Globalization and challenges to building peace
By: edited by Ashok Swain, Ramses Amer, and Joakim Öjendal.
Contributors: Swain, Ashok.; Amer, Ramses.; Öjendal, Joakim.; Swedish Network of Peace, Conflict, and Development Research. Conference
Series: Anthem development studies and globalization
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781843312871
Subjects: Peace-building -- Congresses; Globalization -- Political aspects -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Notes: Revisions of papers presented at the Annual Conference of the Swedish Network of Peace, Conflict, and Development Research held in 2006 in Uppsala, Sweden.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Building peace in the era of three waves; title: The problem of peace : understanding the "liberal peace"; title: Pre-emptive self-defence, new legal principle or political action?; title: Beyond criminal justice : promoting the rule of law in post-conflict societies; title: Peace by pact : data on the implementation oF peace agreements; title: Refugee repatriation as a necessary condition for peace; title: Catapulting conflicts or propelling peace : diasporas and civil wars; title: UN peace operations as norm entrepreneurs : the challenge of achieving communicative action on human rights; title: To practice what they preach : international transitional administrations and the paradox of norm promotion; title: Re-examining the roots of war in West Africa in a globalizing world; title: The African Union (AU) and its commitment to non-indifference : can the AU be an actor for the promotion of human security?; title: Hamas between Sharia rule and demo-Islam; title: Environmental scarcity and intrastate conflicts : the case of Nepal; title: Narcotics : the new security threat for China.