Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Thoughts and Visions
As the architect of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s ideals resonate with figures like Gandhi, MLK Jr., and Mandela. This book reveals how his vision for peace, emancipation, and development drove his unwavering commitment to freedom and his ambition for a “Sonar Bangla.”
Resolving the China-US Conflicts
Countering the Thucydides’ Trap, this book offers a new theory of intercultural communication to resolve China-US conflicts. It argues that deeply-rooted bonds between the peoples can overcome a zero-sum mentality and lead to mutual benefits instead of an inevitable war.
This book is a study of the political rhetoric of major British and American politicians, from Obama to Farage and Churchill to Thatcher. It offers a sophisticated analysis of their rhetorical devices, demonstrating how rhetoric has always shaped the destiny of the world.
Creating a South African Sub-Regional Conflict Transformation Model
This book contributes to the debate on conflict transformation in the SADC sub-region. It serves as a guide to tackling recurring conflict, proposing a conflict transformation model for peace-building in Lesotho and shedding light on the road ahead for the SADC.
Keeping Peace in a Turbulent World
This book shares 33 stories of courage and sacrifice from UN peacekeepers serving in the world’s most challenging regions. With valuable insights from former senior UN leaders, these accounts offer an intimate glimpse into the realities faced on the frontlines.
This book examines the interplay between economics, elections, and politics in Ghana’s Fourth Republic. It analyzes how voters respond to the economy to hold politicians accountable and influence policy, providing a first-of-its-kind empirical analysis of the “economic vote.”
Engaging Beneficiaries for Development Participation
While we know why development participation is needed, the when and how of its practical application remain unresearched. This book fills that knowledge gap, examining beneficiary engagement to maximize program effectiveness, with insights and evidence from Bangladesh.
In societies scarred by violence, can peace be taught? Drawing on case studies from around the world, this book shows that peace education is an essential pillar for healing the past and building a more equitable future with sustainable, resilient peace.
Development-induced displacement is a major human rights concern. This book provides a critical analysis of the environmental, social, and economic impacts of development projects and calls for a serious deliberation on the human rights issues involved.
Using a historical approach, this book traces Canada’s role in the Arab-Israel conflict. It argues that Canadian policy, operating within the Anglo-American framework, has been shaped by religio-cultural factors, economic interests, and the influence of domestic elites.
This book explains the compulsions to revise India’s Nuclear Doctrine (IND) in response to geostrategic realities, including Pakistan’s tactical nuclear weapons and terrorism. It explores updating the policy for massive retaliation with a credible second strike capability.
Sub-regionalism and International River Basins
This book investigates sub-regional integration by comparing the Mekong and Danube river basins in Southeast Asia and Europe. It offers unique insights into these ‘bottom-up’ processes, evaluating similarities and differences based on local interests and expectations.
Rethinking (In)Security in the European Union
This book demonstrates how Europe’s new security agenda has trapped immigrants, particularly the Roma, in a spiral of insecurity. With migration treated as a major threat, they have become scapegoats, in a case that challenges the EU to rethink its social responsibilities.
Facilitating Interdisciplinary Collaboration among the Intelligence Community, Academy, and Industry
This book analyzes the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences (LAS), a collaboration between intelligence, academia, and industry. It details practical lessons for developing cross-sector partnerships to create innovative solutions to the world’s most challenging problems.
Polarization, Populism, and the New Politics
From Turkey to the USA, the effect of populism is felt more than ever. This volume considers the role played by conventional and new media in its rise. Investigating countries such as Spain and the UK, it will appeal to readers interested in polarization and post-truth studies.
Conflict Analysis and Transformation
This book is a concise guide on how to analyze and address conflict to transform relationships and work towards peace with justice. It details a systematic process and offers a framework to build cultures of peace, based on a critical analysis of hegemony and power.
Decolonising Peacebuilding
Exploring conflict in Northern Ireland and Sri Lanka, this book highlights the importance of decolonising peacebuilding. Challenging Western-centric knowledge, it begins a conversation on a new re-conceptualization of ethno-national conflict in deeply divided societies.
Nigeria, a Country under Siege
This volume provides a comprehensive assessment of the problem of conflict and its methods of management in Nigeria’s contemporary democracy. It represents a compendium of resourceful studies provided by experts on conflict studies from across the Social Sciences and Humanities.
Non-State Actors in Conflicts
This publication discusses some of the most pressing topics in political science and media studies. It gathers alternative perspectives on various non-state actors, such as armed non-state actors and non-governmental organizations, and their functions in global politics.
A Federal Perspective on the Abkhaz-Georgian Conflict
Gurashi and Gabelia identify the nature and the origins of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict and the causes of the inefficiency of the official negotiation process, and evaluate the hypothesis of a possible federalist transformation of the institutions of both Georgia and Abkhazia.