Ho-Won Jeong, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, USA. Ho-Won Jeong has
also edited Conflict Resolution: Dynamics, Process and Structure (1999) as well as The New Agenda for Peace Research
(1999).
Summary
In Peace and Conflict Studies: An Introduction, Ho-Won Jeong explains and assesses major approaches to dealing
with ethnic conflict, communal violence, inter-state war and social injustice. The book analyzes not only the sources
of violence and conflict, but also how to manage and prevent them.
As peace is relevant to the improvement of human well-being and the future survival of humanity, the volume encompasses
a variety of themes ranging from: alternative security policies, methods of peaceful settlement, human rights,
self-determination, environmental politics, global governance and non-violence. Reflecting on the current thinking
and drawing lessons from the past, Peace and Conflict Studies can be considered the most authoritative introduction
to the field since the end of the Cold War.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Meanings, Concepts and Disclosure: Challenges for peace
Concepts of peace and violence
Conflict analysis
Peace research
Part II: Issues: Understanding war
Sources of social conflict
Feminist understanding of peace
Political economy
Environmental problems
Part III: Strategies For Peace: The role of military power
Conflict resolution and management
Human rights
Self-determination
Development
Environmental politics
Global order and governance
Nonviolence
Peace movements
Part IV: Integration: Applications and further directions
