volume suggests best practices f...

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Together with local actors, many governments, regional organizations and the UN are embracing preventive action as a viable path towards sustainable peace. The contributions to this volume trace conflict prevention efforts in various regional contexts and explain how preventiv...

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This textbook is dedicated to an analysis of the emergent role of conflict analysis and resolution. Covering theory, research and practice, the authors provide a typology of the types of conflict, and a through examination of influences - uctural, strategic and cultural - on conflict.

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This textbook is dedicated to an analysis of the emergent role of conflict analysis and resolution. Covering theory, research and practice, the authors provide a typology of the types of conflict, and a through examination of influences - uctural, strategic and cultural - on conflict.

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This unique survey examines how the inherent ambivalence of Palestinians and Israeli moderates toward the peace process and one another undermined the Oslo Peace Accords.

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Civil conflict remains one of the most significant threats to peace and security in the contemporary era. In Constructing Peace, Lisa MacLeod offers the first ever application of Finnemore and Sikkink's model of norm construction to the study of peace building and conflict resolution by comparing operations in El Salvador and Cambodia.

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Gardner explores the global ramifications of the NATO-Russian relationship. He examines NATO's Partnership for Peace initiative as it relates to Russia, and argues that NATO risks provoking Russia and other states that do not expect to become "full" members of the alliance.

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Scholars across several disciplines discuss possible negative economic and social consequences of international military disarmament, including unemployment associated with the conversion from a military industrial economy to a civilian complex, conversion costs and reduced R & D.

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The central conflicts of the world today are closely related to cultural, traditional and religious differences between nations. As we move to a globalized world, these differences often become magnified, entrenched and the cause of bloody conflict.

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Provides a revealing look at the nature of internal conflicts and explains why appropriate conditions for negotiation and useful solutions are so difficult to find. The authors offer a series of case studies of ongoing conflict in Angola, Mozambique, Eritrea, South Africa, Southern Sudan, Lebanon, Spain, Colombia, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines.

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This book provides guidance for structuring ethical reflection as well as analytical tools to get to the heart of issues quickly. Examples, scenarios, and discussion questions help draw out key issues to improve peacebuilding practices. It will help identify and analyze ethica...