Globalization, Social Movements, and Peacebuilding

✍ Scribed by Jackie Smith (editor), Ernesto Verdeja (editor)

• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 312
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Each year, governments spend billions of dollars on peacekeeping efforts around the world, and much more is spent on humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of armed struggle. Yet research shows that nearly half of all countries experiencing civil war see renewed violent conflict within five years of a peace agreement. How do we account for such a poor track record? The authors in this volume consider how global capitalism affects fragile peace processes, arguing that the international economic system itself is a major contributor to violent conflict. By including the work of anthropologists, economists, religious studies experts, sociologists, and political scientists, this book presents a broad yet thorough exploration of the complexities of peacebuilding in a global market economy. Included in the volume are specific studies of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as considerations of conflicts on the global scale.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Tables and Figure
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Conclusion
Bibliography
Contributors
Index