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Dr. David Hamburg s groundbreaking book, "Preventing Genocide: Practical Steps toward Early Detection and Effective Action," approaches the problem ... More

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This book seeks to examine the causes of escalation and de-escalation in intrastate conflicts. Specifically, the volume seeks to map the processes ... More

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This new edited collection illustrates the paradoxical power of social capital in creating and resolving conflict. This is the first book to bring ... More

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In the post-Cold War era, problems of war and peace have become complicated and ambiguous, involving such non-military issues as a growing north ... More

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Transnational risks of violence - such as ethnic conflicts, organized crime (drug trafficking, money laundering), or terrorism - are both a cause and ... More

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Timely and pathbreaking, "Securing the Peace" is the first book to explore the complete spectrum of civil war terminations, including negotiated ... More

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This book focuses on the use of small arms in violence and attempts by the state to govern the use and acquisition of these weapons. It is likely ... More

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Why does peace fail? More precisely, why do some countries that show every sign of having successfully emerged from civil war fall once again into ... More

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This edited volume examines Basic Human Needs theory and interactive problem solving, looking at recent developments in thinking about both and how ... More

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* Looks at the ways people have used sanctuary throughout history and in present-day conflicts to avoid or challenge violence* Authors with practical ... More

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Papers presented at the conference Pathways out of Terrorism and Insurgency: a Comparative Analysis of Peace Processes held in Priverno, Italy, 10-12 ... More

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Northern Ireland has entered what is arguably the key phase in its troubled political history -- truth recovery and dealing with the legacy of the ... More

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The nature of armed conflict has changed in recent decades. This presents new challenges for the prevention of violence, the promotion of disarmament ... More

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This book aims to bridge the gap between what are generally referred to as 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' approaches to peacebuilding. After the ... More

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Timely and pathbreaking, "Securing the Peace" is the first book to explore the complete spectrum of civil war terminations, including negotiated ... More

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Influenced by Weber's definition of the state as the 'monopoly of violence', politcial scientists and criminologists alike have focused their ... More

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"This book brings together internationally renowned academics from Europe and North America offering a uniquely comprehensive and timely analysis of ... More

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"A book and an unexploded bomb may lay equally motionless, but their kinetic potential is vastly different. A bomb may kill hundreds of people, but a ... More

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Can Burundi achieve its political and economic objectives without returning to genocidal violence?

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Overcoming Evil describes the origins or influences leading to genocide, violent conflict and terrorism. It identifies principles and practices of ... More

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Around the world communities that have suffered the trauma of unspeakable violence--in Liberia, Somalia, West Africa, Columbia, and elsewhere--are ... More

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This book shows that the conflict resolution field often denies difference even as it attempts to implement a progressive and responsive politics. ... More

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In "Give Peace a Chance," the distinguished Dr. Hamburg teams up with his filmmaker son to tell the story of selected significant peace achievements ... More

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A former nuclear weapons designer discusses the increasing threat of weapons of mass destruction and offers ideas on how to construct the best ... More

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