Contemporary Conflict Books

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1. Ethnic Conflict: An Introduction

   By Rajat Ganguly

   This new upper-level textbook offers a comprehensive overview of four key dimensions of ethnic conflict, and provides six case studies from around the globe....

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-57397-9 | Paperback (Routledge)

2. 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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   International Security & Peace Science: Origins & Evolution

   By J. David Singer

   Professor J. David Singer has been arguably the most important influence on quantitative research into the causes and attributes of war. His pioneering work on the Correlates of War project at the University of Michigan and his numerous books and articles have inspired generations of researchers in...

   January 2011 | 978-0-415-77960-9 | Paperback (Routledge)

4. Self-Determination in the Post-9/11 Era

   By Elizabeth Chadwick

   The issue of self-determination is often thought about and discussed in terms of the post-1945 framework which attempted to balance a stable vision of state sovereignty and territorial integrity alongside the principle of the self-determination of ‘peoples’. This implied that perhaps...

   December 2010 | 978-0-415-55004-8 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The conflict in Pakistan

   By Niaz A Shah

   This book compares the Islamic law of armed conflict and the international humanitarian law, before going on to practically apply these findings to the current conflicts in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The book argues that although the origins and histories of Islamic and international law of armed...

   December 2010 | 978-0-415-56396-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

6. EU Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management: Roles, Institutions, and Policies

   Edited by Eva Gross, Ana Juncos

   Conflict prevention and crisis management has become a key activity for the EU since the creation of the European Security and Defence Policy in 1999. The rapid growth of this policy area, as well as the number of missions deployed beyond the EU’s border raise important questions about the nature...

   December 2010 | 978-0-415-57235-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

7. The Political Economy of Aid in Palestine: Relief from Conflict or Development Delayed?

   By Sahar Taghdisi-Rad

   Despite for many years receiving the highest per capita aid worldwide, the economies of the West Bank and Gaza Strip have failed to achieve any lasting developmental outcomes and suffer from major weaknesses which undermine their very survival. This book argues that the dominant, mainstream...

   September 2010 | 978-0-415-56325-3 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   The Routledge Handbook of War and Society: Iraq and Afghanistan

   Edited by Steven Carlton-Ford, Morten G. Ender

   This new handbook provides an introduction to current sociological and behavioral research on the effects of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan represent two of the most interesting and potentially troubling events of recent decades. These two wars-so similar in...

   August 2010 | 978-0-415-56732-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

9. Democratic Citizenship and War

   Edited by Yoav Peled, Noah Lewin-Epstein, Guy Mundlak, Jean Cohen

   This edited volume explores the theoretical and practical implications of war and terror situations for citizenship in democratic states. Citizenship is a key concept in Western political thought for defining the individual’s relations with society. The specific nature of these rights, duties and...

   July 2010 | 978-0-415-55224-0 | Hardback (Routledge)
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    European Union Sanctions and Foreign Policy: When and Why do they Work?

    By Clara Portela

    Sanctions are an important tool within the foreign policy of the European Union, which have until now remained obscure to both scholars and the general public. This book examines sanctions as a political tool of influence and evaluates the efficacy of sanctions imposed by the EU against third...

    July 2010 | 978-0-415-55216-5 | Hardback (Routledge)