Elgar handbook of civil war and fragile states [electronic resource] / edited by Graham K. Brown and Arnim Langer.

Contributor(s): Brown, Graham K | Langer, Arnim | Edward Elgar PublishingMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Elgar original referencePublication details: Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2012Description: 1 online resource (xi, 596 p.) : illISBN: 9781781006313 (e-book)Subject(s): Civil war -- Handbooks, manuals, etcGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleLOC classification: JC328.5 | .E44 2012Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1. Conflict, post-conflict, and state fragility : conceptual and methodological issues / Arnim Langer and Graham K. Brown -- 2. Ethnicity / Robert H. Bates -- 3. Human security / Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Carol Messineo -- 4. Poverty and conflict / H�avard Hegre and Helge Holtermann -- 5. Conflict and the social contract / Syed Mansoob Murshed -- 6. Economic dimensions of civil war / Heiko Nitzschke and David M. Malone -- 7. Horizontal inequalities and conflict / Frances Stewart -- 8. Conflict, natural resources and development / Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin -- 9. Climate change and armed conflict / Ole Magnus Theisen, Nils Petter Gleditsch and Halvard Buhaug -- 10. Demography and armed conflict / Henrik Urdal -- 11. Rethinking durable solutions for refugees / Katy Long -- 12. Rebel recruitment / Yvan Guichaoua -- 13. Violent conflict and human capital accumulation / Patricia Justino -- 14. Education and violent conflict / Birgitte Refslund S�rensen -- 15. International dimensions of internal conflict / Nils W. Metternich, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Han Dorussen and Andrea Ruggeri -- 16. Theories of ethnic mobilization : overview and recent trends / Peter Vermeersch -- 17. Transitions from war to peace / Caroline A. Hartzell -- 18. Fragile states and civil wars : is mediation the answer? / Carmela Lutmar and Jacob Bercovitch -- 19. Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration / Robert Muggah -- 20. Obstacles to peace settlements / Roy Licklider -- 21. Pitfalls and prospects in the peacekeeping literature / Virginia Page Fortna and Lise Morj�e Howard -- 22. Transitional justice in post-conflict societies / Phil Clark -- 23. Collective conflict management / Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall -- 24. The political economy of fragile states / Tony Addison -- 25. Conflict resolution versus democratic governance : can elections bridge the divide? / Pauline H. Baker -- 26. Federations and managing nations / John McGarry and Brendan O'Leary -- 27. Post-conflict recovery / John Ohiorhenuan -- 28. Gendering violent conflicts / Birgitte Refslund S�rensen -- 29. Complex power sharing / Stefan Wolff.
Summary: The Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States brings together contributions from a multidisciplinary group of internationally renowned scholars on such important issues as the causes of violent conflicts and state fragility, the challenges of conflict resolution and mediation, and the obstacles to post-conflict reconstruction and durable peace-building.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Conflict, post-conflict, and state fragility : conceptual and methodological issues / Arnim Langer and Graham K. Brown -- 2. Ethnicity / Robert H. Bates -- 3. Human security / Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Carol Messineo -- 4. Poverty and conflict / H�avard Hegre and Helge Holtermann -- 5. Conflict and the social contract / Syed Mansoob Murshed -- 6. Economic dimensions of civil war / Heiko Nitzschke and David M. Malone -- 7. Horizontal inequalities and conflict / Frances Stewart -- 8. Conflict, natural resources and development / Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin -- 9. Climate change and armed conflict / Ole Magnus Theisen, Nils Petter Gleditsch and Halvard Buhaug -- 10. Demography and armed conflict / Henrik Urdal -- 11. Rethinking durable solutions for refugees / Katy Long -- 12. Rebel recruitment / Yvan Guichaoua -- 13. Violent conflict and human capital accumulation / Patricia Justino -- 14. Education and violent conflict / Birgitte Refslund S�rensen -- 15. International dimensions of internal conflict / Nils W. Metternich, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Han Dorussen and Andrea Ruggeri -- 16. Theories of ethnic mobilization : overview and recent trends / Peter Vermeersch -- 17. Transitions from war to peace / Caroline A. Hartzell -- 18. Fragile states and civil wars : is mediation the answer? / Carmela Lutmar and Jacob Bercovitch -- 19. Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration / Robert Muggah -- 20. Obstacles to peace settlements / Roy Licklider -- 21. Pitfalls and prospects in the peacekeeping literature / Virginia Page Fortna and Lise Morj�e Howard -- 22. Transitional justice in post-conflict societies / Phil Clark -- 23. Collective conflict management / Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall -- 24. The political economy of fragile states / Tony Addison -- 25. Conflict resolution versus democratic governance : can elections bridge the divide? / Pauline H. Baker -- 26. Federations and managing nations / John McGarry and Brendan O'Leary -- 27. Post-conflict recovery / John Ohiorhenuan -- 28. Gendering violent conflicts / Birgitte Refslund S�rensen -- 29. Complex power sharing / Stefan Wolff.

The Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States brings together contributions from a multidisciplinary group of internationally renowned scholars on such important issues as the causes of violent conflicts and state fragility, the challenges of conflict resolution and mediation, and the obstacles to post-conflict reconstruction and durable peace-building.

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