Stealth conflicts
Subtitle: how the world's worst violence is ignored
By: by Virgil Hawkins.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780754675068
Subjects: Violence -- History -- 20th century; International relations; Security, International; World politics -- 1989-; Conflict management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The state of world conflict. Measuring the state of conflict in the world. Summary of recent conflicts. Conflict trends; title: Conflict consciousness and stealth conflicts. Individual consciousness of conflicts. Institutional consciousness of conflicts. Chosen conflicts and stealth conflicts; title: Policymakers. Responses to conflict. Internal dynamics. External influences; title: The media. Responses to conflict. Internal dynamics. External influences; title: The public. Responses to conflict. Internal dynamics. External influences; title: Academia. Responses to conflict. Internal dynamics. External influences; title: Conclusions : what makes stealth conflicts? What are the factors determining attention? How do the factors determine attention? Concluding remarks.