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This text explores the nature and possibility of revolution and
civil strife in the context of international politics. "Terrorism,
Civil War, and Revolution" analyzes the role of revolution and
civil strife in the present day world. Expanding on the 2nd edition
of Calvert's "Revolution and International Politics", this new work
reflects the drastic changes that have taken place in the world
order since 2001. With an increased focus on terrorism and civil
war, the book looks into such key issues as the use of force by the
state in the international system, challenges to states, wars of
national liberation, counterinsurgency, and more. Written in a
clear and accessible manner by a respected expert in the field, the
book features the most recent examples of events, such as the
insurgency in Sri Lanka, the rise of Al-Qaeda, and the wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. This approach will help situate revolutions
in the larger context of political violence and will appeal to
anyone interested in comparative politics, international relations,
and revolutions.
This book examines Guatemala's history and the principal aspects of
the country's faction-tom society. It explains the problems-and
their consistently violent manifestations-that have attended the
course of the country's social, economic, and political
development.
Guatemala has long been a field for struggle between other powers,
and today, racked by civil war, it avoids the full glare of
international attention only because most of the Central American
region is beset by similar problems. Despite a continued belief in
the reconstitution of a unified Central American state arid a
long-running claim to Belize, Guatemala has played a passive rather
than an active role in international politics. The influence of
international economic interests explains to a large degree why
Guatemala has not been more active in the international arena. In
this book, Professor Calvert examines Guatemala's history and the
principal aspects of the country's faction-tom society and seeks to
explain the problems-and their consistently violent
manifestations-that have attended the course of the country's
social, economic, and political development.
This title brings together competing theories of civil society,
with critical studies of the role of civil society in diverse
situations and the way in which it has been promoted as the key to
democratization. The combination of contemporary theory and
practical applications provides valuable reading for students of
civil society and so of contemporary social and political change
and its policy implications for Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin
America.
In a world seemingly surfing a wave of unprecedented affluence, it
is sobering to be reminded that only thirty out of nearly two
hundred countries can really be classified as advanced
industrialized countries. Eighty per cent of the world's population
lives in the developing world. This popular, concise introduction
scrutinises the developing world, its varied political institutions
and the key social, economic and environmental issues at the heart
of contemporary debates. Wide-ranging and clearly written, Politics
and Society in the Developing World begins by providing a brisk
survey of the major theoretical and methodological interpretations
of the social impact of development. It then details the factors
which determine the parameters of the developing world before
moving on to examine its infrastructure and the crises currently
facing it. The book also covers the social and economic contexts of
developing societies, the international arena and its impact on the
developing world, state-building and the tension between
dictatorship and democratization. The book focuses on four policy
areas: aid, trade, tourism and the environment.
This study, arising from the Ford Foundation Southampton project on
North-South security relations, focuses on the concept of security
in Central America and the Caribbean, and on perceptions by states
in the region of the rival claims of political independence,
economic well-being, national security and regional stability. The
Central American region is of particular interest because of the
range it displays of crisis-management regimes and crisis-control
techniques; it also provides an illuminating example of the
contemporary interaction of East-West and North-South relations.
Specific case studies are combined with theoretical analysis in
this integrated assessment of the Central American situation that
includes contributions from leading scholars in the UK, United
States and Central America itself.
This title brings together competing theories of civil society,
with critical studies of the role of civil society in diverse
situations and the way in which it has been promoted as the key to
democratization. The combination of contemporary theory and
practical applications provides valuable reading for students of
civil society and so of contemporary social and political change
and its policy implications for Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin
America.
Latin America has long had a reputation for violence and
unpredictability. In this study, two specialists in Latin American
politics present a new view of this vital region, its frustrations,
setbacks and its exciting possibilities.
In a world seemingly surfing a wave of unprecedented affluence, it
is sobering to be reminded that only thirty out of nearly two
hundred countries can really be classified as advanced
industrialized countries. Eighty per cent of the world's population
lives in the developing world. This popular, concise introduction
scrutinises the developing world, its varied political institutions
and the key social, economic and environmental issues at the heart
of contemporary debates. Wide-ranging and clearly written, Politics
and Society in the Developing World begins by providing a brisk
survey of the major theoretical and methodological interpretations
of the social impact of development. It then details the factors
which determine the parameters of the developing world before
moving on to examine its infrastructure and the crises currently
facing it. The book also covers the social and economic contexts of
developing societies, the international arena and its impact on the
developing world, state-building and the tension between
dictatorship and democratization. The book focuses on four policy
areas: aid, trade, tourism and the environment.
This text explores the nature and possibility of revolution and
civil strife in the context of international politics. "Terrorism,
Civil War, and Revolution" analyzes the role of revolution and
civil strife in the present day world. Expanding on the 2nd edition
of Calvert's "Revolution and International Politics", this new work
reflects the drastic changes that have taken place in the world
order since 2001. With an increased focus on terrorism and civil
war, the book looks into such key issues as the use of force by the
state in the international system, challenges to states, wars of
national liberation, counterinsurgency, and more. Written in a
clear and accessible manner by a respected expert in the field, the
book features the most recent examples of events, such as the
insurgency in Sri Lanka, the rise of Al-Qaeda, and the wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. This approach will help situate revolutions
in the larger context of political violence and will appeal to
anyone interested in comparative politics, international relations,
and revolutions.
The purpose of this book is to give an accurate and scholarly
assessment of a major international crisis, and to contribute to
public understanding of the decisions and processes that brought
about the crisis. Calvert deals with the nature and history of the
Falkland Islands, the grounds for the competing claims, the
political background and events in both Argentina and Britain that
led up to the crisis, and the unfolding events of the crisis
itself, in its political, diplomatic and military aspects. He
concludes with a substantial assessment of the impact of the crisis
on international politics.
This book aims to present an analysis of the role of revolution in
international politics. Concerning itself with the time frame from
the French Revolution up to the fall of the Iron Curtain, this book
covers the study of revolution itself, the importance of
globalisation, interdependence and non-state actors and the change
in the nature of international politics theory.
If the past is any guide, many of the new Third Wave democracies
can be expected to fall by the wayside. Moreover, a significant
part of the world's peoples do not enjoy democratic government.
This volume brings together studies of many of the small number of
previously established states that have retained and/or restored
democracy despite, in many cases, formidable economic, social or
political challenges. It seeks to establish common themes, whether
or not they appear to fit a grand causal theory. It is, after all,
the very adaptability of democratic systems that characterizes
their persistence, durability and resilience.
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