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An einer Welt für Kinder bauen Das Kinderdorf Pestalozzi in Trogen ist mehr als seine seit 75 Jahren andauernde Geschichte IBM es ist ein lebendiges Werk. Das reich illustrierte Buch erzählt die Geschichte und Gegenwart der Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi. Seit der Gründung hat sich an der Vision nichts geändert: Über die pädagogische Arbeit mit jungen Menschen wird die Grundlage für ein friedliches Zusammenleben geschaffen. Das Buch soll helfen, die Geschichte im Kontext der inneren und äusseren Umstände und den Bedürfnissen der jeweiligen Zeiten zu verstehen. Es werden Entwicklungen und Veränderungen des Kinderdorfs erörtert, und es kommen Ehemalige zu Wort. Zudem werden einzelne prägende Persönlichkeiten vorgestellt und Exemplarisches aus dem Dorfalltag beschrieben. So wird deutlich, dass die Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi, ganz im Sinne der Gründergeneration um Walter Robert Corti, weiterhin an einer Welt für Kinder baut. Die Stiftung Kinderdorf Pestalozzi ist heute in dreizehn Ländern auf vier Kontinenten für das Wohl von Kindern und ihr Recht auf Bildung aktiv

Das Buch führt umfassend in die Grundlagen des modernen Völkerrechts ein. Die Völkerrechtsordnung ist im vergangenen Jahrzehnt in eine neue Dimension getreten: durch eine neu gewonnene Sicht der Völkerrechtsregeln, eine gewachsene Durchsetzungskraft und den Durchgriff auf staatliche Binnenstrukturen. Weit stärker als früher kann heute das Völkerrecht als Ordnung verstanden werden, die bestimmten Grundwerten verpflichtet ist. Schwerpunkte in institutioneller Hinsicht bilden das System der Vereinten Nationen und die verschiedenen Regionalorganisationen. Besondere Bedeutung finden aktuelle Entwicklungen, etwa bei der humanitären Intervention, dem Schutz der Menschenrechte, den Eingriffsbefugnissen des UN-Sicherheitsrates und der internationalen Strafgerichtsbarkeit. Das Lehrbuch richtet sich an Studenten der Rechtswissenschaft, der politischen Wissenschaften und anderer Disziplinen, die sich mit den internationalen Beziehungen befassen. Geeignet ist es vor allem zur Vertiefung im Schwerpunktbereich.

"This book integrates research and theoretical findings from multiple disciplines to present a holistic approach to conflict resolution. It highlights the distinctive and compelling nature of conflict resolution studies by including material on interpersonal relationships, family and group functioning, and national and international relations"--

The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is one of Africa's most notorious armed rebel groups, having operated across Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When they entered the Juba Peace Talks with the Ugandan Government in 2006, the peace deal seemed like a gift to fighters who had for years barely been surviving in Central Africa's jungles. Yet the talks failed. Why? Based on exclusive interviews with LRA fighters and their notorious leader Joseph Kony, Mareike Schomerus provides insights into how the LRA experienced the Juba Talks, revealing developing dynamics and deep distrust within a conflict system and how these became entrenched through the peace negotiations. In so doing, Schomerus offers an explanation as to why current approaches to ending armed violence not only fail but how they actively contribute to their own failure, and calls for a new approach to contemporary peacemaking.

"Private corporations are rarely discussed as playing a role in efforts to curb civil violence, even though they often have strong interests in maintaining stability. Violence often damages the infrastructure necessary to deliver goods to market or may directly target companies. Corporations also have a normative obligation to conduct business in ways that promote peace. While there are historical examples of firm-instigated violence and firms reaping benefits from instability and conflict, there is also evidence that corporations proactively engage in peacebuilding. For example, firms devise programs to promote economic development, offer access to education, and employ former combatants. In The Building and Breaking of Peace, Molly M. Melin develops a theory of the conflicting roles corporations play in both building and preventing peace. Melin shows that corporations engage in peacebuilding when there is a gap in the state's capacity to enforce laws, but they also weigh the opportunity costs of peacebuilding, responding to the need for action when conditions enable them to do so. Firms are uniquely situated in their ability to raise the cost of violence, and proactive firms can increase the years of peace in a country. At the same time, an active private sector can make it harder for states with ongoing conflict to reach an agreement, as they act as an additional veto player in the bargaining process. Including original cross-national data of peacebuilding efforts by firms in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa from 2000 to 2018, and in-depth case analyses of corporate actions and outcomes in Colombia, Northern Ireland, and Tunisia, Melin shows that corporations help to prevent violence but not resolve it. In examining the corporate motives for peacebuilding and the implications of these activities for preventing violence and conflict resolution, the book builds a more holistic picture of the peace and conflict process. The findings also help explain why armed civil conflicts persist despite the multitude of diverse actors working to end them."

"Punctuated Peace in Nigeria's Oil Region is an important contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of political violence and to the pathways capable of leading to sustainable peace." — Michael Watts, University of California, Berkeley, USA. "A thought-provoking study exploring how disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration are possible in efforts to forge a stable peacebuilding milieu while demilitarizing Nigeria's oil region." — Sean Byrne, University of Manitoba, Canada. "An excellent resource for understanding African armed conflicts and peacebuilding that doesn't romanticize or belittle indigenous approaches." — Eliakim M. Sibanda, University of Winnipeg, Canada. "An insightful reflection on the success and failure of the peacebuilding program designed to address Nigeria's oil insurgency." —Uwafiokun Idemudia, York University, Canada. This book examines the extent to which peacebuilding processes such as disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration are possible in the attempt to demilitarize Nigeria's oil region and establish a stable post-conflict environment for nurturing durable peace. The book argues that the failure of the peacebuilders to address the structural tensions at the heart of insurgency, along with competition for access to the material benefits of peacebuilding, have revived violence at repeated intervals that punctuates the progression of peace. The author's analysis shows how the interventions pursued by peacebuilders have been successful in stabilizing the oil region by taking arms from insurgents, paying them monthly allowances, and building their capacity to reintegrate into society through a range of transformational processes. While these interventions are praiseworthy, they have transformed the political realities of peacebuilding into an economic enterprise that makes recourse to violence a lucrative endeavour as identity groups frequently mobilize insurgency targeting oil infrastructure to compel the state to enter into negotiations with them. There was little consideration for the impact corruption might have on the peacebuilding process. As corruption becomes entrenched, it fosters exclusion and anger, leading to further conflict. The book proposes pathways to positive peacebuilding in Nigeria's oil region. Obasesam Okoi is Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies at the University of St Thomas, USA.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Participation -- Chapter 1: Peace by, for, or with Youth?: How a PYD Lens Enhances Our View of Young People's Role in Peacebuilding -- Chapter 2. And Then They Came for Me: Youth's Role in Mediating for Peace in Kibera, Kenya -- Part II. Protection -- Chapter 3. Protecting Marginalized Youths: Romani Children and Formal Education -- Chapter 4. Squeezed Agency: Youth Resistance to the Securitization of Peacebuilding -- Part III. Prevention -- Chapter 5. Lost in Translation?: Youth Employment and Peacebuilding-from Policy to Programs -- Chapter 6. Community Ties, Training, and Technology: A More Effective Framework for Peace, Security, and Development for Afghan Youth -- Part IV. Partnerships -- Chapter 7. Climate Change, Environmental Action, and the Youth, Peace, and Security Agenda: Global Policies, Local Efforts -- Chapter 8. Putting Youth on the Agenda: Intersections with the Women, Peace, and Security Framework -- Part V. Disengagement and Reintegration -- Chapter 9. Securitized Youth, Transitional Justice, and the Politics of Disengagement in Rwanda -- Chapter 10. Digital Media as the Next Frontier for Fighting Violent Extremism among Youth? -- Conclusions. Securitizing Youth - Lessons Learned -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.

What is the relationship between leadership and peace? What kind of leadership styles, processes and strategies are required to gain a deeper understanding of local context while at the same time maintaining the trust and cooperation of host authorities and other stakeholders on the ground? As concerns mount about the continued relevance and efficiency of UN peace operations, Youssef Mahmoud – who led several challenging peace missions in Africa – draws on many years of experience to offer insights into how political leadership might be exercised to help restore and nurture peace. Mahmoud makes the case for a paradigm shift in the type of leadership required to bring about strong, global diplomacy for peace. Making extensive use of the authors' unique personal experiences in Burundi, Central African Republic and Chad, the book offers an unparalleled insight into the leadership challenges of complex and often seemingly intractable conflict situations.

This edited volume studies the after-effects of genocide, exploring the ways in which societies are shaped by a history of such extreme violence. Contributions from a variety of perspectives, including law, political science, sociology, and ethnography, explore previously overlooked themes and cases to reassess existing assumptions in the field.

Scholars of international relations generally consider that under conditions of violent conflict and war, smuggling and trans-border crime are likely to thrive. In contrast, this book argues that in fact it is globalisation and peaceful borders that have enabled transnational illicit flows conducted by violent non-state actors, including transnational criminal organizations, drug trafficking organizations, and terrorist cells, who exploit the looseness and demilitarization of borderlands. Empirically, the book draws on case studies from the Americas, compared with other regions of the world experiencing similar phenomena, including the European Union and Southeast Europe (the Western Balkans), Southern Africa, and Southeast Asia. To explain the phenomenon in itself, the authors examine the type of peaceful borders and regimes involved in each case; how strong each country is in the governance of their borderlands; their political willingness to control their peaceful borders; and the prevailing socio-economic conditions across the borderlands.

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2017) sets out to challenge deterrence policies and military defence doctrines, taking a humanitarian approach intended to disrupt the nuclear status quo. States with nuclear weapons oppose its very existence, neither participating in its development nor adopting its final text. Civil society groups seem determined, however, to stigmatize and delegitimize nuclear weapons towards their abolition. This book analyzes how the Treaty influences the international security architecture, examining legal, institutional and diplomatic implications of the Treaty and exploring its real and potential impact for both states acceding to the Treaty and those opposing it. It concludes with practical recommendations for international lawyers and policymakers regarding non-proliferation and disarmament matters, ultimately noting that nuclear weapons threaten peace, and everyone should have the right to nuclear peace and freedom from nuclear fear.

In an increasingly complex world, it is more crucial than ever to have a full picture of how international peacekeeping can be a force for good, but can also have potentially negative impacts on host communities. After thirteen years of presence in Haiti, the highly controversial United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti has now withdrawn. The UN's legacy in Haiti is not all negative, but it does include sexual scandals, the divisive use of force to 'clean up' difficult neighbourhoods as well as a cholera epidemic, brought inadvertently by Nepalese peacekeepers that killed more than 8,000 Haitians and infected more than 600,000. This book presents a unique multi-disciplinary analysis of the legacy of the mission for Haiti. It presents an innovative account of contemporary international peacekeeping law and practice, arguing for a new model of accountability, going beyond the outdated immunity mechanisms to foreground human rights.