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Zusatztext "One of the hottest things I have ever held in my hands."-The New Republic Informationen zum Autor J. Joseph Hewitt is Director for Government Relations at the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM), University of Maryland, where he specializes in quantitative analysis of international conflict. Jonathan Wilkenfield is Director of CIDCM and one of the principals of the Maryland Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. He also directs the International Crisis Behavior Project (with Michael Brecher) and the Minorities at Risk Project. His most recent publication is Mediating International Crises (Routledge 2005). Ted Robert Gurr is founder of the Minorities at Risk and Polity Projects and Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland (Emeritus). He is author of numerous books and articles, including the award-winning Why Men Rebel and, most recently, Peoples vs. States: Minorities at Risk in the New Century (U.S. Institute of Peace Press 2000). Zusammenfassung Provides key data and documents trends in national and international conflicts ranging from isolated acts of terrorism to internal civil strife to full-fledged interstate war. This work includes numerous graphs, tables, maps, and appendices dedicated to the visual presentation of data. Inhaltsverzeichnis Peace and Conflict 2008 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Tedd Robert Gurr, J. Joseph Hewitt, and Jonathan Wilkenfeld Regular Features Chapter 2: The Peace and Conflict Instability Ledger: Ranking States on Future Risks J. Joseph Hewitt Chapter 3: Trends in Global Conflict, 1946-2005 J. Joseph Hewitt Chapter 4: Trends in Democratization: A Focus on Instability in Anocracies Amy Pate Chapter 5: Self-Determination Movements and Their Outcomes David Quinn Challenges to the Stability of States Chapter 6: Global Terrorism and Failed States Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan, and Susan Fahey Chapter 7: Ethnopolitical Violence and Terrorism in the Middle East Victor Asal, Carter Johnson, and Jonathan Wilkenfeld Chapter 8: Unstable States and International Crises Jonathan Wilkenfeld Chapter 9: Mass Killing of Civilians in Time of War, 1945-2000 Paul Huth and Benjamin Valentino Chapter 10: International Peacekeeping: The UN versus Regional Organizations Peter Wallensteen and Birger Heldt In Focus Chapter 11: Unpacking Global Trends in Violent Conflict, 1946-2005 J. Joseph Hewitt Appendix—Major Armed Conflicts References Editorial Board and Authors About the Contributors ...
