Tranquility of Tanzania, a Nation Surrounded by Violence
... In a continent gripped by the horrors of genocide and civil war, one nation remains free from the chaos. This country, located in southeastern Africa, is situated between the Indian Ocean and eight different countries including Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This nation is Tanzania ...
... In a continent gripped by the horrors of genocide and civil war, one nation remains free from the chaos. This country, located in southeastern Africa, is situated between the Indian Ocean and eight different countries including Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This nation is Tanzania ...
Fueling Conflict? (De)Escalation and Bilateral Aid
... Our empirical analysis introduces three novelties in terms of measurement, estimation and identification. First, we propose a new measure of conflict which depicts the gradations of civil violence from peace over intermediate categories to fully fledged civil wars. Second, we develop a dynamic order ...
... Our empirical analysis introduces three novelties in terms of measurement, estimation and identification. First, we propose a new measure of conflict which depicts the gradations of civil violence from peace over intermediate categories to fully fledged civil wars. Second, we develop a dynamic order ...
Governance and Conflict Relapse
... and how citizens participate in this selection, however, are not the only relevant determinants of ‘good governance’. Potentially, the quality of the bureaucratic apparatus, the extent of political corruption, and the appropriateness of the economic policies chosen by political leaders also affect g ...
... and how citizens participate in this selection, however, are not the only relevant determinants of ‘good governance’. Potentially, the quality of the bureaucratic apparatus, the extent of political corruption, and the appropriateness of the economic policies chosen by political leaders also affect g ...
On the escalation and de-escalation of conflict
... formation of alliances, and has become part of a more general theory of contests (Garfinkel and Skaperdas, 2007; Konrad, 2009). Next to theory, an empirical economic literature on conflict has developed. This literature includes, for example, Keynes (1920) classic critique on the reparations demande ...
... formation of alliances, and has become part of a more general theory of contests (Garfinkel and Skaperdas, 2007; Konrad, 2009). Next to theory, an empirical economic literature on conflict has developed. This literature includes, for example, Keynes (1920) classic critique on the reparations demande ...
1 CCER Working Paper Series Not for circulation or quotation
... already done. Picard’s search to articulate her method is an instance of reflective practice with the aim of reflexivity. Her method began to come together theoretically when Kenneth Melchin, a Lonergan scholar, theologian and ethicist at St. Paul University saw what Picard was doing when she media ...
... already done. Picard’s search to articulate her method is an instance of reflective practice with the aim of reflexivity. Her method began to come together theoretically when Kenneth Melchin, a Lonergan scholar, theologian and ethicist at St. Paul University saw what Picard was doing when she media ...
Feeling Blue:
... As Boutros-Ghali’s Agenda for Peace had influenced UN peacekeeping policy in the 1990s, so did the Brahimi Report a decade later. UN peacekeeping had failed in the 1990s, but in order to remain active in achieving a sustainable peace, the focus was shifted to longer-term peace-building, in combinati ...
... As Boutros-Ghali’s Agenda for Peace had influenced UN peacekeeping policy in the 1990s, so did the Brahimi Report a decade later. UN peacekeeping had failed in the 1990s, but in order to remain active in achieving a sustainable peace, the focus was shifted to longer-term peace-building, in combinati ...
US Policy and Practice Regarding Multilateral Peace Operations
... contributions that UN missions can make to international peace and security. Nonetheless, by the mid 1990’s, the United States had pushed to curtail UN operations and fallen further behind in paying its assessments for UN peacekeeping. The Administration began expanding the use of American troops fo ...
... contributions that UN missions can make to international peace and security. Nonetheless, by the mid 1990’s, the United States had pushed to curtail UN operations and fallen further behind in paying its assessments for UN peacekeeping. The Administration began expanding the use of American troops fo ...
Peace Negotiations of Sri Lankan Conflict in 2000-2006
... Internal conflicts within states became a common phenomenon after the end of the Cold War when international politics ceased to be concentrated on the two major superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. Inter-state conflicts were and are more common within the former Western colonies wher ...
... Internal conflicts within states became a common phenomenon after the end of the Cold War when international politics ceased to be concentrated on the two major superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. Inter-state conflicts were and are more common within the former Western colonies wher ...
Search for Peace with Justice: Issues Around Conflicts in
... both types of the domination-dependency syndrome, not merely at the legal but also at the cultural and political levels. On one side Assam feels dominated by Mainland India. As a result, the United Liberation Front (ULFA) began as an assertion of Assamese identity against the Indian “mainstream”. Ho ...
... both types of the domination-dependency syndrome, not merely at the legal but also at the cultural and political levels. On one side Assam feels dominated by Mainland India. As a result, the United Liberation Front (ULFA) began as an assertion of Assamese identity against the Indian “mainstream”. Ho ...
Country Indicators for Foreign Policy
... Most obviously, the CIFP is among the most comprehensive available international data sources containing a well-rounded assortment of indicators pertaining to economics, politics, social development, the environment and conflict histories. There are clear advantages to basing early warning reports o ...
... Most obviously, the CIFP is among the most comprehensive available international data sources containing a well-rounded assortment of indicators pertaining to economics, politics, social development, the environment and conflict histories. There are clear advantages to basing early warning reports o ...
DEMOCARATIC PEACE REVISITED: IT IS VETO PLAYERS
... One of the major themes of the international relations literature has been the logic of the “democratic peace” theory. This logic was first formulated by Kant (1795/1957) in Perpetual Peace. Kant presented the three well-known definitive articles about republic constitutions, commercial relations, ...
... One of the major themes of the international relations literature has been the logic of the “democratic peace” theory. This logic was first formulated by Kant (1795/1957) in Perpetual Peace. Kant presented the three well-known definitive articles about republic constitutions, commercial relations, ...
Conflict Recurrence - Peace Research Institute Oslo
... from exclusion. Good governance need not address every one of these aspects at once, but success in one area or a couple will spill over into other domains. Peace in the short run is more easily built under the auspices of peace agreements guaranteed by peacekeepers. In the long run, political refor ...
... from exclusion. Good governance need not address every one of these aspects at once, but success in one area or a couple will spill over into other domains. Peace in the short run is more easily built under the auspices of peace agreements guaranteed by peacekeepers. In the long run, political refor ...
Conflict Management and the Durability of Peace
... and Bercovitch 2006). Disputants may sign agreements without the intention of upholding them. Agreements such as ceasefires may actually be strategic – providing one side with an opportunity to improve its military position and fight longer. These realities suggest that effective conflict resolution ...
... and Bercovitch 2006). Disputants may sign agreements without the intention of upholding them. Agreements such as ceasefires may actually be strategic – providing one side with an opportunity to improve its military position and fight longer. These realities suggest that effective conflict resolution ...
the economics of peace and war in the chinese
... encourage or discourage economic activity. They generally warn the state to limit its expenditure and impositions on the population so as to encourage the production of resources for use in military campaigns, should they become necessary. ...
... encourage or discourage economic activity. They generally warn the state to limit its expenditure and impositions on the population so as to encourage the production of resources for use in military campaigns, should they become necessary. ...
Monetary peace:
... and hundreds of thousands were dying, the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Temple, called for the nationalization of the private Bank of England, condemning its monetary operations: ...
... and hundreds of thousands were dying, the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Temple, called for the nationalization of the private Bank of England, condemning its monetary operations: ...
Doyle and Recchia, Liberalism in International
... theory-both empirical and normative. An effort is made to highlight the link between contemporary liberal scholarship on international relations and the thought of classical liberal figures such as John Locke, Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Giuseppe Mazzini, and John Stuart Mill. The first part of the e ...
... theory-both empirical and normative. An effort is made to highlight the link between contemporary liberal scholarship on international relations and the thought of classical liberal figures such as John Locke, Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Giuseppe Mazzini, and John Stuart Mill. The first part of the e ...
2_Rothchild - Center for Effective Global Action
... The military-related processes are interconnected; nevertheless, I will separate them out to discuss them more effectively. First, the task of monitoring the cease-fire to prevent violent encounters tests the credibility of the parties’ commitment to the agreement. Although ceasefires are a necessar ...
... The military-related processes are interconnected; nevertheless, I will separate them out to discuss them more effectively. First, the task of monitoring the cease-fire to prevent violent encounters tests the credibility of the parties’ commitment to the agreement. Although ceasefires are a necessar ...
1 Introduction to Special Issue on “Disaggregating Civil War” Lars
... matter of grievances only, such mechanisms interact with the aforementioned geographic factors as described in several contributions. Third, the specific organizational form and characteristics of rebel groups matter. Larger excluded groups tend to have more resources to extract concessions from go ...
... matter of grievances only, such mechanisms interact with the aforementioned geographic factors as described in several contributions. Third, the specific organizational form and characteristics of rebel groups matter. Larger excluded groups tend to have more resources to extract concessions from go ...
Chapter 5: The State, Society, and Foreign Policy
... 31. “Yellow journalism” is linked with the start of which war? c. Vietnam War a. World War I d. Iraq War b. Spanish American War ...
... 31. “Yellow journalism” is linked with the start of which war? c. Vietnam War a. World War I d. Iraq War b. Spanish American War ...
Challenges facing peace education in regions of intractable conflict
... contents, age of participants and even relations with the surrounding socio-political context. In fact, these challenges face peace education whether it is carried out in contexts of ongoing conflict or in post-conflict contexts, between geographically separate, neighboring ethnic groups or within s ...
... contents, age of participants and even relations with the surrounding socio-political context. In fact, these challenges face peace education whether it is carried out in contexts of ongoing conflict or in post-conflict contexts, between geographically separate, neighboring ethnic groups or within s ...
Topic – 3 - TYPES OF SOCIAL INTERACTION
... Conflict is "the process of social interaction in which two or more persons struggle with one another for some commonly prized object or value" . It is the opposite of co-operation , defeat of an opponent is considered essential for achieving the desired goal . Conflicts because the benefits and rew ...
... Conflict is "the process of social interaction in which two or more persons struggle with one another for some commonly prized object or value" . It is the opposite of co-operation , defeat of an opponent is considered essential for achieving the desired goal . Conflicts because the benefits and rew ...
Acceptance Speech by H.E. Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President of
... establish, in Africa, a nation where all people of color could live in freedom and dignity. And as third-world countries, we both face challenges of poverty, marginalization and inequality, which we never cease to battle. With these contrasts and similarities, our two nations have forged a bond of f ...
... establish, in Africa, a nation where all people of color could live in freedom and dignity. And as third-world countries, we both face challenges of poverty, marginalization and inequality, which we never cease to battle. With these contrasts and similarities, our two nations have forged a bond of f ...
Putting Peace at the Heart of the Post
... context should be devised.7 Conflict sensitivity: The new framework should recognise the impact which development processes can have on conflicts. Goals and targets should be designed to minimise the risk of violence and maximise progress towards peace.8 Coherence/consistency: The new framework shou ...
... context should be devised.7 Conflict sensitivity: The new framework should recognise the impact which development processes can have on conflicts. Goals and targets should be designed to minimise the risk of violence and maximise progress towards peace.8 Coherence/consistency: The new framework shou ...
- Opus: Online Publications Store
... in 100 degrees Celsius, human behavior is fundamentally different, as people do consider their actions. Water cannot be held morally accountable for its boiling, while a human being is always morally accountable for her/his actions, simply because she/he has had the opportunity to decide whether or ...
... in 100 degrees Celsius, human behavior is fundamentally different, as people do consider their actions. Water cannot be held morally accountable for its boiling, while a human being is always morally accountable for her/his actions, simply because she/he has had the opportunity to decide whether or ...