Peace and Conflict

Women at War, Women Building Peace: Challenging Gender Norms
Joyce P. Kaufman and Kristen P. Williams

During times of civil conflict and war, why do some women turn to militant action while others seek peaceful resolutions? And why does the answer matter? Tackling these questions in their    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 >

Multiple Realities of International Mediation
Marieke Kleiboer

Recent experiences have demonstrated once again the complexities of brokering an end to deep-rooted ethnic and international conflicts, as well as the difficulties of evaluating the outcomes    More >

The Collected Papers of Kofi Annan: UN Secretary-General, 1997-2006
Jean E. Krasno, editor

The thousands of documents in this five-volume set illuminate the complexity and texture of the workings of the United Nations as they trace the activities of Secretary-General Kofi Annan    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 >

Rebuilding Societies After Civil War: Critical Roles for International Assistance
Krishna Kumar, editor

With civil wars and internal violence on the rise over the past two decades, bilateral donor agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and NGOs have been playing an increasingly critical    More >

Postconflict Elections, Democratization, and International Assistance
Krishna Kumar, editor

On the Humanitarian Times list of the Top Ten Books of 1998! With the resolution of intrastate conflicts in Africa, Central America, and Southeast Asia, and with new hope for the peaceful    More >

Building Peace in Haiti
Chetan Kumar

Though its national life often has been characterized by violence, Haiti has not been victim of a full-fledged internal conflict, or civil war. Why, then, is the international community    More >

Women and Civil War: Impact, Organization, and Action
Krishna Kumar, editor

Women typically do not remain passive spectators during a war, nor are they always its innocent victims; instead, they frequently take on new roles and responsibilities, participating in    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 >

A Question of Values: Johan Galtung's Peace Research
Peter Lawler

In this first comprehensive and critical account of the development of Johan Galtung's thought, Peter Lawler places Galtung's work in the context of past and contemporary debates in    More >

Breaking Cycles of Violence: Conflict Prevention in Intrastate Crises
Janie Leatherman, William DeMars, Patrick D. Gaffney, Raino Väyrynen

Breaking Cycles of Violence studies how the international community, working with local partners, can effectively pinpoint key breaking points and target resources for societies at risk of    More >

Peace, Justice, and Security Studies: A Curriculum Guide, 7th edition
Timothy A. McElwee, B. Welling Hall, Joseph Liechty, and Julie Garber editors

Fully revised to reflect the realities of the post–September 11 world, this acclaimed curricular reference provides a comprehensive review of the field of peace, justice, and security    More >

War's Offensive on Women: The Humanitarian Challenge in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan
Julie A. Mertus

Julie Mertus explores, with cautious optimism, the progress that has been made in incorporating women and responding to gender issues in the process of dealing with humanitarian crises.    More >

The News Media, Civil War, and Humanitarian Action
Larry Minear, Colin Scott, and Thomas G. Weiss

The civil wars that have been prominent features of the first post–Cold War decade have revealed a close and active relationship among the news media, governments, and humanitarian    More >

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