Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies: Selections From CQ Researcher / Edition 1

by CQ Researcher

Overview

Do nation-states have a "Responsibility to Protect "? Can countries heal after atrocities? Who should clean up after conflicts end? These questions—and many more—are at the heart of peace and conflict studies. This collection aims to promote in-depth discussion, facilitate further research and help readers formulate their own positions on crucial issues. It is intended to be a supplement for courses in peace and conflict studies that are offered in departments of psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, and across all social science disciplines.

About CQ Researcher Readers
In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of CQ Press, CQ Researcher readers investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews, and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background and analysis of a particular issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material:

• A pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single question
• A detailed chronology of key dates and events
• An annotated bibliography that includes Web resources
• An outlook section that addresses possible regulation and initiatives from
• Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years
• Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901412992915
Publication date:	10/12/2010
Edition description:	NE
Pages:	521
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

CQ Researcher is the choice of librarians, researchers, and students seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on the most vital issues shaping our world. Each weekly report offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of a single topic. Written by CQ Press's staff of experienced reporters, these reports provide up-to-date information on a wide range of social, economic, political, environmental, and international issues.

Table of Contents

Annotated Contents
Preface
Contributors
POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES
1. World Peacekeeping: Do nation-states have a “Responsibility to Protect?" - Lee Michael Katz
2. Separatist Movements: Should nations have a right to self-determination? - Brian Beary
3. Nuclear Disarmament: Will President Obama's efforts make the U.S. safer? - Jennifer Weeks
4. Future of NATO: Is the transatlantic alliance obsolete? - Roland Flamini
CRISES, CONFLICTS, AND PEACE PROSPECTS AROUND THE WORLD
5. Anti-Semitism in Europe: Are Israel's policies spurring a new wave of hate crimes? - Sarah Glazer
6. Crisis in Darfur: Is there any hope for peace? - Karen Foerstel
7. Crisis in Pakistan: Can the fragile democracy survive? - Robert Kiener
8. Middle East Peace Prospects: Is there any hope for long-term peace? - Irwin Arieff
9. The Troubled Horn of Africa: Can the war-torn region be stabilized? - Jason Mc Lure
10. U.S.-China Relations: Is a future confrontation looming? - Roland Flamini
COPING WITH THE AFTERMATH
11. Aiding Refugees: Should the UN help more displaced people? - John Felton
12. Truth Commissions: Can countries heal after atrocities? - Jina Moore
13. Dangerous War Debris: Who should clean up after conflicts end? - Robert Kiener
14. Prosecuting Terrorists: Should suspected terrorists be given military or civil trials? - Kenneth Jost
15. Caring for Veterans: Does the VA adequately serve wounded vets? - Peter Katel
SPECIAL TOPICS
16. Attacking Piracy: Can the growing global threat be stopped? - Alan Greenblatt
17. Terrorism and the Internet: Should Web sites that promote terrorism be shut down? - Barbara Mantel
18. Climate Change: Will the Copenhagen Accord slow global warming? - Reed Karaim
19. Confronting Rape as a War Crime: Will a new U.N. campaign have any impact? - Jina Moore