Peace in international relations /
"This updated and revised second edition examines the conceptualisation and evolution of peace in International Relations (IR) theory. The book examines the concept of peace and its usage in the main theoretical debates in IR, including realism, liberalism, constructivism, critical theory and p...
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Routledge,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | 2020. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | second edition. |
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Routledge studies in peace and conflict resolution
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"This updated and revised second edition examines the conceptualisation and evolution of peace in International Relations (IR) theory. The book examines the concept of peace and its usage in the main theoretical debates in IR, including realism, liberalism, constructivism, critical theory and post-structuralism, as well as in the more direct debates on peace and conflict studies. It explores themes relating to culture, development, agency and structure, not just in terms of representations of international relations, and of peace, but in terms of the discipline of IR itself. The work also specifically explores the recent mantras associated with liberal and neoliberal versions of peace, which appear to have become foundational for much of the mainstream literature in IR and for doctrines for peace and development in the policy world. Analysing war has often led to the dominance -- and mitigation -- of violence as a basic assumption in, and response to, the problems of international relations. This study aims to redress this negative balance by arguing that IR offers a rich basis for the study of peace, which has advanced significantly over the last century or so. It also proposes innovative theoretical dimensions of the study of peace in IR, with new chapters discussing post-colonial and digital developments in the discipline. This book will be of great interest to students of peace and conflict studies, politics and International Relations"-- |
Carrier Form: | xii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-312) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780815356813 0815356811 9780815356790 081535679X |
Index Number: | JZ5538 |
CLC: | D812 |
Call Number: | D812/R533/2nd ed. |