Description
Book SynopsisNew Frontiers in Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Peace Science explores the uncharted land of conflicts, human security and peace.
Bringing together a diverse, world-leading researchers, this 29th volume of
Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development focuses on some of the most serious challenges to human security posed by intra-state conflict and terrorism, interstate wars, predatory globalisation, failed development, poverty and inequality, environmental problems and climate shocks, inefficient governance and man-made and natural disasters. In so doing, this book contributes to the crafting of well-grounded academic and policy responses to global problems that urgently require novel solutions.
For its breadth and depth of research, this book is essential reading for researchers working in peace studies, conflict studies, sustainability studies and economics. It is also of keen interest to policymakers in all of these areas.
Table of ContentsIntroduction;
Partha Gangopadyay Chapter 1. Rethinking Augustines Law: Armament Costs and Evolving Military Technology;
Jurgen Brauer, Keith Hartley and Stefan Markowski Chapter 2. Multilateral Arms Races;
Frank C. Zargare Chapter 3. Build Back Better, even Before Disaster: Adaptive Design of Communicative Process, Place and Practice;
Norio Okada Chapter 4. Managing Climate-Related Financial Risk: Prospects and Challenges;
Biswa Nath Bhattacharyay Chapter 5. Spillover Effects of Transport Infrastructure And Regional Conflicts In Spain;
Fernando Barreiro-Pereira Chapter 6. Conflict and Migration
; Uma Segal Chapter 7. On the Impacts of Globalisation on Public Employment and Human Security in India: A Long-run Analysis;
Partha Gangopadyay, Agung Suwandaru and Walid Bakry Chapter 8. Is India backing out from its Commitment to No First Use of Nuclear Weapons?;
P. M. Kamath Chapter 9. Health Security and Equity: A Global Health Histories Perspective;
Sanjoy Bhattacharya Chapter 10. Business and Violence;
Laszlo Zsolnai Chapter 11. Gender & Conflict with special reference to Representation of Women in EUs Energy Sector;
Madhumita Chatterji and Anindita Chakrabarti
