Peace studies and conflict resolution

In the midst of ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, civil war, and political discord, courageous civilians from both sides are working together toward mutual understanding and peace.

Ein Plädoyer für Selbstkritik und eine Einladung zur Debatte über ein so einzigartiges wie verwirrendes Verhältnis zweier StaatenWenn Deutsche über Israel reden, reden sie meist über sich selbst.

A comprehensive account of Israel's doctrine of national security, this study examines to what degree security theories have proven valid and suggests an updated security doctrine for the next century.

The future of nuclear weapons and nuclear strategy in the 21st century is not entirely predictable from the Cold War past.

The political practice of declaring victory and coming home has provided a false and dangerous domestic impression of great success for U.

In settler societies, some conflicts have roots that are both ethnic and colonial in nature.

Williams explores the effectiveness of various types of responses and strategies available to states when faced with demands for territorial revisions.

Cimbala shows why the prevention, management, and concluding of war all require an understanding of the subjective aspects of decision making as well as the hardware and tactics of military operations.

The Conflict Resolution Grail explains what causes conflicts and offers the world an alternative solution.

The Handbook on Prisons and Jails brings together some of the brightest scholars and thinkers in the field to offer a wide range of perspectives for understanding the experiences of persons incarcerated or working/volunteering within carceral institutions.

The Journey from Prison to Community: Developing Identity, Meaning and Belonging with Men in the UK provides a practical guide for practitioners working with men to successfully make the transition between prison and the community.

This book investigates the ways in which the lethality of terrorist violence depends on how rebel organizations finance their rebellion.

This book questions punishment as concept, social phenomenon and contemporary practice.

This book questions punishment as concept, social phenomenon and contemporary practice.

This book investigates the ways in which the lethality of terrorist violence depends on how rebel organizations finance their rebellion.

The Handbook on Prisons and Jails brings together some of the brightest scholars and thinkers in the field to offer a wide range of perspectives for understanding the experiences of persons incarcerated or working/volunteering within carceral institutions.

First published in 1980, Mugging as a Social Problem sets out to remedy the deficiency of serious research on mugging.

First published in 1980, Mugging as a Social Problem sets out to remedy the deficiency of serious research on mugging.

This book argues that we can capitalize on the tolerance of ambiguity-enhancing potentialities inherent in visual images - their non-coherence - and thus increase our capability of tolerating ambiguities.

It has long been argued that families play a crucial role in helping support prisoners during and beyond their time in prison.

It has long been argued that families play a crucial role in helping support prisoners during and beyond their time in prison.

Militärische Eingriffe in fremden Territorien gehören zu den großen Triebkräften der Weltgeschichte.

Militärische Eingriffe in fremden Territorien gehören zu den großen Triebkräften der Weltgeschichte.

Colombia atraviesa un momento coyuntural quizás uno de esos momentos en los que pocas veces se toma conciencia hasta que la historia lo determina de que es uno de los hitos en la creación de escenarios tanto desde la concepción de nación como desde la construcción de paz territorial la resistencia y la reconciliación entre otros múltiples aspectos de lo que ha de configurar el episodio por el que se atraviesa a nivel nacional regional y mundial.

Tracking technologies are now ubiquitous and are part of many people's everyday lives.

Tracking technologies are now ubiquitous and are part of many people's everyday lives.

As jihadist extremism, and its manifestation as Al Qaeda, began to spread - even in the years before 9/11 - Saudi Arabia became a principal target.

This book provides a much-needed focus on the victimization experiences of those within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Queer, intersex, or asexual (LGBTQIA) communities.

This book provides a much-needed focus on the victimization experiences of those within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, Queer, intersex, or asexual (LGBTQIA) communities.

The Oxford Handbook of Peace History offers a comprehensive analysis of peace history from ancient times to the present day.

The Oxford Handbook of Peace History offers a comprehensive analysis of peace history from ancient times to the present day.

Taking a rights-based approach to the interdependence of play and health in childhood, this text argues that the child's right to health and development cannot be satisfied without also the fulfillment of their right to play.

Narratives on Prison Governmentality explores prison governmentality through the analysis of letters of prisoners.

Because people's contact with the criminal justice system comes in different shapes and forms, scholars are now broadening their analytical scope and examining the overall repercussions of criminal justice contact on families of offenders.

Narratives on Prison Governmentality explores prison governmentality through the analysis of letters of prisoners.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of North Korea's nuclear strategies and of the decisions which explain its strategic motivations.

The uncomfortable truth about peace accords is that often they do not bring about a real and lasting peace: while the conflict is officially over, civilians still live with the daily threat of violence.

This book makes an important contribution to police scholarship by focusing on the critical need for law enforcement personnel to receive education on chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear (CBRN) hazards.

This book examines the European Union's everyday statebuilding practices, using the case of Kosovo as an example of how it uses informal practices to influence local actors.

Preventing Prison Violence introduces the idea of 'prison ecologies' - a multi-layered perspective to understanding prison violence as a 'product' of human, environment (social and physical), systemic, and societal influences - and how an ecological approach is helpful to prevention efforts.

Proxy warfare is a growing international phenomenon.

Proxy warfare is a growing international phenomenon.

War and Peace is a literary masterpiece by Leo Tolstoy that explores the lives of several aristocratic families during the Napoleonic Wars.

War and Peace is a literary masterpiece by Leo Tolstoy that explores the lives of several aristocratic families during the Napoleonic Wars.

Each entry in this essential collection of primary resources on capital punishment features an authoritative introduction and analysis that helps provide crucial context for understanding the evolution of law and public attitudes toward the death penalty in America, from colonial times to the present.

Each entry in this essential collection of primary resources on capital punishment features an authoritative introduction and analysis that helps provide crucial context for understanding the evolution of law and public attitudes toward the death penalty in America, from colonial times to the present.