Globalization and challenges to building peace / / edited by Ashok Swain, Ramses Amer and Joakim Öjendal [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459767103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Anthem Press, , 2008
• ISBN: 1-283-37761-6; 9786613377616; 1-84331-381-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 272 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Anthem studies development and globalization
• Disciplina: 303.6/6
• Soggetti: Peace-building; Globalization - Political aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Building peace in the era of three waves -- The problem of peace : understanding the "liberal peace" -- Pre-emptive self-defence, new legal principle or political action? -- Beyond criminal justice : promoting the rule of law in post-conflict societies -- Peace by pact : data on the implementation oF peace agreements -- Refugee repatriation as a necessary condition for peace -- Catapulting conflicts or propelling peace : diasporas and civil wars -- UN peace operations as norm entrepreneurs : the challenge of achieving communicative action on human rights -- To practice what they preach : international transitional administrations and the paradox of norm promotion -- Re-examining the roots of war in West Africa in a globalizing world -- The African Union (AU) and its commitment to non-indifference : can the AU be an actor for the promotion of human security? -- Hamas between Sharia rule and demo-Islam -- Environmental scarcity and intrastate conflicts : the case of Nepal -- Narcotics : the new security threat for China.
• Sommario/riassunto: This fascinating collected volume explores the relationship between world conflict, political unrest and the driving forces of Capitalism and Globalization.