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Globalization, social movements, and peacebuilding / edited by Jackie Smith and Ernesto Verdeja.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Syracuse studies on peace and conflict resolution
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peace-building.
- Social movements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (312 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Each year, governments spend billions of dollars on peacekeeping efforts around the world, and much more is spent on humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of armed struggle. Yet, research shows that nearly one-half of all countries experiencing civil war have renewed violent conflict within five years of a peace agreement. How do we account for such a poor track record? The authors in this volume consider how global capitalism affects fragile peace processes, arguing that the international economic system itself is a major contributor to violent conflict. By including the work of anthropologists, economists, sociologists, and political scientists, this book presents a broad yet thorough exploration of the complexities of peacebuilding in a global market economy. Included in the volume are specific studies of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as considerations of conflicts on a global scale.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figure""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""The Post�Cold War Arms Trade Paradox""; ""Neoliberal Ethics, the Humanitarian International, and Practices of Peacebuilding""; ""Laughing at the Enemy""; ""Toward Human Security and Gender Justice""; ""Capitalism at Sea""; ""Poisoned Patronage""; ""Peacebuilding as a Transformative and Deliberative Process""; ""The World Social Forums as Transformative Peacebuilding""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780815652281
- 0815652283
- OCLC:
- 867741316
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