Winner of the 2011 New Mexico Book Award in the multi-cultural catagoryJlin-tay-i-tith, better known as Loco, was the only Apache leader to make a lasting peace with both Americans and Mexicans. Yet most historians have ignored his efforts, and some Chiricahua descendants have branded him as fainthearted despite his well-known valor in combat. In ......
What accounts for the regression of Turkey's stature from a ""model"" country to one riddled with state crisis and conflict? Unable to adapt to the challenges of the era and failing to respond to ethnic and multicultural political demands for reform, the Turkish state has resisted change and stuck to its ideological roots stemming from the 1930s. ......
Over the course of his long and storied career, George Mitchell proved to be much more than just that senator from Maine. He is one of the last from a sort of "golden age" of American politics, when opposing parties worked together to accomplish things for the good of the nation, rather than the good of the party. Before becoming senator, Mitchell ......
North East Indian Perspectives on Peace, Justice, and Life in Community
In Negotiating Peace, Shimreingam L. Shimray argues that peace cannot be derived from outside forces but that it must instead be created from within the local context.
Building Sustainable Peace and Breaking Cycles of Violence
A Just Peace Ethic Primer exemplifies the ecumenical, interfaith, and multicultural aspects of a nonviolent approach to avoiding and transforming violent conflict. It is a vital resource for scholars, advocates, and activists in politics, history, law, philosophy, theology, and conflict resolution.
Andrew Radin's Institution Building in Weak States introduces a domestic opposition theory that helps explain why institution building fails and what is required to make it work, offering a corrective for scholars of post-conflict missions, international development, and peacebuilding.
Andrew Radin's Institution Building in Weak States introduces a domestic opposition theory that helps explain why institution building fails and what is required to make it work, offering a corrective for scholars of post-conflict missions, international development, and peacebuilding.
Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide in International Relations-edited by Daniel Maliniak, Susan Peterson, Ryan Powers, and Michael J. Tierney-analyzes the gap between knowledge produced by IR scholars and what policy practitioners find relevant, providing guidance on how and when to bridge the gap.