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This book assesses the claim that peacebuilding is a moribund
international practice. Its contributors trace the origins of
peacebuilding, bring back to memory its moments of triumph, and
reflect on the reports of its decline. The story of peacebuilding
parallels the broader story of liberalism's rise and fall in world
politics, including the attempt to remedy an ailing patient by
administering a magic medicine - "the local turn". Its contributors
further write about what may come after peacebuilding as we still
know it. They describe more locally rooted attempts at building
peace and how they operate in the shadows of, and in an ambiguous
relationship with, governmental and international peacebuilders.
The book finally suggests that reports of the pending death of
peacebuilding are probably premature. Peacebuilding is a resilient
international practice, apt to adjust itself to a changing
environment, and too important a source of legitimacy for those
that wield power.
This book assesses the claim that peacebuilding is a moribund
international practice. Its contributors trace the origins of
peacebuilding, bring back to memory its moments of triumph, and
reflect on the reports of its decline. The story of peacebuilding
parallels the broader story of liberalism's rise and fall in world
politics, including the attempt to remedy an ailing patient by
administering a magic medicine - "the local turn". Its contributors
further write about what may come after peacebuilding as we still
know it. They describe more locally rooted attempts at building
peace and how they operate in the shadows of, and in an ambiguous
relationship with, governmental and international peacebuilders.
The book finally suggests that reports of the pending death of
peacebuilding are probably premature. Peacebuilding is a resilient
international practice, apt to adjust itself to a changing
environment, and too important a source of legitimacy for those
that wield power.
This volume examines the possibility of a world without nuclear
weapons. It starts from the observation that, although nuclear
deterrence has long been dominant in debates about war and peace,
recent events show that ridicule and stigmatization of nuclear
weapons and their possessors is on the rise. The idea of
non-nuclear peace has been around since the beginning of the
nuclear revolution, but it may be staging a return. The first part
reconstructs the criticism of nuclear peace, both past and present,
with a particular emphasis on technology. The second part focuses
on the most revolutionary change since the beginning of the nuclear
revolution, namely the Humanitarian Initiative and the resulting
Nuclear Ban Treaty (2017), which allows imagining non-nuclear peace
anew. The third and last part explores the practical and
institutional prospects of a peace order without nuclear weapons.
If non-nuclear peace advocates want to convince skeptics, they have
to come up with practical solutions in the realm of global
governance or world government.
This volume examines the possibility - or need - of a
revitalization of pacifism as a world-political practice. It takes
as its point of departure the observation that although 'just war
thinking' has long been dominant in Western debates about war and
peace, recent events have served to temper enthusiasm about the
doctrine. Pacifism has been much less prominent a stance in recent
decades, but there is the impression that it may be staging a
return. Just war thinking has to a large extent failed. Outright
bellicism remains as undesirable as ever. Pacifism presents itself
again as a possible alternative. Once upon a time the peace
movement was popular, and pacifism with it. Pacifism appealed to
people. It stirred hearts and minds. It inspired political action
and institutional designs. This volume examines whether pacifism
can claim its ground again and how it should be redefined in light
of today's world-political circumstances.
This volume examines the possibility of a world without nuclear
weapons. It starts from the observation that, although nuclear
deterrence has long been dominant in debates about war and peace,
recent events show that ridicule and stigmatization of nuclear
weapons and their possessors is on the rise. The idea of
non-nuclear peace has been around since the beginning of the
nuclear revolution, but it may be staging a return. The first part
reconstructs the criticism of nuclear peace, both past and present,
with a particular emphasis on technology. The second part focuses
on the most revolutionary change since the beginning of the nuclear
revolution, namely the Humanitarian Initiative and the resulting
Nuclear Ban Treaty (2017), which allows imagining non-nuclear peace
anew. The third and last part explores the practical and
institutional prospects of a peace order without nuclear weapons.
If non-nuclear peace advocates want to convince skeptics, they have
to come up with practical solutions in the realm of global
governance or world government.
This volume examines the possibility - or need - of a
revitalization of pacifism as a world-political practice. It takes
as its point of departure the observation that although 'just war
thinking' has long been dominant in Western debates about war and
peace, recent events have served to temper enthusiasm about the
doctrine. Pacifism has been much less prominent a stance in recent
decades, but there is the impression that it may be staging a
return. Just war thinking has to a large extent failed. Outright
bellicism remains as undesirable as ever. Pacifism presents itself
again as a possible alternative. Once upon a time the peace
movement was popular, and pacifism with it. Pacifism appealed to
people. It stirred hearts and minds. It inspired political action
and institutional designs. This volume examines whether pacifism
can claim its ground again and how it should be redefined in light
of today's world-political circumstances.
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