Peace and Conflict 2008

by J. Joseph Hewitt, Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Ted Robert Gurr

Overview

Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated acts of terrorism to internal civil strife to full-fledged interstate war. Peace and Conflict is a large format, full-color reference including numerous graphs, tables, maps, and appendices dedicated to the visual presentation of data. Crisp narratives are highlighted with pull-quote extracts that summarize trends and major findings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000161595
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/26/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

J. Joseph Hewitt is Director for Government Relations at the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM), University of Maryland, where he specializes in quantitative analysis of international conflict. Jonathan Wilkenfield is Director of CIDCM and one of the principals of the Maryland Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. He also directs the International Crisis Behavior Project (with Michael Brecher) and the Minorities at Risk Project. His most recent publication is Mediating International Crises (Routledge 2005). Ted Robert Gurr is founder of the Minorities at Risk and Polity Projects and Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland (Emeritus). He is author of numerous books and articles, including the award-winning Why Men Rebel and, most recently, Peoples vs. States: Minorities at Risk in the New Century (U.S. Institute of Peace Press 2000).

Table of Contents

Peace and Conflict 2008

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Tedd Robert Gurr, J. Joseph Hewitt, and Jonathan Wilkenfeld

Regular Features

Chapter 2: The Peace and Conflict Instability Ledger: Ranking States on Future Risks
J. Joseph Hewitt

Chapter 3: Trends in Global Conflict, 1946-2005
J. Joseph Hewitt

Chapter 4: Trends in Democratization: A Focus on Instability in Anocracies
Amy Pate

Chapter 5: Self-Determination Movements and Their Outcomes
David Quinn

Challenges to the Stability of States

Chapter 6: Global Terrorism and Failed States
Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan, and Susan Fahey

Chapter 7: Ethnopolitical Violence and Terrorism in the Middle East
Victor Asal, Carter Johnson, and Jonathan Wilkenfeld

Chapter 8: Unstable States and International Crises
Jonathan Wilkenfeld

Chapter 9: Mass Killing of Civilians in Time of War, 1945-2000
Paul Huth and Benjamin Valentino

Chapter 10: International Peacekeeping: The UN versus Regional Organizations
Peter Wallensteen and Birger Heldt

In Focus

Chapter 11: Unpacking Global Trends in Violent Conflict, 1946-2005
J. Joseph Hewitt

Appendix—Major Armed Conflicts
References
Editorial Board and Authors
About the Contributors

Editorial Reviews

"Too much of the writing on international affairs is long on opinions and short on facts. Peace and Conflict is the rare exception. Its clear presentations of evidence and analyses help to better inform discussions about the most pressing security challenges in today's world."

—Fareed Zakaria, Editor, Newsweek International



On Peace and Conflict 2008:



“Peace and Conflict is an essential tool for scholars and policymakers seeking the facts behind the headlines about the nature and extent of conflict around the world. It provides a systematic, empirically grounded, and highly nuanced assessment of the darker aspects of human nature and underscores, yet again, the inescapable truth of our interconnected world and intertwined fate.”

—Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York

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