From reaction to conflict prevention : opportunities for the UN system
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
From reaction to conflict prevention : opportunities for the UN system
（A project of the International Peace Academy and the Monterey Institute of International Studies）
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2002
- : pbk
Available at / 21 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-406) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Though the prevention of conflict is the first promise in the Charter of the United Nations, it is a promise constantly betrayed by international organizations, governments, and local actors alike. At the same time, and in a more positive vein, recent studies provide much-needed information about why and how today's conflicts start and what sustains them. This ground-breaking book presents some of the best scholarly and policy-relevant work on the practical challenges of conflict prevention within the UN system. The authors consider the causes and dynamics of war, the tools that are being developed to predict the cruption of conflict, and what is being done - and what could be done better - in the effort to move from promise to practice.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Making Conflict Prevention a Priority - F.O. Hampson, K. Wermester, and D. Malone. * THE DYNAMICS OF WAR. * Diagnosing Conflict: What Do We Know? - A-M Gardner. * Containing Internal War in the 21st Century - T.R. Gurr. * Measuring the Societal Impact of War - M.G. Marshall. * Horizontal Inequalities as a Source of Conflict - F. Stewart. * CONFLICT PREVENTION: THE STATE OF THE ART. * Preventive Diplomacy at the UN and Beyond - F.O. Hampson. * From Lessons to Action - M.S. Lund. * Planning Preventive Action J.G. Cockell. * Reassessing Cases: Direct vs. Structural Prevention - P. Wallensteen. * Deconstructing Prevention: A Systems Approach to Mitigating Violent Conflict - T.P. Dress and G. Rosenblum-Kumar. * Tackling the Root Causes of Conflict: More Bark than Bite - E.C. Luck. * COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES: PRACTITIONER PERSPECTIVES BEYOND THE UN. * The Role of Research and Policy Analysis - M. O'Neil and N. Tschirgi. * Development and Conflict: New Approaches in the UK - M. Kapila and K. Wermester. * Addressing Conflict: Emerging Policy at the World Bank - P. Cleves, N. Colletta, and N. Sambanis. * Electoral Assistance and Democratization - B. Save-Soderbergh and I.N. Lennarisson. * CONCLUSION. * Preventive Action at the UN: From Promise to Practice? - C.L. Sriram and K.
by "Nielsen BookData"
