Freds- & konfliktforskning

¿ Varför och hur slutar ett krig?¿Vilka motiv styr avgöranden om strider ska fortsätta eller avslutas? Vilken roll¿har ledarens personlighet och finns det skillnader mellan politiska och¿militära beslutsfattare? Hur kan utomstående makter påverka?...

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The indispensable guide to conflict resolution in a troubled world Conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding have never been more important as priorities on the global agenda. The wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and tensions be...

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Jag tror lik förbannat att vi måste upprätthålla tron på fred. Att försöka undvika konfliktskapande åtgärder är underskattat. Att försöka förstå är inte samma sak som att försvara. Krig och militarism präglar vår samtid. Klimat och välfärd offras ...

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We are here to remember what happened and to declare solemnly that 'they' must never do it again. But who are 'they'? HOW TO SPOT A FASCIST is a selection of three thought-provoking essays on freedom and fascism, censorship and tolerance - includi...

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Hösten 1795 utkom i Königsberg (som i dag heter Kaliningrad och är en rysk stad) en liten skrift författad av stadens mest berömde son, filosofen Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Skriften hette "Zum ewigen Frieden", Om den eviga freden. Den omedelbara a...

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Israel has always won. They are winning now. And they must always win in the future. In The Sword of Freedom, former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen pulls back the curtain on Israel's success in the face of never-ending war. Cohen has played a pivotal ro...

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Palestina och palestiniernas öde är ständigt aktuella ämnen. Så har det varit sedan Nakba, katastrofen, när hundratusentals palestinier fördrevs i och med att staten Israel upprättades 1948, och fram till nu med folkmordet på palestinier i Gaza. J...

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Substantially revised for the sixth edition, Constructive Conflicts explains how large-scale political and social conflicts can be waged more constructively, with more positive consequences and fewer destructive consequences for those involved. Dr...

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Security Studies: An Introduction, 4th edition, is the most comprehensive textbook available on the subject, providing students with in-depth coverage of traditional and critical approaches and an essential grounding in the debates, frameworks, an...

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Who are the mediators in international mediation? Where do they come from, why do they take up assignments, and what are their mandates?¿Isak¿Svensson and¿Peter¿Wallensteen - leading experts in mediation and conflict resolution - focus on the expe...

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The Anatomy of Peace will instil hope and inspire reconciliation. Through a series of moving stories about once-bitter enemies reunited, it shows us how we routinely misunderstand the causes of conflict - and perpetuate the very problems we're try...

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African Politics: An Introduction is an engaging, broad-ranging guide to the politics of African states, reflecting on contemporary patterns and trends, whilst also situating them in their historical context. Viewed from the outside, African polit...

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Breath - it marks the beginning and end of life, it is the one thing shared by all human beings, and yet it is one of the most overlooked aspects of the human experience. What we take for granted actually forms the basis of our shared reality. Eac...

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Hur kan vi förstå uppkomsten och konsekvenserna av dagens konflikter? Vad kan göras för att förhindra att de bryter ut? Och hur kan pågående konflikter lösas på ett sätt som skapar varaktig fred? I denna breda grundbok presenteras centrala frågest...

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*Winner of the Heinrich Heine Prize for Literature* A hundred and fifty years of conflict. What does that do to a person's soul, to the spirit of a nation? To both the occupied and the occupier? International Booker Prize-winning Israeli novelist ...

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A definitive resource, the Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science presents the essentials to better understand and manage disasters. The third edition of this popular text has been revised and updated to provide a substantively ...

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This open access book examines the Russia-Ukraine war and its origins. Based on analysis of a large number of primary and secondary sources, it provides a systematic analysis of this crucial war, its nature, outcome, possibility of peaceful settle...

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After Zionism brings together some of the world's leading thinkers on the Middle East question. In thought-provoking essays, the contributors dissect the century-long conflict between Zionism and the Palestinians, and explore possible forms of a o...

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This revised and updated second edition introduces students of violent conflict to a variety of prominent theoretical approaches, and examines the ontological stances and epistemological traditions underlying these approaches. Theories of Violent ...

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Ellen Key (1849-1926) var en svensk författare, pedagog och kvinnosaksideolog. Under tidigt 1900-tal var Key en av Sveriges mest omtalade samhälls- och kulturdebattörer. Hon skrev böcker, artiklar och pamfletter om ämnen som fred, feminism och fol...

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An exploration of how so-called ordinary people can disrupt violent conflict and forge peace. In this pathbreaking book, Roger Mac Ginty explores everyday peace-or how individuals and small groups can eke out spaces of tolerance and conciliation i...

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The forgotten history of the liberal radicals, socialist internationalists, feminists, and Christians who envisioned free trade as the necessary prerequisite for anti-imperialism and peace Today, free trade is often associated with right-wing free...

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Human security refers in its broadest sense to the protection of individuals from harm. Human Security: Theory and Action explores the theory and application of concepts central to this notion of security. It examines the conceptual roots of human...

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In THE NEW STORY more than 30 tales from around the world and easy to do exercises give a fresh and encouraging take on how to bring about understanding, compassion and transformation in a wide spectrum of life situations - at school, in work life...

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The definitive textbook from one of the most-cited scholars in the field of peace and conflict research. Understanding Conflict Resolution - the updated Sixth Edition - is a contemporary and fully revised introduction to resolving wars within and ...

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A powerful guide for dealing with traumatised communities in the wake of conflict and disaster. What are the human consequences of conflict, and how should healthcare and social services respond? In this book, David Bolton provides an answer to th...

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