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The puzzle of peace : the evolution of peace in the international system / Gary Goertz, Paul F. Diehl, and Alexandru Balas.
LIBRA JZ5560 .G64 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goertz, Gary, 1953- author.
- Diehl, Paul F. (Paul Francis), author.
- Balas, Alexandru, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peace--International cooperation.
- Peace.
- Peaceful change (International relations).
- Pacific settlement of international disputes.
- Mediation, International.
- Boundary disputes.
- World politics--1945-1989.
- World politics.
- World politics--1989-.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 247 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- The Puzzle of Peace moves beyond defining peace as the absence of war and develops a broader conceptualization and explanation for the increasing peacefulness of the international system. Gary Goertz, Paul P. Diehl, and Alexandra Balas track the rise of peace as a new phenomenon in international history starting after 1945. International peace, they argue, has increased because international society has developed a set of norms dealing with territorial conflict, by far the greatest source of international war over previous centuries. These norms prohibit the use of military force in resolving territorial disputes and acquiring territory, thereby promoting border stability. This includes the prohibition of the acquisition of territory by military means as well as attempts by secessionist groups to form states through military force. International norms for managing international conflict have been accompanied by increased mediation and adjudication as means of managing existing territorial conflicts. Fueled by a powerful thesis and rich empirical evidence, The Puzzle of Peace will reshape how we think about not only the decline of violence, but also the rise of peace. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction 1
- Part I The Evolution of international Peace
- 2 Conceptualizing Interstate Peace and Constituting the International System 23
- 3 The Evolution of Peace 1900-2006 56
- 4 Territorial Issues and the Evolution of Peace 73
- Part II International Territorial Norms, Conflict Management, and Peace
- 5 The Development of Territorial Norms and the Norm against Conquest 99
- 6 Managing New States: Secession, Decolonization, and Peace 120
- 7 When Territorial Change Happens: The Norm of Uti Possidetis 138
- 8 Managing Territorial Conflict and Promoting Peace: Mediation and Legally Binding Approaches 151
- 9 Peace at Sea: Managing Maritime Boundaries 183
- Part III Summary and Extensions
- 10 Conclusions and Implications 201.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199301034
- 0199301034
- 9780199301027
- 0199301026
- OCLC:
- 930058969
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