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Gender, Nationalism and Conflict Transformation: New Themes and Old Problems in Northern Ireland
By Fidelma Ashe
This book genders the process of conflict transformation in Northern Ireland and both documents and analyzes the effects of the restructuring of its politics on gender and sexual equality....
July 2011 | 978-0-415-55816-7 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Routledge Handbook of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Edited by David Newman, Joel Peters
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most prominent issues in world politics today. Few other issues have dominated the world’s headlines and have attracted such attention from policy makers, the academic community, political analysts, and the world’s media. This Handbook provides a...
May 2011 | 978-0-415-77862-6 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Political Violence in Post-Conflict Societies: Remarginalisation, remobilisers and relationships
By R. Anders Themnér
This book examines why some ex-combatants re-engage in political violence after civil wars have ended, while others do not. Though former fighters have been identified as a major source of insecurity in post-civil war societies due to their military know-how, there have been few efforts to...
April 2011 | 978-0-415-57922-3 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Irish Republican Terrorism and Politics: A Comparative Study of the Official and the Provisional IRA
By Kacper Rekawek
This book examines the post-ceasefire evolutions and histories of the main Irish republican terrorist factions, and the interconnected character of politics and militarism within these....
April 2011 | 978-0-415-58801-0 | Hardback (Routledge)
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Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
Edited by Mahendra Lawoti, Susan Hangen
Ethnic and nationalist movements surged forward in Nepal after the restoration of democracy in 1990, surprising observers who believed that ethnic harmony prevailed in the country. After the turn of the century, these movements entered a new phase with some groups launching armed rebellions and...
March 2011 | 978-0-415-78097-1 | Hardback (Routledge)
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International Security: An Introduction
By Adrian Hyde-Price
This textbook introduces students to the study of contemporary international security. It is aimed at second and third year undergraduates as well as postgraduate students undertaking a taught Masters degree programme. Eschewing jargon, this textbook is clear and accessible;...
March 2011 | 978-0-415-55037-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Theories of Violent Conflict: An Introduction
By Jolle Demmers
This textbook introduces students of violent conflict to a variety of prominent theoretical approaches, and to examine the ontological stances and epistemological traditions underlying these approaches. In reviewing theories of conflict, this book takes the centrality of the group as...
March 2011 | 978-0-415-55534-0 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Understanding Peace Research: Methods and Challenges
By Magnus Oberg, Kristine Hoglund
This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of different methods and sources of information-gathering for peace and conflict students and researchers, as well as the challenges presented by such work....
March 2011 | 978-0-415-57198-2 | Paperback (Routledge)
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Conflict, Security and Development: An Introduction
By Paul Jackson, Danielle Beswick
This new textbook addresses the the impact of conflict and security on development initiatives. Currently, there is no available textbook that marries academic teaching and approaches with practical policy experience in the way this one does. The authors integrate these elements through&...
March 2011 | 978-0-415-49983-5 | Paperback (Routledge)