Globalization And Challenges To Building Peace

This fascinating collected volume explores the relationship between world conflict, political unrest and the driving forces of Capitalism and Globalization.

This book challenges the current thinking and strategies in the field of global peace and security. It is clear that current global public and private institutions are inadequate for the challenges we face today. These challenges cut across borders and require a more coordinated and concerted effort to find workable solutions. This book therefore begins with the question of global leadership and works its way back to the interconnected dynamics of global modernity and conflict. It is divided into four parts, each addressing a fundamental challenge to global peace and security. By exploring how we break out of the current framework, in which we understand global activities and the distribution of resources, and this book provides new ways of understanding the material, cultural, political, and spiritual relations that form the basis of international society.

Each year, governments spend billions of dollars on peacekeeping efforts around the world, and much more is spent on humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of armed struggle. Yet, research shows that nearly one-half of all countries experiencing civil war have renewed violent conflict within five years of a peace agreement. How do we account for such a poor track record? The authors in this volume consider how global capitalism affects fragile peace processes, arguing that the international economic system itself is a major contributor to violent conflict. By including the work of anthropologists, economists, sociologists, and political scientists, this book presents a broad yet thorough exploration of the complexities of peacebuilding in a global market economy. Included in the volume are specific studies of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as considerations of conflicts on a global scale.

* Moves beyond the debate between just-war theory and pacifism * Explores new developments in the theory and practice of peace building

This book explores the integrated security approach in general, and more in particular in relation to states after regime-change and post-conflict states. The integrated security approach is analyzed from various perspectives and starting from various scientific disciplines. On the one hand this raises highly specific questions like: what is CIMIC (civil-military cooperation) and how does it function in practice? On the other hand the book has broader ambitions and tries to see the current debate on regime change in dictatorial or fundamental regimes and the process of reconstruction afterwards against the background of a wider discussion on globalization and the war against terrorism. Contributors include: Rob de Wijk, Ko Colijn, Georg Frerks, Afshin Ellian, Gerd Junne, Mient Jan Faber & Martijn Dekker, Mark Heirman, Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Christa Meindersma, Bas Rietjens & Robert Beeres & Myriame Bollen, Diederik de Boer & Stella Pfisterer, Koos van der Bruggen, Eva Nieuwenhuys and Gelijn Molier. CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgments Note on the contributors Abbreviations 1. The challenges of peace, security and development in an era of globalisation and changing concepts of war and terrorism G. Molier and E.C. Nieuwenhuys Part I - Theoretical reflections on the causes of war and on future concepts of peace, security and development 2. How civilizations can bridge cultural and religious differences M. Heirman 3. Integrating development studies in peace and security studies G. Junne 4. Development aid by tank viewed in the light of the globalisation of the Western development model E.C. Nieuwenhuys Part II - Reflections on the prevention, the legitimacy, and the settlement of armed conflicts 5. The Effectiveness of Intervention Instruments in Armed Conflict; Conflict Resolution is the Only Solution? I. Duyvestyn 6. Fighting Terrorism: a Useful Military Strategy? R. de Wijk 7. Winning the hearts and minds of the foreign protectors M. Dekker and M.J. Faber Part III - Reflections on reconstruction during and after armed conflict 8. A Comprehensive Approach to State Building C. Meindersma 9. Civil-military cooperation: a balancing act under precarious conditions G. Frerks 10. The Civil-Military Network in Baghlan Province: A Viable System? S.J.H. Rietjens, R. Beeres and M.T.I.B. Bollen 11. "The Missing Link in State-building. Bilateral Donor and Donor-NGO Policies on Linking state-society building in fragile states." D. de Boer en S. Pfisterer 12. Political transition to a democratic regime: The South African echoes of forgiveness, truth commission and Negotiating Justice A.Ellian Part IV - New concepts of peace, security and development from a legal, ethical and political perspective 13. Rebuilding after armed conflict: towards a legal framework of the responsibility to rebuild or a ius post bellum? G. Molier 14. Other wars? Other norms? K. van der Bruggen 15. On more than Just War Ko Colijn Index

"This book is essential for enhancing one's understanding of international conflict and for the continued relevance of the UN as a key stakeholder and participant in world affairs." --Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund, Head of Mission and Chief of Staff, UN peacekeeping mission in the Middle East (UNTSO) "This outstanding collection is a must-read for anyone interested in the challenges of peacekeeping today." --Dr. Lise Howard, Georgetown University, USA "I would recommend this book to policy makers, peacekeepers and scholars who wish to understand and improve the effectiveness of modern peacekeeping." --Lt. Gen. Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, former Force Commander in the UN missions in the DRC (MONUSCO) and Haiti (MINUSTAH) "This exceptional collection of analyses by experts from both the global North and South will be of interest to practitioners and scholars alike - highly recommended." --Prof. Ramesh Thakur, Australian National University This open access volume explores how UN peace operations are adapting to four trends in the changing global order: (1) the rebalancing of relations between states of the global North and the global South; (2) the rise of regional organisations as providers of peace; (3) the rise of violent extremism and fundamentalist non-state actors; and (4) increasing demands from non-state actors for greater emphasis on human security. It identifies emerging conflict and peace trends (robustness of responses, rise of non-state threats, cross-state conflicts) and puts them in the context of tectonic shifts in the global order (rise of emerging powers, North-South rebalancing, emergence of regional organisations as providers of peace). The volume stimulates a discussion between practitioners and academics, offering an analysis of how the international community collectively makes sense of the changing global order and its implications for UN peace operations. Cedric de Coning is Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway and Senior Advisor for the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), South Africa. Mateja Peter is Lecturer at the University of St. Andrews, UK and Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway.