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

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

Oliver Ramsbotham, Tom Woodhouse and Hugh Miall

Polity, 2005

2nd ed

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  • : pbk

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Previous ed.: 1999

Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-384) and index

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Description

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.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents. List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Boxes. List of Maps. Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Part I: Contemporary Conflict Resolution. 1. Introduction to Conflict resolution: Concepts and Definitions.'. 2. Conflict Resolution: Origins, Foundations and Development of the Field. 3. Statistics of Deadly Quarrels. 4. Understanding Contemporary Conflict. 5. Preventing Violent Conflict. 6. Containing Violent Conflict: Peacekeeping. 7. Ending Violent Conflict: Peacemaking. 8. Post-War Reconstruction. 9. Peacebuilding. 10. Reconciliation. PART II: Cosmopolitan Conflict Resolution. 11. Terror and Global Justice. 12. Gender in Conflict Resolution. 13. The Ethics of Intervention. 14. Dialogue, Discource and Disagreement. 15. Culture, Religion and Conflict Resolution. 16. Future Directions: Towards Cosmopolitan Conflict Resolution. Notes. References. Index.

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