Integrated Approaches to Peace and Sustainability

Preface
Contents
About the Editors
1 Integrated Approaches to Peace and Sustainability
1 Background and the Need for Integrated Approaches
2 Efforts Toward Integrated Approaches to Peace and Sustainability
3 The Way Forward for Research on the Peace-Sustainability Nexus
References
2 Exploring the Need for an Integrated Conflict Sensitivity Framework in Development Assistance that Contributes to Peaceful and Sustainable Post-conflict Societies
1 Introduction
2 Post-conflict Context
2.1 Actors in Post-conflict
2.2 Assessment of Conflict Sensitivity Approaches
3 Integrated Conflict Sensitivity Framework
3.1 Post-conflict Fragilities and Political Settlement
3.2 Interactions of Post-conflict Fragilities
4 Political Settlement Mapping
5 Political-Economic-Ecological Analysis
6 Other Factors to Consider
7 Conclusion
References
3 Non-adherence to Principles of International Law: The Bane of Environmental Insecurity
1 Introduction
2 Environmental Governance at the International Level
3 Basic Rules and Principles that Underlie International Environmental Law
4 Threats to the International Environment
5 Understanding the Concept of Environmental Insecurity
6 Nexus Between Environmental Degradation and Human Security
7 Challenges to the Effective Implementation of International Environmental Agreements
8 Measures to Ensure Environmental Sustainability
9 Conclusion
References
4 ASEAN Centrality: A Regional De-escalation Tool Contributing to the Maintenance of Peace and Stability in East Asia
1 Introduction
2 Examining the Concept of ASEAN Centrality
3 ASEAN’s Conflict Management Mechanisms: Consultation and Consensus Approach for De-escalation Purposes
4 ASEAN Centrality: De-escalating Tensions Among ASEAN Member States
5 ASEAN Centrality: De-escalating Tensions Between ASEAN Claimant States and China Over the South China Sea (SCS) Dispute
6 ASEAN Centrality: De-escalation in the Korean Peninsula and Improved Relations between the United States (US) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
7 ASEAN Centrality: De-escalating Tensions Between the United States (US) and China
8 Conclusion
References
5 The Never-Ending Water Supply Scenario: A Case Study in Kelantan
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
2.1 Source Description
3 Findings
3.1 Implementation of Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 Towards Agenda 2030
3.2 Malaysian Water Legislative System
3.3 Kelantan Water Supply Service Scenario
3.4 Effort for Water Supply Restructuring in Kelantan
3.5 The Way Forward for Sustainable Water Resources and Supply
4 Conclusion
References
6 Boko Haram Insurgency on North-Eastern Nigeria, How Has This Influenced Food Insecurity in the Region?
1 Introduction
1.1 Research Question
1.2 Research Methodology
2 Northeast Nigeria and the Emergence of the Boko Haram-Nigerian Army Conflict
3 The Food Insecurity in Northeast Nigeria
3.1 Factors That Influence Food Insecurity
4 The Use of Food as a Weapon of War
5 Conclusion
References
7 The Humane Yet Ambivalent Attitude Towards Persecuted People: A Potential Threat to Stability?
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Why a Regime on Refuge Seekers May Help?
4 The Rationale Behind Bangladesh’s Reticence to Adopt Any Formal Position on the Refugees
5 Why Install a Domestic Legal Framework on Refugees?
6 Conclusion
References
8 The Role of Media and Social Cohesion Between Host and the Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Methods
4 Use of Media by Rohingyas and the Hosts
4.1 Opinion of Rohingyas and Hosts About Various Media
4.2 Opinion About Media’s Role in Social Cohesion
5 Opinion of Rohingya and Host Against Each Other
5.1 Rohingya's Opinion About the Host Community
5.2 Host Community’s Opinion About the Rohingya (Within a Radius of 1 km from the Camp)
5.3 Host Community’s Opinion About the Rohingya (Within a Radius of 6 km from the Camp)
6 Discussion and Conclusion
References
9 Exploring the Relationship Between Free Media Sentiment and Financial Market Performance
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 The Choice of Using Twitter Data for This Study
3 Sentiment Analysis
4 Following Free Media Sentiment
5 Choice of Financial Market Indicators
6 Developing a Descriptive Model to Further Explain the Relationships Between Free Media Sentiment and Market Performance
7 Discussion
8 Conclusion
Appendix
A1: Market Indices, Direction of Influence, and Their Codes
A2: Comparing Vader and Ratio Sentiment Score; December 2020 to December 2021
A3: Relative Strength of Free Media Sentiment
A4: Momentum and Rate of Change of Free Media Sentiment
A5: Cross Correlation Table, Free Media Sentiment, and Financial Market Performance
A6: Anova Tests to Investigate Independence of Variables Used Within the Model
A7: Linear Regression Model Using Normalised Data
A8: Normal Distribution of Residuals
A9: Test for Autocorrelation Using a Partial Autocorrelation Function on Normalised Data
A10: Random Walk and White Noise on the Free Media Sentiment Data
A10a: Random Walk
A10b: White Noise
A11: Test for Collinearity
A12: Final Notes on the Data
References
10 Women’s Movement Towards Building Sustainable Peace in Cross-Cultural Society: The Case of Peace Agenda of Women in the Deep South of Thailand
1 Background
1.1 Revisiting Women’s Movement for Building Sustainable Peace in Cross-Cultural Context
2 Methods
3 Malay-Muslim and Thai-Buddhist Community: Women Call for Peace
4 Framing Collective Solidarity: Peace and Safe Space Over Differences
5 Resources Mobilization: Neutrality and Women’s Agency
6 Conclusion
References
11 The Politics of Fiction: The Significance of Fiction as a Medium to Advance Dialogue and Advocacy Around the Human Condition in Politically Challenging Times
1 Introduction
2 Fictional Literature as an Art Within Culture, Technology, Economics and Politics
2.1 Fictional Literature in Art and Culture
2.2 Fictional Literature in Technology and the Global Creative Economy
3 Democracy Within the Prevailing Global Political and Cultural Landscape and the Significance of Fictional Literature in Supporting Democracy
4 Linking Politics, Truth and Fiction
5 Fictional Literature as a Tool for Cultural Diplomacy
5.1 The Significance of Cultural Diplomacy Beyond a Nation’s Political Platforms
5.2 Fictional Literature Within Cultural Diplomacy
6 Conclusion
References
12 Mindfulness-Based Nonviolence and Engaged Buddhism: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Contributions to Sustainable Peace
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
3 Secular Mindfulness for Achieving Goal 3
4 Buddhist Mindfulness for Achieving Goal 3
4.1 Buddhist Mindfulness at the Individual Level
4.2 Buddhist Mindfulness Beyond the Individual Level
5 Strategies Against Terrorism: A Comparison of Speeches
5.1 The Presidential Speeches on the September 11 Attacks
5.2 A Speech and an Article on the September 11 Attacks by Thich Nhat Hanh
5.3 A Suggestion on How to Approach Osama Bin Laden and Terrorism by Thich Nhat Hanh
6 Responding to Terrorism with Mindfulness-Based Nonviolence Through Engaged Buddhism for Sustainable Global Peace
6.1 The Causes of Discrimination and Hate Crimes
6.2 Responding to Terrorism
7 Conclusion
References