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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
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
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (503 pages)
Disciplina 658.4053
Collana Pioneers in arts, humanities, science, engineering, practice
Soggetto topico Conflict management
international relations
Peace-building
ISBN 3-031-13905-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910633920903321
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]
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Evaluating Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue : Methods and Frameworks / / ed. by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Renáta Katalin Nelson
Evaluating Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue : Methods and Frameworks / / ed. by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Renáta Katalin Nelson
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (VI, 230 p.)
Disciplina 201/.7273
Collana KAICIID - Beyond Dialogue Series
Soggetto topico Peace-building - Religious aspects
Religions - Relations
RELIGION / General
Soggetto non controllato Interreligiosity
best practice
dialogue
peacebuilding
ISBN 3-11-062462-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Section 1. Evaluating Religious and Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue: Challenges, and Implications -- Challenges in Peacebuilding Evaluation -- Vying for Good -- When My Peace Is Not Your Peace -- Exploring Power Dynamics of Religious Leaders -- Section 2. New Models and Tools in Evaluating Religious and Interreligious Peacebuilding -- Transcendence and the Evaluation of Faith-Based Peacebuilding -- Linking Evaluators and Inter-Religious Peacebuilders -- Assessing the Impact of Interfaith Initiatives -- Author Biographies -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910774783403321
Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2021]
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Evaluating Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue : methods and frameworks / / edited by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Renáta Katalin Nelson
Evaluating Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue : methods and frameworks / / edited by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Renáta Katalin Nelson
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berlin [Germany] : , : De Gruyter, , 2021
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (vi, 230 pages)
Disciplina 201.5
Soggetto topico Religions
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti Evaluating Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue
Record Nr. UNINA-9910512192503321
Berlin [Germany] : , : De Gruyter, , 2021
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Evaluating Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue : Methods and Frameworks / / ed. by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Renáta Katalin Nelson
Evaluating Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue : Methods and Frameworks / / ed. by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Renáta Katalin Nelson
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (VI, 230 p.)
Disciplina 201/.7273
Collana KAICIID - Beyond Dialogue Series
Soggetto topico Peace-building - Religious aspects
Religions - Relations
RELIGION / General
Soggetto non controllato Interreligiosity
best practice
dialogue
peacebuilding
ISBN 3-11-062462-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Section 1. Evaluating Religious and Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue: Challenges, and Implications -- Challenges in Peacebuilding Evaluation -- Vying for Good -- When My Peace Is Not Your Peace -- Exploring Power Dynamics of Religious Leaders -- Section 2. New Models and Tools in Evaluating Religious and Interreligious Peacebuilding -- Transcendence and the Evaluation of Faith-Based Peacebuilding -- Linking Evaluators and Inter-Religious Peacebuilders -- Assessing the Impact of Interfaith Initiatives -- Author Biographies -- Index
Record Nr. UNISA-996440647303316
Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2021]
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The Hizmet Movement and peacebuilding : global cases / / edited by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Timothy Siedel
The Hizmet Movement and peacebuilding : global cases / / edited by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Timothy Siedel
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (387 pages)
Disciplina 297.27
Soggetto topico Peace - Religious aspects - Islam
ISBN 1-4985-3752-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction: The Hizmet Movement and Peacebuilding / by Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Timothy Seidel -- Part I: Educational Paths to Peacebuilding. 1.The Resolution of Conflicts and Building Unity : M. Fethullah Gülen's pedagogical proposition / Eugeniusz Sakowicz ; 2. Parallel Educational Paths to Peacebuilding : the Hizmet movement and seeds of peace / Ori Z. Soltes ; 3. Fethullah Gulen's Pedagogical Ideas and their Practice in Central Asia / Almazbek Beishenaliev ; 4. Iraqi Women of Three Generations : influences of the Hizmeet movement and hopes for peace / Martha Ann Kirk -- Part II: Overcoming "Otherness" and Living Together. 5. The Violence of Identity Formation and the Case of Hizmet Exceptionalism / Jessica Lee Rehman ; 6: Peace-Building Initiatives in Nigeria : one remarkable story of triumph over religious enmity / Margaret A. Johnson ; 7. Hizmet Educational Institutions and the Kurdish Community: assimilation vs. identity politics / Sophia Pandya ; 8. Turkish Active Diplomacy in the Philippines as Inspired by Fethullah Gülen's Ideas / Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr. -- Part III: The Conceptual Foundations of the Hizmet Movement's Approach to Peacebuilding. 9. Fractal Complexity in Fethullah Gulen's Writings Dealing with Aspects of Peacebuilding : an Islamic-centered and pluri-disciplinary analysis / Abdul Karim Bangura ; 10. Service that Listens Loudly / Thomas Gage ; 11. Plurality, Peacebuilding, and Islam: Gülen optimism and the cognitive justice prism / Kajit Bagu -- Part IV. Spirituality, Interfaith and Intra-faith Engagement toward Peacebuilding. 12. The Importance of Hizmet Movement in the Process of Peace Building in Ethiopia / Teshome Berhanu Kemal ; 13. Paradigm of Service : the narratives of the transnational Hizmet movement and the Pan-national Sarvodaya movement of Sru Lanka / Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi ; 14. Conflict and Peacebuilding in a Multi-religious and Multi-ethnic State / Amidu Olalekan Sanni ; 15: Gülen, Lederach, and Peacebuilding / by Simon Robinson.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910793170903321
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018]
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The Hizmet Movement and peacebuilding : global cases / / edited by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Timothy Siedel
The Hizmet Movement and peacebuilding : global cases / / edited by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Timothy Siedel
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (387 pages)
Disciplina 297.27
Soggetto topico Peace - Religious aspects - Islam
ISBN 1-4985-3752-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction: The Hizmet Movement and Peacebuilding / by Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Timothy Seidel -- Part I: Educational Paths to Peacebuilding. 1.The Resolution of Conflicts and Building Unity : M. Fethullah Gülen's pedagogical proposition / Eugeniusz Sakowicz ; 2. Parallel Educational Paths to Peacebuilding : the Hizmet movement and seeds of peace / Ori Z. Soltes ; 3. Fethullah Gulen's Pedagogical Ideas and their Practice in Central Asia / Almazbek Beishenaliev ; 4. Iraqi Women of Three Generations : influences of the Hizmeet movement and hopes for peace / Martha Ann Kirk -- Part II: Overcoming "Otherness" and Living Together. 5. The Violence of Identity Formation and the Case of Hizmet Exceptionalism / Jessica Lee Rehman ; 6: Peace-Building Initiatives in Nigeria : one remarkable story of triumph over religious enmity / Margaret A. Johnson ; 7. Hizmet Educational Institutions and the Kurdish Community: assimilation vs. identity politics / Sophia Pandya ; 8. Turkish Active Diplomacy in the Philippines as Inspired by Fethullah Gülen's Ideas / Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr. -- Part III: The Conceptual Foundations of the Hizmet Movement's Approach to Peacebuilding. 9. Fractal Complexity in Fethullah Gulen's Writings Dealing with Aspects of Peacebuilding : an Islamic-centered and pluri-disciplinary analysis / Abdul Karim Bangura ; 10. Service that Listens Loudly / Thomas Gage ; 11. Plurality, Peacebuilding, and Islam: Gülen optimism and the cognitive justice prism / Kajit Bagu -- Part IV. Spirituality, Interfaith and Intra-faith Engagement toward Peacebuilding. 12. The Importance of Hizmet Movement in the Process of Peace Building in Ethiopia / Teshome Berhanu Kemal ; 13. Paradigm of Service : the narratives of the transnational Hizmet movement and the Pan-national Sarvodaya movement of Sru Lanka / Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi ; 14. Conflict and Peacebuilding in a Multi-religious and Multi-ethnic State / Amidu Olalekan Sanni ; 15: Gülen, Lederach, and Peacebuilding / by Simon Robinson.
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018]
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Post-Conflict Power-Sharing Agreements [[electronic resource] ] : Options for Syria / / edited by Imad Salamey, Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Elie Abouaoun
Post-Conflict Power-Sharing Agreements [[electronic resource] ] : Options for Syria / / edited by Imad Salamey, Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Elie Abouaoun
Edizione [1st ed. 2018.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (XIII, 191 p.)
Disciplina 320.956
Soggetto topico Middle East—Politics and government
Peace
Security, International
Political science
Economic development
Middle Eastern Politics
Peace Studies
Conflict Studies
International Security Studies
Governance and Government
Regional Development
ISBN 3-319-60104-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1. Introduction: Comparative Post-Conflict Power Sharing Models for Syria -- 2. Resolving Identity Conflict in the Middle East: A Theoretical Understanding -- 3. Bridging Elite and Grassroots Initiatives: The Road to Sustainable Peace in Syria -- 4. Peace-Building in Syria Through Power-Sharing: A Study of Possibilities -- 5. Women Leading Reconciliation: A Paradigm Shift in Conflict Resolutions -- 6. Pathways to Reconciliation in Divided Societies: Islamist Groups in Lebanon and Mali -- 7. Could the Partition be the Way to End the Syrian War? -- 8. Ways forward in Syria.
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018
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