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A project of the International Peace Institute. From Reaction to Conflict Prevention : Opportunities for the UN System / David M. Malone, Fen Osler Hampson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hampson, Fen Osler, Author.
- Malone, David M., Author.
- Series:
- A project of the International Peace Institute
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (431 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Though the prevention of conflict is the first promise in the Charter of the United Nations, it is a promise constantly betrayed by international organizations, governments, and local actors alike. At the same time, and in a more positive vein, recent studies provide much-needed information about why and how today's conflicts start and what sustains them. This ground-breaking book presents some of the best scholarly and policy-relevant work on the practical challenges of conflict prevention within the UN system. The authors consider the causes and dynamics of war, the tools that are being developed to predict the eruption of conflict, and what is being done—and what could be done better—in the effort to move from promise to practice.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: Making Conflict Prevention a Priority
- Part I The Dynamics of War
- 2 Diagnosing Conflict: What Do We Know?
- 3 Containing Internal War in the Twenty-First Century
- 4 Measuring the Societal Impact of War
- 5 Horizontal Inequalities as a Source of Conflict
- Part 2 Conflict Prevention: The State of the Art
- 6 Preventive Diplomacy at the United Nations and Beyond
- 7 From Lessons to Action
- 8 Planning Preventive Action: Context, Strategy, and Implementation
- 9 Reassessing Recent Conflicts: Direct vs. Structural Prevention
- 10 Deconstructing Prevention: A Systems Approach to Mitigating Violent Conflict
- 11 Prevention: Theory and Practice
- Part 3 Comparative Advantages: Practitioner Perspectives Beyond the United Nations
- 12 The Role of Research and Policy Analysis
- 13 Development and Conflict: New Approaches in the United Kingdom
- 14 Addressing Conflict: Emerging Policy at the World Bank
- 15 Electoral Assistance and Democratization
- Part 4 Conclusion
- 16 Preventive Action at the United Nations: From Promise to Practice?
- Selected Bibliography
- The Contributors
- Index
- About the Book
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Mrz 2023)
- ISBN:
- 1-68585-505-9
- OCLC:
- 1374541225
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