Armed conflict

How do people live in a country that has experienced rebellions and state-organised repressions for decades and that is still marked by routine forms of violence and impunity?

How do people live in a country that has experienced rebellions and state-organised repressions for decades and that is still marked by routine forms of violence and impunity?

Lying at the centre of a tumultuous region, the Central African Republic and its turbulent history have often been overlooked.

Lying at the centre of a tumultuous region, the Central African Republic and its turbulent history have often been overlooked.

Despite a massive investment of international diplomacy and money in recent years, the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a conflict-ridden and volatile country, its present situation the result of a series of rebellions, international interventions and unworkable peace agreements.

Despite a massive investment of international diplomacy and money in recent years, the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a conflict-ridden and volatile country, its present situation the result of a series of rebellions, international interventions and unworkable peace agreements.

Conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs.

Conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America have become a common focus of advocacy by Western celebrities and NGOs.

Post-war democratization has been identified as a crucial mechanism to build peace in war-ridden societies, supposedly allowing belligerents to compete through ballots rather than bullets.

Post-war democratization has been identified as a crucial mechanism to build peace in war-ridden societies, supposedly allowing belligerents to compete through ballots rather than bullets.

Wars from Within brings together an international and multidisciplinary group of academics and practitioner-researchers specializing in the study of insurgent movements in order to provide a deeper understanding of the violent manifestations of insurgencies in different parts of the world.

This book examines how people's self-awareness is affected by both internal and external factors amid war and poverty.

Through the concept of "e;social navigation,"e; this book sheds light on the mobilization of urban youth in West Africa.

Mythologies and narratives of victimization pervade contemporary Croatia, set against the backdrop of militarized notions of masculinity and the political mobilization of religion and nationhood.

For three decades, Sri Lanka's civil war tore communities apart.

In the middle of one of the worst civil wars in Syria's history, Louise Monaghan crossed a heavily guarded border to save her six-year-old daughter from the father who had callously snatched her from her home in Cyprus.

Large-scale displacement - whether caused by war, state-related political or development projects, different forms of political violence, structural crisis, or even natural disasters - evokes many stereotyped assumptions about those forcibly displaced or emplaced.

Large-scale displacement - whether caused by war, state-related political or development projects, different forms of political violence, structural crisis, or even natural disasters - evokes many stereotyped assumptions about those forcibly displaced or emplaced.

In this hugely influential book, originally published in 2001 but just as - if not more - relevant today, Mark Duffield shows how war has become an integral component of development discourse.

In this hugely influential book, originally published in 2001 but just as - if not more - relevant today, Mark Duffield shows how war has become an integral component of development discourse.

During the 1990s the drive of liberal peace efforts in the form of humanitarian intervention transformed the ways in which traditional development assistance operated in war and post-war situations.

This book explores why some episodes of mass political violence and genocide are so much deadlier than others and under what conditions perpetrators in government and society opt for brutality as a means of accomplishing their goals.

Exploring why, when and under which circumstances individuals decide to take up arms mobilizing for pro-government militias, Huseyn Aliyev draws on insights from long-standing ethnographic fieldwork among former and active members of Ukraine's pro-government volunteer battalions, and an original database of militias' obituaries, to offer this complex and in-depth explanation of the phenomenon of pro-government mobilization.

Memories and Representations of Terror: Working Through Genocide explores how memories and representations shape our understanding of historical events, particularly the ways in which societies create narratives about genocide and its aftermath, using Argentina's last military dictatorship (1976-1983) and its contested legacy as a case study.

For centuries, Russian imperialism has shaped the fate of its neighbours, from the tsarist conquests to Soviet domination and today's relentless aggression.

Núremberg y Vietnam: una tragedia americana es un ejercicio en defensa del Derecho Internacional, de lealtad cívica y de compromiso con los valores constitucionales estadounidenses, pero sobre todo constituye la aseveración de una convicción jurídica y ética: las normas y principios del Derecho Internacional Humanitario se deben aplicar y exigir, sin excepción, a todos los actores involucrados en un conflicto armado.

An overview of modern Western militaries' response to armed rebellion, from Indochina to Northern Ireland to Iraq.

In an age continuously shaped and shocked by wars and societal crises, this book serves as an antidote to superficial media frenzy.

An overview of modern Western militaries' response to armed rebellion, from Indochina to Northern Ireland to Iraq.

This book considers contemporary international interventions with a specific focus on analyzing the frameworks that have guided recent peacekeeping operations led by the United Nations.

An indispensable reference that will help students understand the major ethnic conflicts that dominate the headlines and shape the modern world.

In Kashmir, folktales often begin with the worddapaanit is said.

In rebuilding conflict-affected states, a major portion of foreign aid focuses on reforming public finance management systems and supporting annual budgets.

Slavoj Žižek, einer der weltweit bedeutendsten Philosophen, wirft in seiner Streitschrift so wichtige wie gewagte Fragen auf, die sich nach dem Anschlag auf das Satiremagazin "Charlie Hebdo" mehr denn je stellen.

The issues of the conflict that forms the topic of this little volume are bound inevitably to influence the future of the civilized world for many years.

The first book to examine in detail the impact of the Northern Irish Troubles on southern Irish society.

The first book to examine in detail the impact of the Northern Irish Troubles on southern Irish society.

Located in the war-torn eastern province of Sri Lanka, this book provides a rich ethnography of how Tamil-speaking communities in Batticaloa live through and make sense of a violence that shapes everyday life itself.

This book explores Irish experiences of medicine and health during the First and Second World Wars, the War of Independence and the Civil War.

This book explores Irish experiences of medicine and health during the First and Second World Wars, the War of Independence and the Civil War.

This book introduces a new conceptual framework for impunity within state crime theory and uses Turkish state criminality against Kurds between 1990 and 2000 as a case study.

Never before has such damning evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity been revealed in the midst of a conflict.

After the Cold War, Africa earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most bloody continent.

Will tomorrow's wars be dominated by autonomous drones, land robots and warriors wired into a cybernetic network which can read their thoughts?

The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Governance edited by Elena Conde and Corine Wood-Donnelly, is a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted issues surrounding governance in the Arctic region.

America's war on terror is widely defined by the Afghanistan and Iraq fronts.

In an age continuously shaped and shocked by wars and societal crises, this book serves as an antidote to superficial media frenzy.

This book rethinks the boundaries of transitional justice, urging scholars and practitioners to confront the often-overlooked nexus between mass violence and ecological harm.