Peace and Conflict

Resisting Radicalization: Exploring the Nonoccurrence of Violent Extremism
Morten Bøås, Gilad Ben-Nun, Ulf Engel, and Kari Osland, editors

Precarious living conditions across the Balkans, the Middle East, and North Africa create fertile ground for radical ideas. Yet, despite genuine grievances and legitimate grounds for anger,    More >

Ending the Nuclear Arms Race: A Physicist’s Quest
Frank N. von Hippel

Frank N. von Hippel shares his remarkable journey as a key figure in the history of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, illuminating the far-reaching consequences of nuclear accidents and    More >

Abolishing War
Winston E. Langley

Is it possible to abolish war? This is the fundamental question animating Winston Langley's new book. And, though many will disagree, it is a question to which the author is persuaded    More >

Weaponizing Water: Water Stress and Islamic Extremist Violence in Africa and the Middle East
Marcus D. King

Drought, lack of access, poor quality … water supplies are in jeopardy across Africa and the Middle East. These same areas are rife with conflicts involving Islamic extremist groups.    More >

Banning the Bomb: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Jean Krasno and Elisabeth Szeli

Frustrated by the abrogation of promises by nuclear weapons states to disarm, countries that have foregone nuclear weapons joined forces with key members of civil society in efforts that    More >

Killing Civilians in Civil War: The Rationale of Indiscriminate Violence
Jürgen Brandsch

Conventional wisdom tells us that targeting civilians in civil wars makes little sense as a combat strategy. Yet, the indiscriminate violence continues. Why? To tackle this vexing    More >

The New Politics of Aid: Emerging Donors and Conflict-Affected States
Agnieszka Paczyńska, editor

How do emerging donors conceptualize the relationship between security and development? How, and why, do the policies they pursue in conflict-affected states differ from the liberal    More >

A Peacekeeper in Africa: Learning from UN Interventions in Other People’s Wars
Alan Doss

Alan Doss offers a rare window into the real world of UN peacekeeping missions in Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Doss's story is    More >

Mediation and Governance in Fragile Contexts: Small Steps to Peace
Dekha Ibrahim Abdi and Simon J. A. Mason

The result of a long collaboration between a Kenyan-Somali mediator and a Swiss scholar-practitioner, Mediation and Governance in Fragile Contexts introduces an innovative, practical    More >

Unintended Consequences in Transitional Justice: Social Recovery at the Local Level
Toshihiro Abe

Though transitional justice has been hailed by many as the best path toward reconciliation and stability in postconflict and democratizing societies, criticisms of the approach also abound,    More >

African Actors in International Security: Shaping Contemporary Norms
Katharina P. Coleman and Thomas K. Tieku, editors

What impact have African actors had on perceptions of and responses to current international security challenges? Are there international peace and security norms with African roots? How can    More >

The US Institute of Peace: A Critical History
Michael D. English

Long a source of contention and ambiguity in Washington, the US Institute of Peace (USIP) is seen by some as a vital part of the US national security apparatus, by others as a counter to the    More >

Evolving Patterns of Peacekeeping: International Cooperation at Work
Hikaru Yamashita

Though historically the term peacekeeping has essentially been shorthand for UN peacekeeping, recent years have seen a proliferation of actors and initiatives in a shift to global    More >

The Management of UN Peacekeeping: Coordination, Learning, and Leadership in Peace Operations
Julian Junk, Francesco Mancini, Wolfgang Seibel, and Till Blume, eds.

This groundbreaking book brings the insights of organization and public administration theories to the analysis and enhancement of complex peace operations. Focusing on three essential and    More >

Faith and Practice in Conflict Resolution: Toward a Multidimensional Approach
Rachel M. Goldberg, editor

What would the work of conflict resolution look like if practitioners not only recognized that it is impossible for them to be neutral—and that there are dangers in believing    More >

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