The psychology of peacekeeping
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The psychology of peacekeeping
Praeger, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Langholtz examines how psychology and other social sciences can offer both theoretical explanations and practical applications in the resolution and amelioration of potentially violent international conflicts. Since the end of the Cold War and bipolar ideologies, the international community has been willing to intervene using approaches that are founded as much in psychology as in force and these remedies have not been confined to the violent periods of conflicts. This book examines psychological interventions and issues during three phases of conflicts. First, the book examines measures available in advance of a threatening conflict through early intervention and an examination of ethnopolitical issues, economic problems, and potential diplomatic solutions. Second, psychological facets of peacekeeping are examined: the selection of peacekeepers, psychological ambiguities of peacekeeping, and the numbing that comes with widespread suffering. Finally the book examines the psychological measures available to strengthen a cease-fire, deal with mines and related after-effects of war, encourage reconciliation, and hasten the return to a stable and durable peace.
Table of Contents
Foreword by the Honorable Lawrence S. Eagleburger Introduction by Harvey J. Langholtz Prevention: Psychological and Social Issues That Can Avert or Lead to War The Evolving Psychology of Peacekeeping by Harvey J. Langholtz Peace through Economic and Social Development by Claudia Gonzalez-Vallejo and Giselda Barroso Sauveur Early Intervention: Prediction and Action by Ervin Staub The Psychology of Diplomacy: Conflict Resolution in a Time of Minimal or Unusual Small-Scale Conflicts by Ambassador Edward J. Perkins Cultural and Ethnic Issues of Conflict and Peacekeeping by Paul R. Kimmel Psychological Considerations during Periods of Conflict Insensitivity to the Value of Human Life: A Study of Psychophysical Numbing by David Fetherstonhaugh, Paul Slovic, Stephen M. Johnson, and James Friedrich Personnel Selection and Preparation for U.N. Peacekeeping Missions by Brian Kidwell and Harvey J. Langholtz Psychological Aspects of Peacekeeping on the Ground by Christian Harleman Psychological Ambiguities in Peacekeeping by Thomas W. Britt Psychological Aspects and Confidence-Building Measures in the Transition from Violence to a Durable Peace Humanitarian Intervention, Psychosocial Assistance, and Peacekeeping by Michael G. Wessells Peacekeeping and the Psychology of Conflict Resolution by Tom Woodhouse Creating a Durable Peace: Psychological Aspects of Rebuilding and Reforming the Indigenous Criminal Justice System by J. Matthew Vaccaro The Psychological Consequences of Mines Left Behind Following a Conflict by Barry Cox and Harvey J. Langholtz Postconflict Peacebuilding and Making Efforts Count: Reconstruction, Elections, and Beyond by Valeria M. Gonzalez Posse Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and the Contribution of International Peacekeeping by Eileen Borris and Paul F. Diehl The Peace Process at Its Culmination: The Reconciliation Elections by Fabrizio Pagani Treating the New World Disorder by Henry Breed Index
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