The International Civil Service: Still a Viable Concept?
In: Global society: journal of interdisciplinary international relations, Band 21, Heft 3, S. 429-447
ISSN: 1360-0826
Discusses the concept 'International Civil Service'.
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In: Global society: journal of interdisciplinary international relations, Band 21, Heft 3, S. 429-447
ISSN: 1360-0826
Discusses the concept 'International Civil Service'.
In: Studies in conflict and terrorism, Band 29, Heft 8, S. 749-772
ISSN: 1521-0731
In: Studies in conflict & terrorism, Band 29, Heft 8, S. 749-772
ISSN: 1057-610X
World Affairs Online
In: Security dialogue, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 358-359
ISSN: 1460-3640
In: Security dialogue, Band 35, S. 173-189
ISSN: 0967-0106
World Affairs Online
In: Security dialogue, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 173-189
ISSN: 1460-3640
In recent years, a number of analysts have argued that qualitative changes have occurred in the nature of violent conflict and that it is now possible to think in terms of 'new wars' that are distinct in significant ways from earlier forms of conflict. This article summarizes the different arguments of the 'new wars' thesis and argues that the distinction between 'contemporary' forms of conflict and wars of earlier times is exaggerated and in some instances does not stand up to scrutiny, especially when drawing upon historical material. In particular, the article questions the extent to which contemporary forms of organized violence reflect new patterns in terms of actors, objectives, spatial context, human impact, and the political economy and social structure of conflict. Moreover, the article argues that the tendency in the new wars scholarship to identify common patterns in 'contemporary' civil conflicts ignores important differences among them. In conclusion, the article considers the importance of recent scholarship on conflict for the security discourse and state sovereignty.
In: Security dialogue, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 358
ISSN: 0967-0106
In: Security dialogue, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 173-190
ISSN: 0967-0106
The capacity of various actors to promote democracy on an international level is evaluated, & the comparative advantages & shortcomings of the United Nations as a democracy-promoting force are studied. Although the US remains the predominant force for international democratization, it is demonstrated that regional organizations (eg, the Organization of American States), nongovernmental organizations, & international organizations (eg, the United Nations) also firmly promote democratic political systems. Whereas the United Nations international recognition as a legitimate regime & network of governance programs are definite comparative advantages, it is stressed that its democracy-promotion budget is smaller than some national governments, thus impeding its capacity to offer electoral assistance. Several relevant challenges facing the United Nations are then articulated, eg, ascertaining whether international support engenders sustainable democratic processes & whether assistance alters a states cultural, political, or social foundations. J. W. Parker
In: International peacekeeping, Band 9, Heft 2, S. 31-50
ISSN: 1743-906X
In: International peacekeeping, Band 9, Heft 2, S. 31-50
ISSN: 1353-3312
World Affairs Online
In: International relations of the Asia-Pacific: a journal of the Japan Association of International Relations, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 157-160
ISSN: 1470-482X
In: International journal of human rights, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 102-120
ISSN: 1364-2987
In: International journal of human rights, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 102-120
ISSN: 1364-2987
A review essay on four reports published as books: (1) Responsibility to Protect: Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (Ottawa: International Development Research Centre, 2001); (2) Humanitarian Intervention (Netherlands: Advisory Committee Issues Public International Law, 2000); (3) Humanitarian Intervention: Legal and Political Aspects (Danish Instit International Affairs, 1999); & (4) The Report of the Independent International Commission on Kosovo Oxford: Oxford U Press, 2000).
In: International studies perspectives: ISP, Band 2, Heft 3, S. 239-251
ISSN: 1528-3585