Understanding Conflict Resolution

Author: Peter Wallensteen
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Category: Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution, Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution, Violence In Society, Political Science & Theory, International Relations
Book Format: Paperback

This book provides you with the perfect introduction to your studies in peace and conflict resolution and equips you with the tools you need to analyse real-world cases.

Drawing on recent research and examples from around the world, the new edition:

• Explores the ongoing situation in Syria and the events and repercussions of the Arab Spring
• Examines the issue of internet security and the relationship between social media and peace
• Draws on the cases of Libya and Syria to discuss the principle of Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
• Outlines the functions of key regional and Non-Governmental organisations
• Includes a companion website with annotated further reading lists, and links to free SAGE journal articles, reports and data sets

This is an essential text for all students, lecturers and researchers of peace and conflict resolution in international relations, global politics and political science.

Table Of Contents

PART 1: THE PROBLEM AND HOW TO APPROACH IT

Chapter 1: Understanding Conflict Resolution

Chapter 2: Armed Conflicts and Peace Agreements

Chapter 3: Approaching Conflict Resolution

Chapter 4: Analysing Conflict Resolution

PART 2: BASICS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION

Chapter 5: The Resolution of Conflicts between States

Chapter 6: Conflict Resolution in Civil Wars

Chapter 7: Conflict Resolution in State Formation Conflicts

PART 3: COMPLEXITIES IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION

Chapter 8: Conflict Complexes and Conflict Resolution

Chapter 9: International Organizations in Conflict Resolution

Chapter 10: Coercion and Enforcement

Chapter 11: Prevention and Peacebuilding

Chapter 12: Conflict Resolution in the 2010s

About Peter Wallensteen

Peter Wallensteen is Senior Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, since 2012. He held the Dag Hammarskjoeld Chair of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University (1985-2012). He is also the Richard G. Starmann, Senior Research Professor of Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA (since 2006). He directs the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) and the Special Program on International Targeted Sanctions (SPITS). His Understanding Conflict Resolution: War, Peace and the Global System (Sage, earlier edition, available also in an Arabic translation) is used in teaching around the world. His book Peace Research: Theory and Practice (Routledge 2011) demonstrates his range of research interests and has recently been translated into Chinese. Recently he also edited together with Ambassador Anders Bjurner Regional Organizations and Peacemaking: Challengers to the UN? (Routledge 2015). In 2010, he and Isak Svensson published The Go-Between (United States Institute of Peace Press), a study of mediation efforts by the renowned Swedish diplomat Jan Eliasson. Wallensteen has published widely on conflict trends, conflict resolution, mediation, prevention, sanctions and the United Nations.