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From reaction to conflict prevention : opportunities for the UN system

Though the prevention of conflict is the first promise in the Charter of the United Nations, it is a promise constantly betrayed by international organizations and governments. This book presents scholarly and policy-relevant work on the practical challenges of conflict prevention within the UN.
Print Book, English, 2002
Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, Colo., 2002
viii, 431 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781588260437, 9781588260192, 1588260437, 1588260194
47177011
Introduction: Making Conflict Prevention a Priority - F.O. Hampson, K. Wermester, and D. Malone. * THE DYNAMICS OF WAR. * Diagnosing Conflict: What Do We Know? - A-M Gardner. * Containing Internal War in the 21st Century - T.R. Gurr. * Measuring the Societal Impact of War - M.G. Marshall. * Horizontal Inequalities as a Source of Conflict - F. Stewart. * CONFLICT PREVENTION: THE STATE OF THE ART. * Preventive Diplomacy at the UN and Beyond - F.O. Hampson. * From Lessons to Action - M.S. Lund. * Planning Preventive Action J.G. Cockell. * Reassessing Cases: Direct vs. Structural Prevention - P. Wallensteen. * Deconstructing Prevention: A Systems Approach to Mitigating Violent Conflict - T.P. Dress and G. Rosenblum-Kumar. * Tackling the Root Causes of Conflict: More Bark than Bite - E.C. Luck. * COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES: PRACTITIONER PERSPECTIVES BEYOND THE UN. * The Role of Research and Policy Analysis - M. O'Neil and N. Tschirgi. * Development and Conflict: New Approaches in the UK - M. Kapila and K. Wermester. * Addressing Conflict: Emerging Policy at the World Bank - P. Cleves, N. Colletta, and N. Sambanis. * Electoral Assistance and Democratization - B. Save-Soderbergh and I.N. Lennarisson. * CONCLUSION. * Preventive Action at the UN: From Promise to Practice? - C.L. Sriram and K.
"A project of the International Peace Academy."