Contemporary Conflict Resolution

Oliver Ramsbotham is Emeritus Professor of Conflict Resolution at Bradford UniversityTom Woodhouse is Adam Curle Professor of Conflict Resolution at Bradford UniversityHugh Miall is Professor of International Relations at the University of Kent

• Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART I: CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT RESOLUTION 1 Introduction to Conflict Resolution: Concepts and Definitions 2 Conflict Resolution: Origins, Foundations and Development of the Field 3 The Statistics of Deadly Quarrels and the Measurement of Peace 4 Understanding Contemporary Conflict 5 Preventing Violent Conflict 6 Containing Violent Conflict: Peacekeeping 7 Ending Violent Conflict: Peacemaking 8 Post-War Reconstruction 9 Peacebuilding 10 Reconciliation PART II: COSMOPOLITAN CONFLICT RESOLUTION 11 Towards Cosmopolitan Conflict Resolution 12 Environmental Conflict Resolution 13 Gender in Conflict Resolution 14 The Ethics of Intervention 15 Culture, Religion and Conflict Resolution 16 Conflict Resolution in Art and Popular Culture 17 Conflict Resolution, the Media and the Communications Revolution 18 Linguistic Intractability: Engaging Radical Disagreement 19 Conflict Resolution: Theories and Critiques 20 Conflict Resolution and the Future

"The fourth edition of this ground-breaking textbook presents the field of conflict resolution in a world after the failure of the Arab Spring, the rise of ISIS, a newly aggressive Russia, and increasing tensions in the South China Sea. Recognizing the challenges such a world presents, the authors nevertheless remain committed to a cosmopolitan vision of the field as the indispensable alternative to that other vision: If you want peace, prepare for war."—Kevin Avruch, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University"Contemporary Conflict Resolution, now updated with current research and new approaches to deeply difficult protracted conflicts, remains the most comprehensive, well-conceputalized and useful introductory text to the wider fields of peace and conflict studies. I highly recommend this book to students, professors, policymakers and practitioners, it is an invaluable resource."—John Paul Lederach, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame