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Lives in Peace Research : The Oslo Stories
| Lives in Peace Research : The Oslo Stories |
| Autore | Tønnesson Stein |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (520 p.) |
| Collana | Evidence-Based Approaches to Peace and Conflict Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
International relations
International institutions Terrorism, armed struggle |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Peace research
War and violence Peace building Conflict resolution PRIO PLO Oslo Life Stories Stein Tønnesson Stein Toennesson Stein Tonnesson |
| ISBN | 981-16-4717-8 |
| Classificazione | POL011000POL012000POL037000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- About the Authors and Interviewees -- The PRIO Peace Files -- Contents -- List of Photographs -- 1 Inspiration from a Father: Johan Galtung -- 2 Uniting Nations for Peace: Ingrid Eide -- 3 Organizing for Peace: Mari Holmboe Ruge -- The Pioneer Years -- Non-Violent Resistance -- The Second World War and Early Peace Research -- Peace Activism -- Non-Violence as Pragmatism -- Pensioner and Activism -- 4 Pioneer and Patron of Social Science and Peace Research: Erik Rinde (1919-1994) -- A Family with Traditions -- No. 31 Munthes gate -- Erik Rinde and Social Sciences -- Rinde's Attitude to Research-related Dilemmas -- Peace Research -- Financial Stratagems under Erik Rinde's Chairpersonship -- Sources -- 5 A Social Democratic Peace: Nils Petter Gleditsch -- 6 Peace with a Human Rights Perspective: Asbjørn Eide -- Pre-PRIO Career -- Attitudes to the Cold War -- The New International Economic Order (NIEO) -- Specializing in Human Rights -- Human Rights in International Affairs -- Minorities and Indigenous Peoples -- The Accidental PRIOite -- Was PRIO Entirely Novel? -- 7 The Lifelong Peace Advocate: Marek Thee (1918-99) -- From Childhood in Small-Town Poland to Youth Activist in Gdańsk [Danzig] (1918-1938) -- A Refugee's Journey across the Mediterranean (6 March 1939-28 June 1939) -- From Stateless Refugee to Polish Diplomat in Israel (1939-1952) -- (Re)migration to Poland and Launching an Academic Career (1952) -- Working in Vietnam and Laos (1955-1963) -- The Final Years at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (1963-1968) -- Leaving Poland (for Israel) and Heading for Norway (1968) -- Becoming the Editor of the Newly Established Bulletin of Peace Proposals (1969-1989) -- A Voluminous Production on the Possibilities for Peace -- A Lifelong Dedication to a Better Future -- Concluding Thoughts-By Marek Thee.
A Postscript from the Author -- 8 Congo and Structural Violence: Helge Hveem -- 9 The First Steps in the PRIO-Uppsala Connection: Peter Wallensteen -- 10 From Anarchy to Enlightened Absolutism? Sverre Lodgaard -- Political Science -- Johan Galtung and PRIO -- Labour Party Politics -- A Conscientious Objector -- PRIO's Egalitarianism -- Revealing Military Secrets -- Institute at War with Itself -- Heavy Water -- Returning as Director -- A New Era of Normalcy -- The Punching Machine -- Opposition from a New Angle -- Leaving PRIO for UNIDIR -- Returning as Director of NUPI -- 11 The Peace Policy Maker: Dan Smith -- The Literary Road to Peace Research -- A Mother's Tales-And the Library -- Becoming a Leader at 22 -- Discovering Peace Research -- Coming to PRIO -- Funding and Policymaking -- PRIO's Three Heroes -- Engaging in the Balkans and in Cyprus -- The PRIO Centre for the Study of Civil War -- International Alert -- The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) -- Three Narrowly but Deeply Divided Cultures -- Agnostic About the Monarchy -- Mapping World Peace and Conflict -- The Peacebuilding Palette -- Worries for the World -- 12 Truth and Logic for a More Peaceful World: Kristian Berg Harpviken -- Education and Interest in Peace -- The Afghanistan Laboratory -- Military Power or Dialogue -- The Afghanistan Commission -- Minefields-Work to Impact Policy and Practice -- Research into Migration -- The PRIO Director -- Research Dissemination -- Gender Distribution and Leadership -- Framework Conditions and Organizational Culture -- The Development of Peace Research and the Challenges it Faces -- The Paradox of Peace Research -- Notes -- 13 On the Road to Peace: Wenche Iren Hauge -- A Bus Journey to Africa -- Travelling by Train to Latin America -- Unsatisfying Theories -- A Well-Intentioned but Failed Peace Treaty. The North/South Coalition -- Working with Dan Smith -- Explaining Peace Through Systematic Comparison -- Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methods -- The Importance of Fieldwork -- The Utility of the UN in Its Various Roles -- 14 PRIO's State Feminist: Helga Hernes -- The Fight Against Nuclear Arms -- Pioneering Gender Quotas -- Cooperation and Conflict in the Women's Movement -- The Women's Group: Just like Family -- The Path to 'State Feminism' -- State Feminism Goes Global -- A German Child During and After the War -- Academia and Activism in 1960s America -- Politician and Diplomat -- Overseeing the Secret Services -- Back to the Academy: Gender and Peace Research -- 15 Searching the Archives for a Missing Peace: Hilde Henriksen Waage -- Born into the Salvation Army -- Becoming a Historian -- Arriving at 'Hippie' PRIO -- Interrupted by PRIO Directorship -- Meeting Three Good Men -- Jan Egeland, 'The Saviour' -- Fellow Historians -- Fitting in at PRIO -- Good Directors-Necessary Changes -- Hunting for Funds -- The Oslo Process -- The Missing Counterbalance -- Joining the University and Learning Hebrew -- 16 Fresh Grounded Peace Research: Åshild Kolås -- 17 The Democratic Civil Peace and Beyond: Scott Gates -- A Student in the United States -- Moving to Norway -- Getting to Know PRIO and Love -- Directing PRIO's New Center of Excellence -- Doubting (or Dissecting?) the Democratic Peace -- Editing Journals -- Peer Review and Joint Authorship -- A South Asian Orientation -- Gauging the Future of Peace Research -- 18 A Historian's Paths to Peace -- History and Multi-Disciplinarity -- First Path: War as War -- Second Path: Horror -- Third Path: Outbreaks -- Fourth Path: Severity -- Fifth Path: Endings -- Sixth Path: Viability -- Seventh Path: Regional Transitions -- Eighth Path: Peace Practices -- Ninth Path: Minor Utopias -- Conclusion. 19 Managing Peace Researchers: Lene Kristin Borg and Grete Thingelstad -- PRIO's Anarchic Past -- The Peace Researchers They Met -- Restructuring a Research Institute -- Managing Researchers: Herding Cats -- A Loss of Visibility? -- Comparing PRIO's Directors -- How to Recruit Researchers -- Conscientious Objectors (COs) and Gender Balance -- Fantastic Lives -- 20 Peace Is More Than the Absence of War: Inger Skjelsbæk -- 21 A Migrant in the Common European House: Pavel Baev -- Joining the Soviet Military? -- Trying to Build a European House -- Seeing the Wall Come Down -- The First Norwegian Encounters -- The Demise of the USSR -- A Changed Moscow -- A Young Female Director -- Brilliant Students and Security Dialogue -- Dan Smith Doubles PRIO's Size -- Am I Really a Peace Researcher? -- The American Attraction -- Through Norway to America in a Quest for Recognition -- A Military in Trouble -- Oil, Gas and Nuclear Modernization -- Multidisciplinarity -- PRIO's Strengths and Weaknesses -- Going to Work at PRIO -- 22 Non-pacifist Philosophy in Good Faith: Henrik Syse -- Faith and Early Thoughts -- Discovering Philosophy -- Theology and Philosophy -- A Philosopher Among Social Scientists -- Non-pacifist Peace Research -- Religion for and Against War -- The Power of Texts -- Norms and Presidents -- Priests and Prophets -- Gender -- The Nobel Committee -- A Sunday School Teacher -- 22nd of July 2011 -- 23 Creating a Third Space in the Cyprus Conflict: Mete Hatay -- The Cyprus Partition -- Becoming an Activist -- The PRIO Cyprus Centre -- Who is 'the Other'? -- A 'Guerrilla Researcher' -- Resolving the Problem Step by Step -- Having the International Community on Their Side -- Resolving Problems-Not 'the Problem' -- 24 Johan Galtung at 90: His Enduring Legacy to Peace Research in Oslo -- Independent -- International -- Interdisciplinary. The Nonviolent Tradition -- Publish or Perish! -- Policy Implications -- PRIO as a Community -- Methods -- Galtung's Legacy -- Journal of Peace Research's Ten Most-Frequently Cited Articles -- Correction to: Organizing for Peace: Mari Holmboe Ruge -- Correction to: Chapter 3 in: S. Tønnesson (ed.), Lives in Peace Research, Evidence-Based Approaches to Peace and Conflict Studies 3, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4717-8_3 -- Person Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910566452603321 |
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| Singapore, : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vietnam 1946 [[electronic resource] ] : how the war began / / Stein Tønnesson
| Vietnam 1946 [[electronic resource] ] : how the war began / / Stein Tønnesson |
| Autore | Tønnesson Stein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
| Disciplina | 959.704/11 |
| Collana | From Indochina to Vietnam : revolution and war in a global perspective |
| Soggetto topico |
Indochinese War, 1946-1954
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 - Causes |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-35987-8
9786612359873 0-520-94460-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword By The Series Editors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A Clash Of Republics -- 2. The Chinese Trap -- 3. Modus Vivendi -- 4. Massacre -- 5. The French Trap -- 6. Who Turned Out The Lights? -- 7. If Only . . . -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454814003321 |
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Tønnesson Stein
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||
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Vietnam 1946 [[electronic resource] ] : how the war began / / Stein Tønnesson
| Vietnam 1946 [[electronic resource] ] : how the war began / / Stein Tønnesson |
| Autore | Tønnesson Stein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
| Disciplina | 959.704/11 |
| Collana | From Indochina to Vietnam : revolution and war in a global perspective |
| Soggetto topico |
Indochinese War, 1946-1954
Indochinese War, 1946-1954 - Causes |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1946
american military british military china chinese cold war period comprehensive account engaging french military french global politics global tragedy haiphong hanoi indochina intense modern history nations at war nonfiction page turner paris policymakers politics prewar events research revolution and war secret intelligence documents southeast asia vietnam history vietnam war vietnam war drama war in indochina |
| ISBN |
1-282-35987-8
9786612359873 0-520-94460-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword By The Series Editors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A Clash Of Republics -- 2. The Chinese Trap -- 3. Modus Vivendi -- 4. Massacre -- 5. The French Trap -- 6. Who Turned Out The Lights? -- 7. If Only . . . -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778402203321 |
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Tønnesson Stein
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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