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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790638103321

Autore

Svensson Isak

Titolo

Ending holy wars [[electronic resource] ] : religion and conflict resolution in civil wars / / Isak Svensson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

St Lucia, Qld., : UQP, 2012

ISBN

0-7022-4904-1

0-7022-4905-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

New approaches to peace and conflict

Disciplina

201.7273

299.00

Soggetti

Peace

Diplomacy

Conflict management

Civil war

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover ; Author biography; Other titles in UQP's New Approaches to Peace and Conflict series; Title page; Imprint page; Dedication; Note from Series Editor; Contents; List of tables and graphs; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Where and when do religious conflicts occur?; Chapter 2 - Which religious conflicts are difficult to resolve?; Chapter 3 - How do religious issue conflicts get resolved through peace agreements?; Chapter 4 - How do religious issue conflicts get resolved through concessions?; Chapter 5 - Towards a theory of desacralisation; Chapter 6 - Implications

AcknowledgementsNotes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>An exploration of how religious dimensions affect the possibilities for conflict resolution in civil war, this account systematically attempts to map out the religious dimensions of internal armed conflicts and to explain the conditions under which religious dimensions impede peaceful settlement. Drawing upon empirical work on global data, and based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, this book shows how religious identities and incompatibilities influence the likelihood of agreements



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