Violent Societies [electronic resource] : Networks of Violence in Civil War and Peace /
Steenkamp, C.author.
This book investigates the relationships between political violence, social violence and economic violence using examples from South Africa, Northern Ireland, Lebanon and Syria. It examines the cultural impact of war and argues that a culture of violence can explain the high levels of violence which are frequently found in post-war societies.
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Cover; Violent Societies; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Political violence and its links to other types of violence; Research questions and aims; Case studies; Different types of violence; The analysis; Structure of the book; 1: Violence; Galtung: From violence to peace; Defining violence; Typologies and classifications of violence; Types of violence; Dichotomies of violence; Theories of violence; An ecological model of violence; Conclusion; 2: Political Violence and War; The relationship between political violence and civil war; New wars theory
Criticism of new warsThe four tools of analysis: State weakness, the civilianisation of war, identity politics and the political economy of war; Conclusion; 3: Economic Violence; The economy of political violence; War is conducive to crime; Example: Gangs in South Africa; State weakness; The civilianisation of war; The role of identity politics; Crime is conducive to war; Example: The Free Syria Army in Syria; Explaining high levels of economic violence after war; State weakness; The role of identity politics; The civilianisation of war; The political economy of war; Conclusion
4: Social ViolenceVigilantism in Northern Ireland; State weakness; The civilianisation of war; The role of identity politics; The political economy of war; Xenophobic violence in South Africa; State weakness; The civilianisation of war; Identity politics; Conclusion; 5: A Culture of Violence; Culture; War and culture; A culture of violence; Masculinity and violence; Masculinities and war in Lebanon; Explaining a culture of violence; Conclusion; Conclusion; The links between different types of violence; The culture of violence; The implications for peacebuilding
Proposition 1: A peace-crime nexus is likely to emerge after warProposition 2: The roots of post-war violence lies in the war; Proposition 3: Political violence breeds more violence; Proposition 4: Violence can be productive; Notes; Introduction; 1 Violence; 2 Political Violence and War; 3 Economic Violence; 4 Social Violence; 5 A Culture of Violence; Conclusion; Bibliography; Books and book chapters; Journals; News reports; Official reports, conference papers and websites; Feature films; Interviews cited; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book investigates the relationships between political violence, social violence and economic violence using examples from South Africa, Northern Ireland, Lebanon and Syria. It examines the cultural impact of war and argues that a culture of violence can explain the high levels of violence which are frequently found in post-war societies.
International relations.
Political science.
Peace.
International Relations.
Political Science.
Conflict Studies.
Peace Studies.