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Transnational Perspectives on Democracy, Citizenship, Human Rights and Peace Education considers ways in which national systems of education could work together, across borders, to determine the meaning and significance of the principles of democracy, human rights and peace education, in ways that are comparative and relational. The contributors and editors (Mary Drinkwater, Fazal Rizvi and Karen Edge) argue that in an era of globalization, collaborative investigations are crucial for developing an understanding of rights, democracy and peace that is transnationally inflected, and through which national systems of education hold each other accountable. The chapters address issues such as citizenship, identity, language, conflict and peace-building, global educational policy, and democratic approaches to policy and education issues of democracy, human rights and peace education through analyses of case studies, research findings and policy initiatives drawn from countries in the global north and south. The book also includes a companion website with supplementary reading materials and discussion questions based on key issues emerging from the chapters

Die Welt ist in Unordnung geraten: In vielen Weltregionen ist der Frieden zerstört, finden Kriege in unterschiedlicher Form statt. Menschen werden gefoltert, erschossen, in die Luft gesprengt oder verhungern. Die Ungerechtigkeit im globalen Maßstab wird immer größer: Wenige Reiche verdienen immer mehr, ein großer Teil der Weltbevölkerung hat keinen Zugang zu Grundnahrungsmitteln und sauberem Trinkwasser. Die Ökonomie dient nicht dem Menschen. Die Digitalisierung fördert ein Leben in Scheinwelten und die Veränderung des Humanen. Die Umwelt wird zunehmend zerstört. Die Klimaerwärmung wird zu einer dramatischen Verschiebung des ökologischen Gleichgewichts führen. Rette sich, wer kann oder Nachdenken über einen Neubeginn? Die Antwort hierauf ist ein Plädoyer für eine Neuordnung. In einem ersten Schritt findet zunächst eine kritische Analyse des globalen Ist-Zustands statt. In einem zweiten Schritt wird ein mögliches Negativszenario für die zukünftige Entwicklung entworfen, dessen Eintreffen nicht sicher aber möglich ist. Der Autor entwickelt anschließend eine positive Vision für eine friedliche und nachhaltig entwickelte Welt, indem er sich auf den Menschen selbst, das soziale Miteinander, die Umgestaltung der Ökonomie, das veränderte Verhältnis zur Natur sowie auf die Neuordnung der nationalen und internationalen Politik bezieht: Wie hängt alles miteinander zusammen, und woran muss eine Neuordnung ansetzen? Welche Kräfte und Strukturen wollen eine Neuordnung verhindern, und welche Menschen können die Akteure einer neuen Entwicklung sein? Dies wird aus einer holistischen Sichtweise heraus durchdacht.

China's emergence in Africa is the most significant development for the continent since at least the end of the Cold War. Of the permanent members of the UN Security Council, China is also the largest contributor in terms of troop numbers to United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKO). While China's potential to be a force for change in Africa is undeniable, there are wildly varied and sometimes unrealistic expectations in both the West and Africa of China's role in Africa. A more detailed and nuanced understanding of Chinese motivations in its African engagement is necessary, in order to work effectively with China for African peace, security and development. With Liberia, Darfur and South Sudan as case studies, Kuo comprehensively examines the "Chinese peace" and places it within the context of the liberal peace debate. He does so using primary sources translated from the original Chinese, as well as interviews conducted in Mandarin with Chinese policymakers, academics, diplomats as well as Chinese company managers and businessmen working in Liberia and South Sudan. He also traces and analyses the Chinese discourse of peace, from traditional Chinese political philosophy, through Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping to post-reform and the Xi Jinping era.

Post-Conflict Reconstruction: From Extremism to Peaceful Co-Existence is a comprehensive presentation on the root causes of state fragility, which provides an enabling environment for violent religious extremism. It addresses various security, political, socio-economic and external factors that contribute to state fragility, which is further enhanced in a conflict environment. The book deals closely with the use of violence due to ideological, religious and political reasons. By analyzing the situations in the post-conflict states of Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Nigeria and Libya, the book establishes the co-relationship between state fragility and religious extremism in post-conflict settings. The book emphasizes the need to address the grievances of marginalized sections in all countries with fragile state structures that usually take to violence to make their voices heard. It also highlights the imperative for swift rehabilitation of poor people - who typically bear the brunt of conflicts and are often displaced forcefully - for restoring peace and security, and averting future disturbance.

The book investigates how involvement by the International Criminal Court (ICC) affects efforts to negotiate peace. It offers an interpretive account of how peace negotiators and mediators in two peace processes in Uganda and Kenya sought to navigate and understand the new terrain of international justice, while also tracing how and why international decision-making processes interfered with the negotiations, narrated the conflicts and insisted on a narrow scope of justice. Building on this interpretive analysis, a comparative analysis of peace processes in Uganda, Kenya and Colombia explores a set of general features pertaining to the judicialisation of peace. Line Engbo Gissel argues that the level and timing of ICC involvement is key to the ICC's impact on peace processes and explains why this is the case: a high level of ICC involvement during the negotiation phase of a peace process delegates politico-legal and discursive authority away from peace process actors, while a low level of ICC involvement during the negotiation phase retains such forms of authority at the level of the peace process. As politico-legal authority enables the resolution of sticking points and discursive authority constructs the conflict and its resolution, the location of authority is important for the peace process. Furthermore, judicialisation also affects the negotiation and implementation of a justice policy, with a narrowing scope for justice accompanying increasing levels of ICC involvement.

"This book explores the international law framework governing the use of armed force in occupied territory through a rigorous analysis of the interplay between jus ad bellum, international humanitarian law, and international human rights law. Through an examination of state practice and opinio juris, treaty provisions and relevant international and domestic case law, this book offers the first comprehensive study on this topic. This book will be relevant to scholars, practitioners, legal advisors, and students across a range of sub-disciplines of international law, as well as in peace and conflict studies, international relations, and political science. This study will influence the way in which States use armed force in occupied territory, offering guidance and support in litigations before domestic and international courts and tribunals"--

Introduction -- Traditional paradigms on the protection of cultural heritage during armed conflict -- Potential paradigms: cultural cleansing, the responsibility to protect doctrine and cultural genocide -- The securitisation of cultural heritage -- Conclusion