This new book shows how international crises are dangerous episodes that can be destabilizing not only to the actors directly involved but also to the entire international system.
Recognizing the primacy of crises as defining moments in international relations, scholars and policy makers alike are increasingly concerned with identifying mechanisms for crisis prevention, management and resolution.
Mediating International Crises is the first comprehensive study into one such mechanism that has been used with increasing frequency in the 20th Century: mediation by a...
This new book shows how international crises are dangerous episodes that can be destabilizing not only to the actors directly involved but also to ...
Jonathan Wilkenfeld Kathleen J. Young David M. Quinn
International crises are dangerous episodes that can be destabilizing not only to the actors directly involved but also to the entire international system. "Mediating International Crises" investigates the crisis management mechanism-mediation by a third party-to determine the effectiveness of mediation efforts in crisis negotiations. The book begins with a thorough discussion of the theoretical literature on mediation, with particular attention paid to the important distinction between crisis management and conflict resolution. The authors then provide empirical analyses of instances of...
International crises are dangerous episodes that can be destabilizing not only to the actors directly involved but also to the entire international sy...
J. Joseph Hewitt Jonathan Wilkenfeld Ted Robert Gurr
Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated acts of terrorism to internal civil strife to full-fledged interstate war. Peace and Conflict is a large format, full-color reference including numerous graphs, tables, maps, and appendices dedicated to the visual presentation of data. Crisp narratives are highlighted with pull-quote extracts that summarize trends and major findings.
Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated...
Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated acts of terrorism to internal civil strife to full-fledged interstate war. Peace and Conflict is a large format, full-color reference including numerous graphs, tables, maps, and appendices dedicated to the visual presentation of data. Crisp narratives are highlighted with pull-quote extracts that summarize trends and major findings.
Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated...
J. Joseph Hewitt Jonathan Wilkenfeld Ted Robert Gurr
Peace and Conflict is a new biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated acts of terrorism to internal civil strife to full-fledged intercountry war. A major trend it tracks is the incidence of wars beyond the protracted conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. For 2010, Peace & Conflict adds a new regular feature-Trends in Global Terrorism-and focuses on the theme of Challenges of Post-Conflict Transitions. It covers special topics including women and post-conflict settings, and truth commissions and tribunals. Peace...
Peace and Conflict is a new biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isol...
J. Joseph Hewitt Jonathan Wilkenfeld Ted Robert Gurr
Peace and Conflict is a new biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated acts of terrorism to internal civil strife to full-fledged intercountry war. A major trend it tracks is the incidence of wars beyond the protracted conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. For 2010, Peace & Conflict adds a new regular feature-Trends in Global Terrorism-and focuses on the theme of Challenges of Post-Conflict Transitions. It covers special topics including women and post-conflict settings, and truth commissions and tribunals. Peace...
Peace and Conflict is a new biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isol...
Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides cutting-edge data and analysis concerning domestic and international conflicts and corresponding peacebuilding activities. The book include forecasts of risks of political and social instability, as well as trends and patterns in conflict. The 2014 edition focusses on the 'micro level' in the study of conflict and peacebuilding, such as social relationships below the level of the nation-state, with attention to key topics such as ethnicity, climate change, foreign aid and sexual violence. Peace and Conflict is a large-format,...
Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides cutting-edge data and analysis concerning domestic and international conflicts and correspo...
Recent generations have experienced dramatic improvements in the quality of human life across the globe. Wars between states are fought less frequently and are less lethal. Food is more plentiful and more easily accessed. In most parts of the world, birthrates are down and life expectancy up. Significantly fewer people live in extreme poverty, relative to the overall population. Statistics would argue that the human race has never before flourished as it has in this moment.
And yet, even with this progress, we face a number of seemingly intractable challenges to the welfare of both...
Recent generations have experienced dramatic improvements in the quality of human life across the globe. Wars between states are fought less freque...
The process of negotiation, standing as it does between war and peace in many parts of the globe, has never been a more vital process to understand than in today's rapidly changing international system. Students of negotiation must first understand key IR concepts as they try to incorporate the dynamics of the many anomalous actors that regularly interact with conventional state agents in the diplomatic arena. Now in a fully updated edition, this hands-on text provides an essential introduction to this high-stakes realm, exploring the impact of complex multilateralism on traditional...
The process of negotiation, standing as it does between war and peace in many parts of the globe, has never been a more vital process to understand th...
The process of negotiation, standing as it does between war and peace in many parts of the globe, has never been a more vital process to understand than in today's rapidly changing international system. Students of negotiation must first understand key IR concepts as they try to incorporate the dynamics of the many anomalous actors that regularly interact with conventional state agents in the diplomatic arena. This hands-on text provides an essential introduction to this high-stakes realm, exploring the impact of complex multilateralism on traditional negotiation concepts such as bargaining,...
The process of negotiation, standing as it does between war and peace in many parts of the globe, has never been a more vital process to understand th...
