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| Peacemaking: Lessons from the Past, Visions for the Future | Report Error | | Author: Judith Presler, Sally J. Scholz (Editor) | | Publication Date: 2000 | | Publisher: Rodopi Bv Editions | | Description: 'Peacemaking includes a large array of activities from local to global attempts to attain peace. It includes consideration of international, interstate, and intertribal conflict resolution; communal, personal, and interpersonal social justice; deterrence of the use of nuclear weapons; design of international treaties that prevent war or other forms of international conflict; disarmament; international organizations that secure the order among nations; and even, from some points of view, war. As the 20th century drew to a close, we have witnessed peacemakers trying to end ethnic cleansing, reinstate justly elected political leaders, and reach compromises in the ideological differences that perpetuate age-old conflicts. We also see peacemaking in our schools, homes, and workplaces.
Philosophers have long been interested in peacemaking in one form or another, and philosophical accounts of peacemaking reflect the variety of perspectives, methods, and activities developed in pursuing peacemaking. In some instances, philosophers expand upon the situations, activities, and methods of the peacemaker in the field. The essays in this volume propose some theoretical arguments for various aspects of peacemaking, offer nonmilitary alternatives to war, and discuss practical examples of peacemaking in daily life. The contributors analyze power relations, language, social groupings, and distribution of resources. At times, they draw insight from social and historical models of conflict and conflict-resolution. This collection of essays on peacemaking aims to enlighten contemporary social and political discussions and contribute to achieving the ever-challenging goal of peace.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 10/5/2003 |
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| Prospects for Peacemaking: A Citizen | Report Error | | Author: Harlan Cleveland (Editor) | | Publication Date: 1987 | | Publisher: MIT Press | | Description: 'Prospects for Peacemaking provides a genuinely fresh look at embedded assumptions about national security. It clears the way for a security policy based less on outmoded premises and more on a purposeful strategy for peace in a nuclear world. And it demonstrates one model of a creative interaction between citizens and specialists, one that can be replicated in any community. 'To the village square must go the essential facts about atomic weapons,' Albert Einstein wrote in 1946. 'From there must come America's voice.' The seven essays in Prospects for Peacemaking take up Einstein's challenge - even more urgent today - by demystifying the criti cal issues of war, peace, and national security and opening the way for informed citizen involvement in these issues. The opening chapter explains why we are currently at a good point for engaging in the process of rethinking American strategic policy. Those that follow outline the basic premises of the current relations between the United States and the Soviet Union; the way the military thinks about arms and arms control; the question of whether negotiations can ever keep up with technology; the European perspective on arms control; and the special problem of managing crisis situations. The book concludes with an essay by Dean Rusk on diplomacy in the nuclear era. Prospects for Peacemaking grew out of 'the Minnesota experiment,' an extraordinary year long process of dialogue between experts in the arms-control community and public citizens, sponsored by the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Harlan Cleveland is Professor of Public Affairs and Dean of the Institute. Lincoln P. Bloomfield is Professor of Political Science at MIT, and an adjunct professor at the Humphrey Institute.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 10/5/2003 |
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| Regional Peace-keeping and International Enforcement: The Liberian Crisis | Report Error | | Author: Marc Weller (Editor) | | Publication Date: December 1994 | | Publisher: Cambridge University Press | | Description: 'The military intervention in the Liberian civil war by The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marks a significant departure in regional peace-keeping. The operation, not authorised initially by the United Nations, to enforce a cease-fire and assist in the re-establishment of a constitutional government also has wider repercussions for international peace enforcement. This book reproduces significant documents, many of which are not otherwise available, including statements of the parties to the conflict, official documents emanating from ECOWAS detailing its peace-keeping efforts, and materials relating to the involvement of the United Nations and humanitarian organisations in the conflict. A substantive introduction provides a detailed analysis of the legal issues raised by this controversial operation.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 11/22/2003 |
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| Tales from the Dragon | Report Error | | Author: Arlene Williams | | Publication Date: 1996 | | Publisher: The Waking Light Press | | Description: 'The art of the storyteller is a subtle one, and this is especially true when the stories that are told are designed to teach as well as entertain, and especially true when they must reach an audience of any age. In Tales from the Dragon's Cave, Arlene Williams establishes herself as a master of the art, with stories that balance reality and fantasy, entertainment and education, and sophistication and clarity in a way that will appeal to listeners and readers of any age, from the youngest toddler through the 'grumpiest old man'. This a wonderful book as the stories are delightful, informative, and exceptionally well-designed for either oral telling or reading.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 10/5/2003 |
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| The New Israel: Peacemaking and Liberalization | Report Error | | Author: Gershon Shafir (Editor), Yoav Peled | | Publication Date: 2001 | | Publisher: Westview Press | | Description: 'The New Israel: Peacemaking and Liberalization argues that the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian peace process will be expedited by increased economic liberalization. Israel has undergone dramatic economic change in the 1990s, shifting from a strongly protectionist, state-centered economy to a more international, 'neoliberal' one. The book maintains that these fundamental changes have in turn transformed Israeli society as a whole, resulting in a significant moderation of attitudes toward the Palestinian people and Palestinian nationalism.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 10/5/2003 |
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| The New UN Peacekeeping: Building Peace in Lands of Conflict After the Cold War | Report Error | | Author: Steven R. Ratner | | Publication Date: February 1995 | | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | | Description: 'The New UN Peacekeeping is a strikingly valuable and important book. It is an ambitious work, and its scope might easily be understated. Three contributions can be said to stand out, however. First, Professor Ratner's work clears away the confusing and confused verbiage that has flourished amidst the increased United Nations operations following the end of the Cold War and offers in its place an understanding of what has changed and what is demanded by such changes. Second, after a review of the early efforts of the League and U.N. at peacekeeping, Ratner applies his framework to discuss and evaluate the U.N. peacekeeping effort (UNTAC) in Cambodia. Third, and overshadowing in my view the extensive original research he offers on UNTAC, are the prescriptions he outlines for policy makers considering whether and how to undertake new U.N. peacekeeping operations.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 11/22/2003 |
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| The Nexus Between Peacekeeping and Peace-Building: Debriefing and Lessons | Report Error | | Author: Nassrine Azimi (Editor), Chang Li Lin (Editor) | | Publication Date: December 2000 | | Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff | | Description: 'Over the last few years, and with the collapse of the bipolar world order, new and complex conflicts have emerged which, in some cases, have ignited into larger and devastating regional wars. In the very midst of peacekeeping operations for such conflicts, experts claim, the requirements of peace-building should be considered a priority as well. It is for this reason that the United Nations, even as it deploys military and civilian forces in the four corners of the globe, seeks to set the foundations for sustainable peace. The task is daunting but the challenge impossible to ignore. Against such a background, and even as events were unfolding in East Timor and Kosovo, the fourth in a series of prestigious conferences organised on lessons learnt from peacekeeping operations was held under the auspices of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) of Singapore, and the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA). Throughout two intense days in Singapore, in November of 1999, an eminent group of academics, government officials, representatives of international organisations, and military scholars gathered behind closed doors to reflect upon what has been coined the nexus between peacekeeping and peace-building. This volume contains all the papers commissioned for that event. It also includes a summary of the many animated debates that took place during the conference. The broad range of opinions and perspectives it contains provides insights into a difficult and important topic, and demonstrates how dangerous it would be for the international community to ignore it. Four past cases -- Angola, Haiti, Mozambique, and Cambodia -- and two ongoing operations -- Kosovo and East Timor -- were analysed. The findings should give policy makers, researchers and international affairs analysts a candid review and critique of past experiences that is essential for the comprehension of current peacekeeping missions and the requirement of peace-building strategies.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 11/22/2003 |
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| Towards Better Peacebuilding Practice: On Lessons Learned, Evaluation Practices and Aid & Conflict | Report Error | | Author: Annek Galama (Editor), Paul Van Tongeren, Anneke Galama, Bas Jongerius (Photographer), Paul Tongeren, Paul van Tongeren | | Publication Date: 2003 | | Publisher: International Books | | Description: 'The European Platform for Conflict Prevention convened 300 representatives from governments, research institutions, and nongovernmental organizations from more than 50 countries for the Towards Better Peacebuilding Practice international conference in October 2001. This book presents the results of that conference in the form of in-depth articles, case studies, best practice inventories, and extensive documentation. Issues of peace studies, conflict prevention, refugee programs, civil society building, and political conflicts are discussed to offer reflections and practical strategies for increasing peacebuilding efforts in the future.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 10/5/2003 |
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| World Order for a New Millennium : Political, Cultural and Spiritual Approaches to Building Peace | Report Error | | Author: A. Walter Dorn (Editor) | | Publication Date: June 1999 | | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | | Description: 'World Order for a New Millennium examines one of the major issues of our age: how humanity should organize itself on the highest levels of governance - the global level. World Order for a New Millennium provides an overview of the various types of world order, based on the three strategies of coercion, exchange and integration. It then reviews the development of international law and the current means of promoting and enforcing it, in the absence of an international police force. The essays look at the role of the military in the Cold War and after, and review the prospects for war and peace in the next century.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 11/22/2003 |
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