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Book SynopsisHighlighting the high price paid by the United Nations and international peace builders that under-utilize the reflexive new paradigm approach to international relations (IR), this study develops an overview of IR theory, relied on by governmental and diplomatic communities as a guide to peace building. Especially significant is the development of IR theory in relation to religious extremism and tendencies towards barbarism with modernities. It discusses outcomes such as the exponential growth of international enmity between diverse populations and public demonization of the religious or ethnic other, expressed most recently through the War on Terror. Central to this research is the emerging debate on the impact of religious and cultural identity on IR and peace building. While many IR books continue to research positivist approaches, Sargent looks at the concept of structural violence as identified using post-positive approaches. This book rethinks peace building outside the limits o
Trade Review'Distils the wisdom of the ages in arriving at different ways peace can most effectively be built in future on the earth, our only home. This is an important book which should be read by scholars and statesmen alike, as well as concerned members of the general public.' Ian Anderson, former Secretary-General of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO and former Director of the Centre for UNESCO at the Australian National University 'The importance of the subject of the book is given added impetus by a "War on Terror" in which the protagonists want to frame the conflict in terms of clashing civilizations. The case study chapters in particular are packed with useful insights that connect with contemporary policy-related debates and read well...this is a well thought through and scholarly book...' The Round Table
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Approaches to Building Peace; Chapter 1 Approaches to Building Peace in State Centric International Relations; Chapter 2 Approaches to Building Peace in Cosmopolitan International Relations; Chapter 3 Approaches to Building Peace among Civilizations; Institutions and Initiatives for Building Peace; Chapter 4 Institutions and Initiatives for Building Peace in the United Nations; Chapter 5 The UN Dialogue Among Civilizations Initiative; Chapter 6 Conclusion: Civilizing Peace Building;
