Difficult Task of Peace

Francisco Rojas-Aravena is Rector of the University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica, and former Secretary-General of the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). He is a member of Editorial Councils of several professional journals, including Foreign Affairs Latin America (Mexico),  Pensamiento Iberoamericano (Spain) and Ciencia Política (Colombia).

• Chapter 1. Introduction. Francisco Rojas Aravena.- Chapter 2. The Complex Concept of Peace in an Uncertain World. Fernando Blasco.- Chapter 3. Peace, Governance and Security in Africa: Getting it Right. Samuel Kale Ewusi and Kingsley L. Ngange.- Chapter 4. Prospects of Peace and Conflict in the Middle East in the 21st Century. Amr Abdalla, Lilya Akay, and Zeynya Shikur.- Chapter 5. Latin America and the International Court of Justice. Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo.- Chapter 6. Securitizing South China Sea: ASEANs Response to Traditional and Non-Traditional Maritime Security Conflicts. Alma María O. Salvador and Daisy C. Salvador.- Chapter 7. Role of International Adjudication in Conflict Resolution and Transformation. Mihir Kanade.- Chapter 8. The European Union: A Sound Superpower in a Multipolar World. Enrique Barón Crespo and Pelayo Castro.- Chapter 9. The Belt and Road: Building a Community of Shared Interests Together. Zhang Xiaoyu.- Chapter10. The African Union in the Present Context. Ekwealor Chinedu Thomas.- Chapter 11. Religious Fundamentalism and Violent Extremism. Zahid Shahab Ahmed.- Chapter 12. Terrorist Fighters, Mass Surveillance, and International Law. Mariateresa Garrido.- Chapter 13. Achieving Food Security in the Face of Inequality, Climate Change and Conflict. Olivia Sylvester.- Chapter 14. Using Participatory Action Research to Define Cultures of Peace. Heather Kertyzia