From Reaction to Conflict Prevention : : Opportunities for the UN System /

From Reaction to Conflict Prevention : : Opportunities for the UN System / / David M. Malone, Fen Osler Hampson.

Though the prevention of conflict is the first promise in the Charter of the United Nations, it is a promise constantly betrayed by international organizations, governments, and local actors alike. At the same time, and in a more positive vein, recent studies provide much-needed information about wh...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
VerfasserIn:
Hampson, Fen Osler,
Malone, David M.,
MitwirkendeR:
Cleves, Patricia,
Cockell, John G.,
Colletta, Nat,
Dress, Tobi P.,
Gardner, Anne-Marie,
Gurr, Ted Robert,
Kapila, Mukesh,
Lekha Sriram, Chandra,
Luck, Edward C.,
Lund, Michael S.,
Malone, David M.,
Marshall, Monty G.,
Nakamitsu Lennartsson, Izumi,
Osier Hampson, Fen,
O’Neil, Maureen,
Rosenblum-Kumar, Gay,
Sambanis, Nicholas,
Stewart, Frances,
Sàve-Sôderbergh, Bengt,
Tschirgi, Necla,
Wallensteen, Peter,
Wermester, Karin,
Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
©2002
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:A project of the International Peace Institute
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Physical Description:1 online resource (431 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction: Making Conflict Prevention a Priority
  • Part I The Dynamics of War
  • 2 Diagnosing Conflict: What Do We Know?
  • 3 Containing Internal War in the Twenty-First Century
  • 4 Measuring the Societal Impact of War
  • 5 Horizontal Inequalities as a Source of Conflict
  • Part 2 Conflict Prevention: The State of the Art
  • 6 Preventive Diplomacy at the United Nations and Beyond
  • 7 From Lessons to Action
  • 8 Planning Preventive Action: Context, Strategy, and Implementation
  • 9 Reassessing Recent Conflicts: Direct vs. Structural Prevention
  • 10 Deconstructing Prevention: A Systems Approach to Mitigating Violent Conflict
  • 11 Prevention: Theory and Practice
  • Part 3 Comparative Advantages: Practitioner Perspectives Beyond the United Nations
  • 12 The Role of Research and Policy Analysis
  • 13 Development and Conflict: New Approaches in the United Kingdom
  • 14 Addressing Conflict: Emerging Policy at the World Bank
  • 15 Electoral Assistance and Democratization
  • Part 4 Conclusion
  • 16 Preventive Action at the United Nations: From Promise to Practice?
  • Selected Bibliography
  • The Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book

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