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The concept of peace has always attracted radical thought, action, and practices. It has been taken to mean merely an absence of overt violence or war, but in the contemporary era it is often used interchangeably with 'peacemaking', 'peacebuilding', 'conflict resolution', and 'statebuilding'. The modern concept of peace has therefore broadened from the mere absence of violence to something much more complicated.
In this Very Short Introduction, Oliver Richmond explores the evolution of peace in practice and in theory, exploring our modern assumptions about peace and the various different interpretations of its applications. This second edition has been theoretically and empirically updated and introduces a new framework to understand the overall evolution of the international peace architecture.
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Author(s): Oliver P. Richmond
Series: Very Short Introductions
Edition: 2
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 176
City: Oxford
Cover
PEACE: A Very Short Introduction
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
Chapter 1: The multiple dimensions of peace
A sketch
Chapter 2: Defining peace
Negative peace
Positive peace
Everyday and hybrid peace
Theory and practice
Liberal peace and beyond
Chapter 3: The victor’s peace in history
Historical emergence
Refinement
The balance of power system
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Peace in history: towards the Enlightenment
Early strands: institutional and constitutional contributions
Chapter 5: Peace in modernity: the constitutional peace
First steps
The constitutional peace
Limitations
Chapter 6: The next step: an institutional peace
The early development of international institutions
The institutional peace after the First World War
Chapter 7: A radical phase: a civil peace and social advocacy
The importance of social advocacy
The civil peace
The growing role of NGOs
Conclusion
Chapter 8: The development of an international peace architecture
The evolution of an IPA: layers one to three
Consolidation of the international architecture after the Second World War: layers three to four
Peace after the Cold War
Into the 21st century: layers five to six
Chapter 9: Peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and statebuilding
Conflict management after the Second World War: international mediation and peacekeeping
Peace through conflict resolution
Conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and statebuilding
Statebuilding
Assessing recent achievements
Chapter 10: Hybrid forms of peace, peace formation, and counter-peace
Hybrid political orders
Local contributions and everyday peace
Peace formation
Blockages to peace and counter-peaceprocesses
Epilogue: new agendas for peace
New agendas and the IPA
Further reading
Chapter 2: Defining peace
Chapter 3: The victor’s peace in history
Chapter 4: Peace in history: towards the Enlightenment
Chapter 5: Peace in modernity: the constitutional peace
Chapter 6: The next step: an institutional peace
Chapter 7: A radical phase: a civil peace and social advocacy
Chapter 8: The development of an international peace architecture
Chapter 9: Peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and statebuilding
Chapter 10: Hybrid forms of peace, peace formation, and counter-peace
Index
Diplomacy: A Very Short Introduction
Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction
The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction
International Relations: A Very Short Introduction
The European Union: A Very Short Introduction
The U.S Congress: A Very Short Introduction
Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction
Citizenship: A Very Short Introduction
American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction
Privacy: A Very Short Introduction
