Peace and Conflict Studies: An Introduction

by Jeong,Ho-Won

• ISBN13: 9781840140958
• ISBN10: 184014095X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Ho-Won Jeong explains and assesses major approaches to dealing with ethnic conflict, communal violence, inter-state war and social injustice. The book analyses not only the sources of violence and conflict, but also how to manage and prevent them. As peace is relevant to improvement in human well-being and the future survival of humanity, the volume encompasses a variety of themes, ranging from alternative security policies, methods of peaceful settlement, human rights, self-determination, environmental politics, global governance and non-violence. Reflecting on the current thinking and drawing lessons from the past, the book can be considered as the most authoritative introduction to the field since the end of the Cold War.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Series	xi
Chadwick F. Alger
Foreword	xiii
John W. Burton
Preface	xv
Introduction	1	(1)
The Framework of the Book	2	(5)
PART I: MEANINGS, CONCEPTS AND DISCOURSE
Challenges for Peace	7	(12)
Visions of Peace	7	(3)
Historical Experiences	10	(2)
Culture and Social Values	12	(2)
Continuity and Discontinuity	14	(2)
Zones of Instability	16	(3)
Concepts of Peace and Violence	19	(12)
Direct and Structural Violence	19	(4)
Cultural Violence	23	(1)
Negative and Positive Peace	23	(6)
Holistic Conceptions of Peace	29	(2)
Conflict Analysis	31	(8)
Structural Conditions	31	(2)
Conflict and Social Order	33	(1)
Traditional Management Strategies	34	(1)
Dispute Settlement and Conflict Resolution	35	(2)
Conflict Transformation and Peace Building	37	(2)
Peace Research	39	(14)
Social Environment	39	(2)
Evolution of Peace Research	41	(2)
Nature of Peace Research	43	(1)
Methods for Inquiry	44	(2)
Epistemological Foundations	46	(1)
Policy Orientation	47	(1)
Levels of Analysis	48	(5)
PART II: ISSUES
Understanding War	53	(12)
Nature of War	53	(3)
Human Costs of War	56	(2)
Types of War	58	(2)
Post-Colonial Context	60	(2)
Just War Theory	62	(3)
Sources of Social Conflict	65	(10)
Human Nature and Violence	65	(2)
Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis	67	(1)
Psychoanalytic Perspectives	68	(1)
Relative Deprivation	69	(1)
Basic Needs	70	(1)
Identity Formation	71	(2)
Conflict Dynamics in Divided Societies	73	(2)
Feminist Understandings of Violence	75	(12)
Violence against Women	75	(1)
Construction of Gender Identities	76	(2)
Masculine and Feminine Values	78	(1)
Patriarchy and Domination	79	(1)
Feminist Critique of the World Order	80	(1)
Women and the Military	81	(1)
Shared Goals of Peace and Feminism	82	(2)
Reconceptualisation of Security	84	(3)
Political Economy	87	(8)
Economic Disparities	87	(1)
Free Market Economy and Class Relations	88	(1)
International Capitalism and War	89	(2)
Economic Integration and Globalisation	91	(1)
Social Transition	92	(3)
Environmental Concerns	95	(14)
Changes in the Environmental System	96	(3)
Population Growth	99	(2)
Tragedy of the Commons	101	(1)
Resource Scarcity and Conflict	102	(1)
Environmental Security	103	(6)
PART III: STRATEGIES FOR PEACE
Control of Military Power	109	(58)
Balance of Power	109	(6)
Collective Security	115	(9)
Peace Keeping Operations	124	(11)
Humanitarian Intervention	135	(6)
Non-Provocative Defence	141	(5)
Civilian Based Defence	146	(1)
Confidence Building	147	(3)
Disarmament and Arms Control	150	(11)
Peace Conversion	161	(6)
Conflict Resolution and Management	167	(38)
Negotiation	168	(4)
Good Offices	172	(1)
Enquiry	173	(2)
Arbitration	175	(2)
Judicial Settlement	177	(2)
Conciliation	179	(1)
Mediation	180	(6)
Problem Solving Workshop	186	(4)
Second Track Diplomacy	190	(2)
Reconciliation	192	(1)
Post-Conflict Reconstruction	193	(4)
Preventive Diplomacy and Intervention	197	(5)
Early Warning Systems	202	(1)
A Final Note	203	(2)
Human Rights	205	(18)
Human Rights Abuses	205	(2)
Connections to Peace	207	(1)
Three Generations of Human Rights Movements	208	(3)
Development of Principles and Norms	211	(2)
Conventions in Specific Categories	213	(3)
Implementation of Human Rights Policy	216	(3)
State Sovereignty and Human Rights Protection	219	(1)
Regional Experiences	220	(1)
Nongovernmental Organisations and Grassroots Struggle	221	(2)
Self-Determination	223	(18)
Basic Principles	223	(2)
Historical Context	225	(2)
The Basis of Claims for Self-Determination	227	(1)
Democratic Ideals and States	228	(1)
Autonomy of Minority Groups and Indigenous Peoples	229	(1)
State and National Boundaries	230	(1)
Failure of Nation-State Building	231	(1)
Multi-Ethnic State	232	(1)
Methods for Reducing Intergroup Tension	233	(7)
A Final Note	240	(1)
Development	241	(26)
Modernisation	241	(2)
A Growth-Oriented Development Model	243	(1)
International Economic Imbalance	244	(1)
Dependency Theories	245	(2)
Import Substituting Industrialisation	247	(1)
The New International Economic Order	248	(3)
Structural Adjustment	251	(2)
Human Centred Development	253	(1)
Endogenous Development	254	(1)
Self-Reliance	255	(2)
Empowerment and Grassroots Strategies	257	(1)
Urban Informal Sectors	258	(1)
Women's Struggle for Survival	259	(2)
Meanings of Development	261	(1)
Development Discourse and Power	262	(1)
A Final Note	263	(4)
Environmental Politics	267	(26)
Building Global Consensus	267	(2)
International Policies	269	(6)
Management of the Global Commons	275	(4)
Free Trade and the Environment	279	(1)
International Organisations and Coordination	280	(2)
Nongovernmental Organisations	282	(3)
Struggles in Indigenous Communities	285	(3)
Sustainable Development	288	(2)
Prospects for Future Cooperation	290	(3)
Global Order and Governance	293	(26)
Origins of a Sovereign State System	293	(1)
Realism and Neorealism	294	(2)
Transnational Relations: Actors and Process	296	(1)
International Regimes	297	(2)
Functionalism	299	(2)
Neofunctionalism	301	(8)
World Government	309	(4)
Anarchism	313	(2)
Global Civil Society	315	(1)
A Final Note	316	(3)
Nonviolence	319	(18)
Meanings	319	(2)
Traditions	321	(2)
Nonviolence Theory on Power	323	(1)
Moral and Political Principles	324	(3)
Nonviolence Principles of Social Life	327	(2)
Technique Approach	329	(3)
Nonviolent Direct Action	332	(1)
Justification of Nonviolent Methods	333	(4)
Peace Movements	337	(30)
History of Peace Movements	337	(10)
Building a Popular Base for Nuclear Disarmament	347	(4)
Innovations in Anti-Intervention Movements	351	(1)
Community Peace Activities	352	(1)
Politics of Peace Movements	353	(1)
Issues and Strategies	354	(2)
Organisational Bases and Structure	356	(2)
Major Characteristics of Peace Movements	358	(1)
Peace Movements in Developing Countries	359	(2)
Commitment and Motivation	361	(1)
A Final Note	362	(5)
PART IV: INTEGRATION
Applications and Future Directions	367	(12)
Challenges and Paradigm Shift	367	(1)
Designing a Peace System	368	(2)
Structural Change	370	(1)
Personal Transformation	371	(2)
Reweaving Relations	373	(1)
Future Directions	373	(6)
Bibliography	379	(22)
Index	401