Peace: A Very Short Introduction

by Oliver P. Richmond

Overview

The modern concept of peace has broadened from the mere absence of violence to something more sophisticated, incorporating terms such as 'peacemaking' and 'conflict resolution'. This Very Short Introduction is theoretically updated and introduces a new framework to understand the overall evolution of international peace architecture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192671158
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	01/24/2023
Series:	Very Short Introductions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	559,239
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Oliver Richmond is a Research Professor in IR, Peace and Conflict Studies in the Department of Politics, University of Manchester, UK. He was previously a professor at the University of St Andrews, and before that, the University of Nicosia. He is also International Professor at Dublin City University, Ireland, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Tubingen, Germany, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. His publications include The Grand Design (Oxford University Press, 2022), Peace Formation and Political Order in Conflict Affected Societies (Oxford University Press, 2016) and Failed Statebuilding (2014). He is editor of the Palgrave book series, Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies, and co-editor of the Journal, Peacebuilding.

Table of Contents

Introduction: the multiple dimensions of peace1. Defining peace2. The victor's peace in history3. Peace in history: towards the Enlightenment4. Peace in modernity: the constitutional peace5. The next step: an institutional peace6. A radical phase: a civil peace and social advocacy7. The development of an international peace architecture8. Peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and statebuilding9. Hybrid forms of peace, peace formation and counter-peaceEpilogue: new agendas for peaceFurther ReadingIndex