Abdul Aziz Said : a pioneer in peace, intercultural dialogue, and cooperative global politics / / editors : Nathan C. Funk, Meena Sharify-Funk ; with a foreword by Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Prefaces by Nathan C. Funk and Meena Sharify-Funk

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (503 pages)
• Disciplina: 658.4053
• Soggetto topico: Conflict management; international relations; Peace-building
• Persona (resp. second.): Sharify-FunkMeena; FunkNathan C.; Abu-NimerMohammed
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I Abdul Aziz Said's Pioneering Life and Works -- 1 Abdul Aziz Said's Journey: A Biographical Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Family Roots -- 1.3 Formative Experiences -- 1.4 French Schooling -- 1.5 Life During Wartime -- 1.6 A Model of Leadership -- 1.7 Seeking to Transcend Boundaries -- 1.8 University Education in Washington, D.C. -- 1.9 Roads Not Taken -- 1.10 Graduate Education and Key Influences at American University -- 1.11 Becoming an Innovative and Committed Professor -- 1.12 Collaboration with Charles O. Lerche, Jr. -- 1.13 "Big Times at AU" -- 1.14 Engaged and Relevant Scholarship -- 1.15 Middle East Expertise -- 1.16 A Search for Meaning -- 1.17 Activism for Human Dignity and Peace -- 1.18 International Peace and Conflict Resolution -- 1.19 Islamic Peace -- 1.20 Responding to Post-September 11 Realities -- 1.21 Teaching as a Vocation -- 1.22 Sharing and Celebrating a Vision -- 1.23 Pioneering Contributions -- 1.23.1 Peace -- 1.23.2 Intercultural Dialogue -- 1.23.3 Cooperative Global Politics -- 1.24 A Final Note: The Importance of Affirmation -- 1.25 Awards, Recognitions, and Memberships -- References -- 2 Photo Essay on Abdul Aziz Said -- 3 Bibliography of the Works of Abdul Aziz Said -- 3.1 Books -- 3.2 Selected Peer-Reviewed Articles and Chapters in Books -- 3.3 Selected Non-Peer Reviewed Publications -- 3.4 Selected Media Articles and Editorials -- 3.5 Selected Speeches and Presentations -- 3.6 Selected Reports and Memos -- 3.7 Selected Video and Media Links -- Part II Selections from Abdul Aziz Said's Writings -- 4 Abdul Aziz Said's Contributions to Scholarship -- 4.1 Toward a Global Perspective on International Politics -- 4.2 A World in Transition -- 4.3 Human Dignity, Cooperation, and Peace -- 4.4 Middle East Politics -- 4.5 Making Peace with Islam. ; 4.6 Dialogue, Spirituality, and Transformation -- 4.7 Said's Enduring Contributions -- References -- 5 Toward a Global Perspective on International Politics -- 5.1 Concepts of International Politics -- 5.1.1 The Nature of Foreign Policy -- 5.1.2 Limitations on State Action -- 5.1.3 War in the Modern World -- 5.1.4 Organization: The Escape from Disaster? -- 5.2 Non-Western Traditions and the Western World -- 5.3 Theory of International Relations: The Crisis of Relevance -- 5.3.1 Recent Theories of International Relations: An Overview -- 5.3.2 The Impact of the Emergence of the Non-West upon Theories of International Relations -- 5.4 The African Phenomenon -- 5.4.1 Preface -- 5.4.2 Africa's Impact upon the International System -- References -- 6 A World in Transition: Rethinking International Relations -- 6.1 Commentary: Changing Requirements of U.S. Security -- 6.2 Revolutionism -- 6.2.1 Preface -- 6.2.2 Revolutionism: An Ideology -- 6.2.3 The U.S. Response to Revolutionism in the Future -- 6.3 Protagonists of Change: Subcultures in Development and Revolution -- 6.3.1 Theoretical Considerations -- 6.3.2 Conclusion -- 6.4 The New Sovereigns: Multinational Corporations as World Powers -- 6.4.1 Preface -- 6.4.2 The Politics of Transition -- 6.5 Ethnicity in an International Context -- 6.5.1 Introduction -- 6.5.2 The Ethnic Factor in World Politics -- References -- 7 Human Dignity, Cooperation, and Peace -- 7.1 Pursuing Human Dignity -- 7.1.1 Traditional Cultures, Present Conditions -- 7.1.2 Western Context -- 7.1.3 Marxist and Neo-Marxist Views -- 7.1.4 Third World -- 7.1.5 World Order -- 7.1.6 American Foreign Policy -- 7.1.7 Competing Foci -- 7.1.8 Responding to Challenge -- 7.2 Development: Goals and Measurements -- 7.2.1 The Goals of Development -- 7.3 Human Rights: A Forgotten Victim of the Cold War -- 7.3.1 Introduction. ; 7.3.2 The Rise and Fall of the Modern Democratic State -- 7.3.3 The Post-industrial, Post-Cold War Period -- 7.3.4 Integrating Human Rights Theory and Practice: A U.S. Agenda -- 7.3.5 Conclusion -- 7.4 Conclusion: Toward Cooperative Global Politics -- 7.4.1 A New Frame of Reference -- 7.4.2 The First Global Civilization -- 7.4.3 Cooperative Politics -- 7.4.4 Premises for a New World Order -- 7.5 Localizing Peace: An Agenda for Sustainable Peacebuilding -- 7.5.1 Activating Local Resources -- References -- 8 Middle East Politics -- 8.1 Clashing Horizons: Arabs and Revolution -- 8.1.1 Between Two Horizons -- 8.1.2 Search for an Arab Revolutionary Vision -- 8.1.3 Arab Political Development -- 8.2 Subcultures in the Arab World -- 8.2.1 The Students -- 8.2.2 The Military -- 8.2.3 The Guerrillas -- 8.2.4 The Future -- 8.3 Introduction Honoring King Hussein -- 8.4 For the Record -- 8.5 Western Arrogance, Islamic Fanaticism, and Terrorism -- 8.5.1 Conflicting Images -- 8.5.2 The Role of Israel -- 8.5.3 Imitation or Reaction -- 8.5.4 The Refuge of Fundamentalism -- 8.5.5 The Emerging Islamic Consciousness -- 8.5.6 Development and Islam -- 8.5.7 The Promise in Independence -- 8.5.8 Rethinking Security -- 8.5.9 Beyond "Reflect or Reject" -- 8.6 The Paradox of Development in the Middle East -- 8.6.1 Westernization of the Middle East -- 8.6.2 Islam and Development -- 8.6.3 Reactions of Middle Eastern Countries -- 8.6.4 Many Paths to Development -- 8.6.5 Islam and World Order -- 8.6.6 World Order as Creative Community -- 8.7 Beyond Geopolitics: Ethnic and Sectarian Conflict Elimination in the Middle East and North Africa -- 8.7.1 Explanations of Ethnic and Sectarian Politics -- 8.7.2 Regional Ethnic and Sectarian Conflicts -- 8.7.3 Islam, Arabs, and the West -- 8.7.4 Implications for U.S. Security Policies -- 8.7.5 The Iraqi Crisis. ; 8.8 The Middle East and United States Foreign Policy: Searching for Reality -- 8.8.1 Beyond "Civilizationism" -- 8.8.2 Understanding the Islamic World -- 8.8.3 Policy Implications -- 8.8.4 The Importance of Active U.S. Leadership -- References -- 9 Making Peace with Islam -- 9.1 Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam -- 9.1.1 Introduction: Islamic Approaches to Peace and Conflict Resolution -- 9.1.2 Peace in the Sufi Tradition -- 9.2 Contemporary Islam: Dynamic, Not Static -- 9.2.1 The Spirit of Alexandria -- 9.2.2 Theological Doctrine and Historical Dynamic -- 9.2.3 A Call for Fresh Thinking -- 9.3 Islam and Peacemaking in the Middle East -- 9.3.1 The Need for a New Story -- 9.3.2 Preparing for Peace -- References -- 10 Dialogue, Spirituality, and Transformation -- 10.1 Authors' Postscript to the Fourth Edition in Concepts of International Politics in Global Perspective -- 10.2 Tawhid: The Sufi Tradition of Unity -- 10.3 Complementary Ways of Knowing -- 10.3.1 Introduction -- 10.3.2 Ways to Know -- 10.3.3 Ways of Research -- 10.3.4 Global Thinking -- 10.4 Conflict Resolution and Spirituality: Reflections on Teaching, Theory, and Practice -- 10.4.1 Introduction -- 10.4.2 Beyond Fundamentalisms -- 10.4.3 Dialogue as Pedagogy -- 10.4.4 Conflict Resolution as a Way of Knowing -- 10.4.5 Conclusion -- 10.5 Understanding Peace through Rihani's Spirituality -- 10.6 Achieving Peace: The Whole World Needs the Whole World -- 10.6.1 Towards "Total Peace" -- 10.6.2 Educating Global Citizens -- 10.6.3 The Process of Dialogue -- 10.6.4 Culture, Spirituality, and Transformative Ways of Knowing -- 10.6.5 Conclusion -- 10.7 Defining Peace: The End of Separation -- 10.7.1 Moving Beyond Pieces of Peace to Total Peace -- 10.7.2 Positive Peace -- 10.7.3 Dialogue: Surfacing "Hidden Treasures" -- 10.7.4 Challenging Our Deepest Assumptions About Self and Other. ; 10.7.5 Resisting the Pathology of Political and Religious Fundamentalism -- 10.7.6 The Role of Spirituality -- 10.8 Peace, the Inside Story -- 10.8.1 Background -- 10.8.2 Peace as Inner Experience -- 10.8.3 The Love Triangle -- 10.8.4 The Relation of Peace and Love -- 10.8.5 Doing and Being -- 10.8.6 The Energy of Peace Dissolves Suffering -- 10.8.7 Conclusion -- References -- Part III Abdul Aziz Said's Impact, Influence, and Legacy -- 11 Reflections from Colleagues, Practitioners, and Former Students -- 11.1 Testimonial by Dr. Mubarak Awad -- 11.2 Testimonial by Dr. Nike Carstarphen -- 11.3 Testimonial by Dr. Ronald J. Fisher -- 11.4 Testimonial by Dr. Louis Goodman -- 11.5 Testimonial by Dr. Hrach Gregorian -- 11.6 Testimonial by Fuad El-Hibri -- 11.7 Testimonial by Sister Adrienne Kaufmann -- 11.8 Testimonial by Dr. Lynn Kunkle -- 11.9 Testimonial by Dr. Charles O. Lerche III -- 11.10 Testimonial by Colman McCarthy -- 11.11 Testimonial by Dr. Mohammed Mughisuddin and Dr. Oya Akgonenc -- 11.12 Testimonial by Reverend Dr. Daniel Ngoy Mulunda-Nyanga -- 11.13 Testimonial by May Rihani -- 11.14 Testimonial by Keith Rosenberg -- 11.15 Testimonial by Oussama Safa -- 11.16 Testimonial by Dr. Chaiwat Satha-Anand -- 11.17 Testimonial by Dr. Sallama Shaker -- 11.18 Testimonial by Srimati Karuna -- 11.19 Testimonial by Dr. Joshua N. Weiss -- 11.20 Testimonial by Barbara Wien -- References -- On American University -- On the Peace and Conflict Studies Department at Conrad Grebel University College and the University of Waterloo -- On Wilfrid Laurier University and the Department of Religion and Culture -- On Abdul Aziz Said -- Nathan C. Funk -- Meena Sharify-Funk -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Abdul Aziz Said
• ISBN: 3-031-13905-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910633920903321
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