Peace and Conflict Studies sets the standard for an accessible introduction, a comprehensive exploration, and analysis of 21st-century world events – including updated coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Middle East, the Social Justice movements within the US, and Global Climate Change. The text examines current conflicts, explores the important aspects of positive peace, individual violence, nationalism, and terrorism, provides numerous visual aids, questions for further study, and suggested readings, and furnishes a comprehensive range of material to enlighten and enrich future discussion and encourage further academic pursuit. With a broad and authoritative scope, this introductory text chronicles a plethora of important global topics from pre-history to the present.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- • Brief Contents •
- • Detailed Contents •
- Preface
- Part I The Promise of Peace, the Problems of War
- 1 The Meanings of Peace
- 2 Peace Studies, Peace Education, and Peace Research
- 3 The Meaning of War
- 4 Terrorism and Counterterrorism: A War Without End?
- 5 Nuclear Weapons
- Part II The Causes of Wars
- 6 The Individual Level
- 7 The Group Level
- 8 The State Level
- 9 The Decision-Making Level
- 10 The Ideological, Social, and Economic Levels
- Part III Building “Negative Peace”
- 11 Peace Movements
- 12 Diplomacy, Negotiations, and Conflict Resolution
- 13 Disarmament and Arms Control
- 14 International Cooperation
- 15 Peace Through Strength?
- 16 International Law
- 17 Ethical and religious perspectives
- Part IV Building “Positive Peace”
- 18 Human Rights
- 19 Environmental Well-Being
- 20 The Climate Crisis
- 21 Economic Well-Being
- 22 Democracy
- 23 National Reconciliation
- 24 Nonviolence
- 25 The Coronavirus Pandemic: Catastrophe, Wake-Up Call, or Both?
- 26 The Personal and the Political
- • Index •
- • About the Authors •
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