Peace in International Relations Paperback / softback
by Oliver P. (University of Manchester , UK) Richmond
Part of the Routledge Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution series
Paperback / softback
Description
This updated and revised second edition examines the conceptualisation and evolution of peace in International Relations (IR) theory. The book examines the concept of peace and its usage in the main theoretical debates in IR, including realism, liberalism, constructivism, critical theory, and post-structuralism, as well as in the more direct debates on peace and conflict studies.
It explores themes relating to culture, development, agency, and structure, not just in terms of representations of IR, and of peace, but in terms of the discipline of IR itself.
The work also specifically explores the recent mantras associated with liberal and neoliberal versions of peace, which appear to have become foundational for much of the mainstream literature and for doctrines for peace and development in the policy world.
Analysing war has often led to the dominance – and mitigation – of violence as a basic assumption in, and response to, the problems of IR.
This study aims to redress this negative balance by arguing that the discipline offers a rich basis for the study of peace, which has advanced significantly over the last century or so.
It also proposes innovative theoretical dimensions of the study of peace, with new chapters discussing post-colonial and digital developments. This book will be of great interest to students of peace and conflict studies, politics, and IR.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:318 pages, 9 Line drawings, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:21/01/2020
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- ISBN:9780815356813
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:318 pages, 9 Line drawings, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:21/01/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780815356813
