Peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific

Peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific
ISBN-10
3319785958
ISBN-13
9783319785950
Category
Political Science
Pages
261
Language
English
Published
2018-09-04
Publisher
Springer
Authors
James Ockey, Carmela Lutmar

Description

This book explores theories of conflict and peacebuilding and applies them to case studies from the Asia Pacific region, seeking to shift attention to the inherency of conflict, the constant danger of re-emergence, and the need to establish mechanisms to resolve it. The authors argue that the central focus of peacebuilding should not be state-building per se, but rather the creation of effective mechanisms for peaceful resolution of both past and newly emerging conflicts. To do so, it is important to consider the entire process of creating peace, to contemplate the linkages between conflict, resolution, and post-conflict peacebuilding, rather than focus only on the period of institution-building.

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