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Format: 1 online resource (431 p.)

ISBN: 9781685855055

Series Statement: A project of the International Peace Institute

Content: 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 why and how today's conflicts start and what sustains them. This ground-breaking book presents some of the best scholarly and policy-relevant work on the practical challenges of conflict prevention within the UN system. The authors consider the causes and dynamics of war, the tools that are being developed to predict the eruption of conflict, and what is being done—and what could be done better—in the effort to move from promise to practice.

Note: 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 , In English.

Language: English

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685855055

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685855055

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Format: 1 online resource (429 p.)

ISBN: 9781685855239

Series Statement: A project of the International Peace Institute

Content: How can the United Nations, regional and subregional organizations, government donors, and other policymakers best apply the tools of conflict prevention to the wide range of intrastate conflict situations actually found in the field? The detailed case studies and analytical chapters in From Promise to Practice offer operational lessons for fashioning strategy and tactics to meet the challenges of specific conflicts, both potential and actual.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Foreword -- , Acknowledgments -- , 1 Introduction -- , Part 1 Theoretical Challenges, Operational Opportunities -- , 2 From Risk to Response: Phases of Conflict, Phases of Conflict Prevention -- , 3 Third-Party Incentives and the Phases of Conflict Prevention -- , Part 2 Lessons from the Field: Managing the Gestation of Conflict -- , 4 Quiet Diplomacy and Recurring "Ethnic Clashes" in Kenya -- , 5 Zanzibar: A Multilevel Analysis of Conflict Prevention -- , 6 Fiji: Peacemaking in a Multiethnic State -- , Part 3 Lessons from the Field: Anticipating the Triggers of Violence -- , 7 Javakheti, Georgia: Why Conflict Prevention? -- , 8 East Timor: The Path to Self-Determination -- , Part 4 Lessons from the Field: Preventing Escalation or Resurgence -- , 9 Colombia: International Involvement in Protracted Peacemaking -- , 10 Tajikistan: Bad Peace Agreements and Prolonged Civil Conflict -- , 11 Liberia: Legacies and Leaders -- , 12 Preventing Conflict Escalation in Burundi -- , Part 5 Options for the Future -- , 13 Insights from the Cases: Opportunities and Challenges for Preventive Actors -- , 14 From Promise to Practice? Conflict Prevention at the UN -- , List of Acronyms -- , Selected Bibliography -- , The Contributors -- , Index -- , About the Book , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 9781588261359

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9781685855239

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685855239

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685855239

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685855239

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685855239