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This volume searches for pragmatic answers to the problems that
continue to beset peacebuilding efforts at all levels of society,
with a singular focus on the role of legitimacy. Many peacebuilding
efforts are hampered by their inability to gain the support of
those they are trying to help at the local level, or those at
regional, national or international levels; whose support is
necessary either for success at the local level or to translate
local successes to wider arenas. There is no one agreed-upon reason
for the difficulty in translating peacebuilding from one arena of
action to another, but among those elements that have been studied,
one that appears understudied or assumed to be unimportant, is the
role of legitimacy. Many questions can be asked about legitimacy as
a concept, and this volume addresses these questions through
multiple case studies which examine legitimacy at local, regional,
national and international levels, as well as looking at how
legitimacy at one level either translates or fails to translate at
other levels, in order to correlate the level of legitimacy with
the success or failure of peacebuilding projects and programs The
value of this work lies both in the breadth of the cases and the
singular focus on the role of legitimacy in peacebuilding. By
focusing on this concept this volume represents an attempt to build
beyond the critical peacebuilding approach of deconstructing the
liberal peacebuilding paradigm to a search for pragmatic answers to
the problems that continue to plague peacebuilding efforts at all
levels of society. This book will be of much interest to students
of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, development studies,
security studies and International Relations.
This edited volume examines Basic Human Needs theory and
interactive problem solving, looking at recent developments in
thinking about both and how these might affect peacebuilding in
contemporary conflicts of the twenty-first century. The era in the
immediate aftermath of World War II was, paradoxically, a time of
great optimism in parts of academia. There was, especially in the
United States and much of Europe, a widespread belief in the social
sciences that systematic scholarly analysis would enable humanity
to understand and do something about the most complex of social
processes, and thus about solving persistent human problems:
unemployment, delinquency, racism, under-development, and even
issues of conflict, war and peace. This book examines the evolution
of the Basic Human Needs theory and is divided into two key parts:
Basic Human Needs in Theory and Basic Human Needs in Practice.
Exploring this theory through a wide range of different lenses,
including gender, ethics and power, the volume brings together some
of the leading scholars in the field of peace and conflict studies
and draws upon research both past and present to forecast where the
movement is headed in the future. This book will be of much
interest to students of peace and conflict studies, conflict
resolution, psychology, security studies and IR.
This edited volume examines Basic Human Needs theory and
interactive problem solving, looking at recent developments in
thinking about both and how these might affect peacebuilding in
contemporary conflicts of the twenty-first century. The era in the
immediate aftermath of World War II was, paradoxically, a time of
great optimism in parts of academia. There was, especially in the
United States and much of Europe, a widespread belief in the social
sciences that systematic scholarly analysis would enable humanity
to understand and do something about the most complex of social
processes, and thus about solving persistent human problems:
unemployment, delinquency, racism, under-development, and even
issues of conflict, war and peace. This book examines the evolution
of the Basic Human Needs theory and is divided into two key parts:
Basic Human Needs in Theory and Basic Human Needs in Practice.
Exploring this theory through a wide range of different lenses,
including gender, ethics and power, the volume brings together some
of the leading scholars in the field of peace and conflict studies
and draws upon research both past and present to forecast where the
movement is headed in the future. This book will be of much
interest to students of peace and conflict studies, conflict
resolution, psychology, security studies and IR.
Climate variability has major impacts in many parts of the world,
including Australia. Developments in understanding of the El Nino -
Southern Oscillation Phenomenon have introduced some skill in
seasonal to inter-annual climate forecasting. Can this skill be
harnessed to advantage? Or do we just continue to observe these
impacts? How does a decision-maker managing an agricultural or
natural ecosystem modify decisions in response to a skillful, but
imprecise, seasonal climate forecast? Using Australian experience
as a basis, this book focuses on these questions in pursuing means
to better manage climate risks. The state of the science in climate
forecasting is reviewed before considering detailed examples of
applications to: farm scale agricultural decisions (such as
management of cropping and grazing systems); regional and national
scale agricultural decisions (such as commodity trading and
government policy); and natural systems (such as water resources,
pests and diseases, and natural fauna). Many of the examples
highlight the participatory and inter-disciplinary approach
required among decision-makers, resource systems
scientists/analysts, and climate scientists to bring about the
effective applications. The experiences discussed provide valuable
insights beyond the geographical and disciplinary focus of this
book. The book is ideally suited to professionals and postgraduate
students in ecology, agricultural climatology, environmental
planning, and climate science."
Climate variability has major impacts in many parts of the world,
including Australia. Developments in understanding of the El Nino -
Southern Oscillation Phenomenon have introduced some skill in
seasonal to inter-annual climate forecasting. Can this skill be
harnessed to advantage? Or do we just continue to observe these
impacts? How does a decision-maker managing an agricultural or
natural ecosystem modify decisions in response to a skillful, but
imprecise, seasonal climate forecast? Using Australian experience
as a basis, this book focuses on these questions in pursuing means
to better manage climate risks. The state of the science in climate
forecasting is reviewed before considering detailed examples of
applications to: farm scale agricultural decisions (such as
management of cropping and grazing systems); regional and national
scale agricultural decisions (such as commodity trading and
government policy); and natural systems (such as water resources,
pests and diseases, and natural fauna). Many of the examples
highlight the participatory and inter-disciplinary approach
required among decision-makers, resource systems
scientists/analysts, and climate scientists to bring about the
effective applications. The experiences discussed provide valuable
insights beyond the geographical and disciplinary focus of this
book. The book is ideally suited to professionals and postgraduate
students in ecology, agricultural climatology, environmental
planning, and climate science."
Gestures of Conciliation examines the ideas, assumptions and
theories that underpin how leaders of parties in intractable
conflicts begin and sustain a process of peacemaking by offering to
their adversaries 'olive-branches' - in more modern terms symbolic
gestures, concessions, tension-reducing moves or
confidence-building measures. It discusses means of overcoming
political and psychological barriers to accurate communication,
trust-building, domestic consensus formation, and 'ripe' conditions
for conciliation, suggesting practical guidelines for
accommodation.
This volume searches for pragmatic answers to the problems that
continue to beset peacebuilding efforts at all levels of society,
with a singular focus on the role of legitimacy. Many peacebuilding
efforts are hampered by their inability to gain the support of
those they are trying to help at the local level, or those at
regional, national or international levels; whose support is
necessary either for success at the local level or to translate
local successes to wider arenas. There is no one agreed-upon reason
for the difficulty in translating peacebuilding from one arena of
action to another, but among those elements that have been studied,
one that appears understudied or assumed to be unimportant, is the
role of legitimacy. Many questions can be asked about legitimacy as
a concept, and this volume addresses these questions through
multiple case studies which examine legitimacy at local, regional,
national and international levels, as well as looking at how
legitimacy at one level either translates or fails to translate at
other levels, in order to correlate the level of legitimacy with
the success or failure of peacebuilding projects and programs The
value of this work lies both in the breadth of the cases and the
singular focus on the role of legitimacy in peacebuilding. By
focusing on this concept this volume represents an attempt to build
beyond the critical peacebuilding approach of deconstructing the
liberal peacebuilding paradigm to a search for pragmatic answers to
the problems that continue to plague peacebuilding efforts at all
levels of society. This book will be of much interest to students
of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, development studies,
security studies and International Relations.
Most recent works about the efforts of local communities caught up
in a civil war have focused on their efforts to remain places of
security and safety from the violence that surrounds them-neutral
peace communities or zones. This book, in contrast, focuses on
local peace communities facing new challenges and opportunities
once a peace agreement has been signed at the national level, such
as those in South Africa, the Philippines, Burundi, East Timor,
Sierra Leone, and the present peace process in Colombia between the
FARC and the Colombian Government. The communities' task is to make
a stable and durable peace in the aftermath of a violent civil war
and a deal on which local people have usually had little or no
influence. Such agreements seek to involve them in both short and
longer term peace-building, and expect local communities to cope
with problems of armed ex-combatants, IDPs and refugees, law and
order in the absence of much state presence, high unemployment and
the need for widespread and massive reconstruction of physical
infrastructure damaged or destroyed during the war. How local
communities have coped with the demands of "peace" is thus the
theme that runs through each of these individual chapters, written
by authors with direct experience of grassroots communities
struggling with such "problems of peace."
Most recent works about the efforts of local communities caught up
in a civil war have focused on their efforts to remain places of
security and safety from the violence that surrounds them-neutral
peace communities or zones. This book, in contrast, focuses on
local peace communities facing new challenges and opportunities
once a peace agreement has been signed at the national level, such
as those in South Africa, the Philippines, Burundi, East Timor,
Sierra Leone, and the present peace process in Colombia between the
FARC and the Colombian Government. The communities' task is to make
a stable and durable peace in the aftermath of a violent civil war
and a deal on which local people have usually had little or no
influence. Such agreements seek to involve them in both short and
longer term peace-building, and expect local communities to cope
with problems of armed ex-combatants, IDPs and refugees, law and
order in the absence of much state presence, high unemployment and
the need for widespread and massive reconstruction of physical
infrastructure damaged or destroyed during the war. How local
communities have coped with the demands of "peace" is thus the
theme that runs through each of these individual chapters, written
by authors with direct experience of grassroots communities
struggling with such "problems of peace."
This is an alternative guide to the wildlife and geology of Skye
detailing where to see the island's lesser-known natural history.
There are 20 walks based aroud Portree, Dunvegan, Broadford and
Sleat together with detailed maps and quality photographs.
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