Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century: Principles, Methods, and Approaches - Softcover

Bercovitch, Jacob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0472050621 ISBN 13: 9780472050628

Publisher: University of Michigan Press, 2009

Synopsis

In the past, arbitration, direct bargaining, the use of intermediaries, and deference to international institutions were relatively successful tools for managing interstate conflict. In the face of terrorism, intrastate wars, and the multitude of other threats in the post–Cold War era, however, the conflict resolution tool kit must include preventive diplomacy, humanitarian intervention, regional task-sharing, and truth commissions. Here, Jacob Bercovitch and Richard Jackson, two internationally recognized experts, systematically examine each one of these conflict resolution tools and describe how it works and in what conflict situations it is most likely to be effective. Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century is not only an essential introduction for students and scholars, it is a must-have guide for the men and women entrusted with creating stability and security in our changing world.

About this title

About the Author

Jacob Bercovitch is Professor of International Relations at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Richard Jackson is Deputy Director and Director of Research at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0472050621
• ISBN 13: 9780472050628
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240