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This article introduces the concept of diplomatic peace. It starts by developing a heuristic frame for identifying understandings of peace embraced by the actors we study. This frame encompasses three faces of peace — restraint, compromise and polylogue — and further differentiates different degrees of each of these faces (induced, co-operative and categorical restraint; profitable, principled and iterated compromise; extended, communal and deliberative polylogue). Then, this heuristic is applied to key United Nations General Assembly declarations and conventions that have passed unanimously since 1946. Studying how diplomats define peace yields remarkable results. Diplomats make far-reaching promises about the kind of peace they purport to pursue, strongly endorsing co-operative restraint, principled compromises and deliberative polylogues. The added value of this article is threefold: it systematically enquires into the nexus of diplomacy and peace, develops a multifaceted concept of peace, and reminds scholars and practitioners of how far-reaching already existing diplomatic promises of peace are.

Quarterly summary of bilateral, multilateral, regional, and international events effecting the peace process

"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 international relations, 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 in IR 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 international relations. This study aims to redress this negative balance by arguing that IR 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 in IR, with new chapters discussing post-colonial and digital developments in the discipline. This book will be of great interest to students of peace and conflict studies, politics and International Relations"--

New Frontiers in Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Peace Science explores the uncharted land of conflicts, human security and peace. Bringing together a diverse, world-leading researchers, this 29th volume of Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development focuses on some of the most serious challenges to human security posed by intra-state conflict and terrorism, interstate wars, predatory globalisation, failed development, poverty and inequality, environmental problems and climate shocks, inefficient governance and man-made and natural disasters. In so doing, this book contributes to the crafting of well-grounded academic and policy responses to global problems that urgently require novel solutions. For its breadth and depth of research, this book is essential reading for researchers working in peace studies, conflict studies, sustainability studies and economics. It is also of keen interest to policymakers in all of these areas.

Supports nuclear deterrence; with comments and replies. Contends that developing nuclear energy in Third World countries will improve long range prospects for peace.

The world, and everything on it, is changing. Local and global justice movements have developed to demand action on issues such as climate change, environmental justice and social justice, drawing attention to systemic mismanagement and abuse. It is becoming increasingly clear that new and creative approaches to peacebuilding is needed. This research draws inspiration from the concept of "permaculture", a systems design approach to sustainable farming and living, in order to create an alternative "permaculture peace framework". To aid this, the research uses a case study approach to allow for the exploration of how a small NGO in Kosovo makes use of permaculture in their work. GAIA Kosovo and their "3peas: Permaculture as a path to peace" project is at the heart of this study, as they navigate social and ethnic divides while trying to address issues of climate change and environmental justice. The study uses elements from ethnographic content analysis and critical discourse analysis, to analyze the content available on the websites of GAIA Kosovo and 3peas. The case study found that much of the work and events had connection to the 3 ethics and 12 principles of permaculture, and the use of creative ideas and events can create alternative and local approaches to peacebuilding. It was further found that, despite the war in Kosovo ended in 1999, social and ethnic divides are still an everyday reality, but that small and local civil society initiatives can alleviate such divides. Taking inspiration from the case study, the research concludes with the adaptation of the original 12 permaculture principles, to create 11 principles as the foundation of the tentative "permaculture peace framework". The framework aims to give people working with peacebuilding, as well as regular civilians, an inclusive and creative approach that acknowledges the inherent value of people, that can be utilized all levels of society.

This article presents a contextualized psychology of peace in Asia that considers features of direct & structural violence in the region. In Asia, direct violence takes the form of intrastate intermediate-sized armed conflicts. Structural violence, on the other hand, is associated with foreign invasions & authoritarian regimes, chronic poverty, & cultural heterogeneity of nonmigrant groups marked by asymmetric power relations. Because of the nature of social conflict in Asia, peace psychologists working in this region should focus on active nonviolent political transformation, healing protracted-war traumas, beliefs supporting economic democratization, social voice & identity, culture-sensitive political peacemaking, & psychopolitical aspects of federalizing to address a territorial conflict. The article ends with suggestions for a future research agenda in Asian peace psychology. 5 Tables, 2 Appendixes, 84 References. Adapted from the source document.

Zelikow reviews 'Making Peace' by George J. Mitchell. Making Peace by George J. Mitchell is reviewed.

Welcome to Peace Games, where Second Life and First Life converge in a bizarre peace talks charade that reflects the absurd face of global politics. Peace Games by Paul Sermon, exhibited at: GAMES: Kunst und Politik der Spiele Concept and Organisation: Mathias Fuchs, Ernst Strouhal, Florian Bettel Kunsthalle Wien (project space karlsplatz) 28 May - 6 July 2008, Daily 16.00 - 22.00.

The origin of peace movements can be traced back to the early nineteenth century, with the foundation of the first peace societies in the Anglo-Saxon world. Issues addressed by the movements include the general fight against war and promotion of peace (including internationalism), antiwar mobilization, nuclear disarmament (including nuclear test ban), mobilization against military infrastructures, and for civil service. Different phases can be discerned in the Western context: the rise of pacifism as a collective and public issue during the nineteenth and early twentieth century; the Cold War era; peace movements as part of the new social movements from the late 1960s to the late 1980s; and the post-Cold War era. The strength and specific features of peace movements vary both across time and across space depending on the specific features of each national context. Today, peace movements are seen as part of the broader family of the new social movements. Scholarly works have characterized the profile of participants in these movements as being rooted in the new middle class, displaying left-libertarian values, and sharing a common concern over social issues, but have also stressed important difference across countries in their social bases. Peace movements find their most important effects at the societal and cultural level rather than at the political level.