Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution

Decades after the end of the World War II East Asia continues to struggle with lingering animosities and unresolved historical grievances in domest...

Includes Case Studies from a Range of Event Sites Introduction to Crowd Science examines the growing rate of crowd-related accidents and incidents ...

The Nile, the longest river in the world, is a both a resource for agriculture and industry and a mechanism of power. Drawing on decades of experie...

* Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2012* Since its release in 2009 Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide has become an essential primer f...

The new millennium has brought with it an ever-expanding range of threats to global security: from cyber attacks to blue-water piracy to provocativ...

In Peacemaking from Above, Peace from Below, Norrin M. Ripsman explains how regional rivals make peace and how outside actors can encourage regiona...

Analogia Entis: On the Analogy of Being, Metaphysics, and the Act of Faith is an intellectually rigorous and systematic account of Thomas's teachin...

Thousands of ordinary people in Israel and Palestine have engaged in a dazzling array of daring and visionary joint nonviolent initiatives for more...

This book examines core thematic approaches to the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and analyzes case studies regarding the implementation of this i...

The international community invests billions annually in thousands of projects designed to overcome poverty, stop violence, spread human rights, fi...

Written by a distinguished scholar, this book explores themes of culture, identity, and power as they relate to conceptions of practice in conflict...

When the guns are silenced, those who have survived armed conflict need food, water, shelter, the means to earn a living, and the promise of safety...

In a book as illuminating as it is captivating, Thomas E. Drabek presents an in-depth analysis of the emotional impacts of disaster events and the ...

China has long adhered to a principle of non-interference in other states affairs. However, as more of its companies have been investing in project...

In the current climate of global military conflict and terrorism, Shakespeare at Peace offers new readings of Shakespeares plays, illuminating a di...

The main objectives of this book are to analyse the risks and dangers NATO faces in the current strategic environment and to discuss how the allian...

The aim of this book is to provide readers with the tools to understand the historical evolution of terrorism and counterterrorism over the past 15...

This book examines the origins of the conflict between two nuclear powers India and Pakistan and the instability and violence in the disputed ter...

From Main Street to Mumbai, Managing Emerging Risk: The Capstone of Preparedness considers the new global drivers behind threats and hazards facing...

The United States has the most expensive and seemingly unstoppable military in the world. Yet, since World War II the nation's military success rat...

The authors previous work, Managing Emerging Risk: The Capstone of Preparedness considered the notion of risk and what constitutes risk assessment....