160 Pages
    by Routledge

    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    Peace and Conflict is a new biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated acts of terrorism to internal civil strife to full-fledged intercountry war. A major trend it tracks is the incidence of wars beyond the protracted conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. For 2010, Peace & Conflict adds a new regular feature-Trends in Global Terrorism-and focuses on the theme of Challenges of Post-Conflict Transitions. It covers special topics including women and post-conflict settings, and truth commissions and tribunals. Peace and Conflict is a large format, full-color reference including numerous graphs, tables, maps, and appendices dedicated to the visual presentation of data. Crisp narratives are highlighted with pull-quote extracts that summarize trends and major findings such as the continuing increase in high casualty terrorist acts and the likelihood of genocide risk in certain areas.

    Chapter 1: Introduction Ted Robert Gurr, J. Joseph Hewitt, and Jonathan Wilkenfeld Chapter 2: The Peace and Conflict Instability Ledger: Ranking States on Future Risks J. Joseph Hewitt Chapter 3: Trends in Global Conflict, 1946-2007 J. Joseph Hewitt Chapter 4: Trends in Democratization Amy Pate Chapter 5: Self-Determination Movements and Their Outcomes Monica Duffy Toft and Steve Saideman Chapter 6: Trends in Global Terrorism Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan and Kim Cragin Chapter 7: State Failure and Conflict Recurrence Anke Hoeffler Chapter 8: Democratization and Post-Conflict Transitions Havard Hegre and Hanne Fjelde Chapter 9: Women and Post-Conflict Settings Mary Caprioli, Valerie Hudson and Rebecca Nielsen Chapter 10: The Impact of Tribunals and Truth Commissions on Post-Conflict Peace Building James Meernik, Rosa Aloisi, Marsha Sowell and Angela Nichols Appendix-Major Armed Conflicts References Editorial Board About the Authors and Contributors

    Biography

    J.Joseph Hewitt

    "Too much of the writing on international affairs is long on opinions and short on facts. Peace and Conflict is the rare exception. Its clear presentations of evidence and analyses help to better inform discussions about the most pressing security challenges in today's world."
    —Fareed Zakaria, Editor, Newsweek International

    On Peace and Conflict 2008:

    “Peace and Conflict is an essential tool for scholars and policymakers seeking the facts behind the headlines about the nature and extent of conflict around the world. It provides a systematic, empirically grounded, and highly nuanced assessment of the darker aspects of human nature and underscores, yet again, the inescapable truth of our interconnected world and intertwined fate.”
    —Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York