1st Edition
Civilizing Peace Building Twenty-first Century Global Politics
By Wendy M. Sargent
Copyright 2007
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
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Highlighting the high price paid by the United Nations and international peace builders that under-utilize the reflexive new paradigm approach to international relations (IR), this study develops an overview of IR theory, relied on by governmental and diplomatic communities as a guide to peace building. Especially significant is the development of IR theory in relation to religious extremism and... Read more
Introduction; Approaches to Building Peace; Chapter 1 Approaches to Building Peace in State Centric International Relations; Chapter 2 Approaches to Building Peace in Cosmopolitan International Relations; Chapter 3 Approaches to Building Peace among Civilizations; Institutions and Initiatives for Building Peace; Chapter 4 Institutions and Initiatives for Building Peace in the United Nations; Chapter 5 The UN Dialogue Among Civilizations Initiative; Chapter 6 Conclusion: Civilizing Peace Building;
Biography
Wendy M. Sargent is from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
'Distils the wisdom of the ages in arriving at different ways peace can most effectively be built in future on the earth, our only home. This is an important book which should be read by scholars and statesmen alike, as well as concerned members of the general public.' Ian Anderson, former Secretary-General of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO and former Director of the Centre for UNESCO at the Australian National University 'The importance of the subject of the book is given added impetus by a "War on Terror" in which the protagonists want to frame the conflict in terms of clashing civilizations. The case study chapters in particular are packed with useful insights that connect with contemporary policy-related debates and read well...this is a well thought through and scholarly book...' The Round Table
