Understanding Conflict and Conflict Analysis by Ho-Won Jeong (English) Paperback

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An overview of the sources, structure and dynamics of contemporary conflict phenomena, ranging from ethnic and other inter-group conflict to international terrorism and inter-state violence. Jeong helps students acquire the intellectual skills needed for analyzing many different conflict situations themselves.

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'...effectively fills a long-standing void and will no doubt be hailed as a much-needed new addition to the literature... This text very much exemplifies the strength of Ho-Won Jeong as a theorist and one of the more prolific writers in the larger peace and conflict studies field... the final three chapters on 'De-escalation Dynamics' (which includes a brief section on third party intervention), on 'Conciliation Strategies,' and especially the one on 'Ending Conflict,' which provides a range of outcomes beyond the usual focus on third party intervention (read mediation) epitomizes the value of this new text' - Journal of Peace Research'...an awesome tour d'horizon of modern war, violence, and confrontation within and between nations. Illustrating via just about every conflict in every corner of the world, the author invokes an endless array of insights and interpretations, ranging from the micro to the macro, beautifully written in a seamless sequence of closely linked and discursive essays.' - Professor J. David Singer, University of Michigan'Ho-Won Jeong has written an illuminatinbg analysis of the dynamics of conflict. He lays out the tools we have to analyze conflict in a literate and comprehensive way. A valuable book for anyone interested in a more comprehensive understanding of conflict, its sources, and its deescalation and termination' - Janice Gross Stein, Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management, Director, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto'Jeong has successfully combined behavioral and structural analysis of the dynamics of social conflict. This volume covers the multiple dimensions - escalation, entrapment, de-escalation, termination, and resolution - both of violent and non-violent confrontation between adversaries, as well as the utility and limitations of external intervention. For students of the social sciences, it should serve as an excellent introduction to the complex realities of social conflict.' - Milton Esman, John S. Knight Professor of International Studies, Emeritus, Cornell UniversityBy examining the dynamic forces which shape and re-shape major conflicts, this timely book provides students with the knowledge base needed to successfully study conflict sources, processes and transformations. Broad in focus, it addresses the multiple social, political and psychological features central to understanding conflict situations and behaviour. A range of both recent and historical examples (including the Arab-Israeli conflict, the 'War on Terrorism', the Cold War, and the civil wars in Sudan, former Yugoslavia and Sri Lanka) are discussed, illustrating the application of concepts and theories essential to the analysis of inter-group, inter-state and intra-state conflict and conflict resolution in a wider context.Understanding Conflict and Conflict Analysis is key reading for students of international relations, peace and conflict studies, conflict resolution, international security and international law.

Author Biography

Professor Ho-Won Jeong is a lecturer and researcher at the Institute For Conflict Analysis And Resolution, George Mason University, USA. He is was the Founding Editor (and is currently Senior Editor) of the International Journal of Peace Studies and Senior Consulting Editor for Peace and Conflict Studies. Previous books include Globalization and the Environment (Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2005), Peace Building in Postconflict Societies: Process and Strategy (Boulder: Lynne Reinner, 2005) and Conflict and Human Security: A Search for New Approaches to Peace-Building, edited with Hideaki Shinoda, Hiroshima: Institute for Peace Science (Hiroshima University, 2004)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CONCEPTS AND ANALYSISApproaches to Understanding ConflictConflict Analysis FrameworkPART TWO: SOURCES AND SITUATIONSources of conflictConflict Situations and BehaviourPART THREE: PROCESS AND STRUCTUREProcess of conflictInter-linkage and ContextPART FOUR: DYNAMICS AND ESCALATIONA System of Conflict DynamicsEscalation and EntrapmentPART FIVE: DE-ESCALATION AND TERMINATIONDe-Escalation DynamicsConciliation StrategiesEnding Conflict

Review

′...effectively fills a long-standing void and will no doubt be hailed as a much-needed new addition to the literature... This text very much exemplifies the strength of Ho-Won Jeong as a theorist and one of the more prolific writers in the larger peace and conflict studies field... the final three chapters on ′De-escalation Dynamics′ (which includes a brief section on third party intervention), on ′Conciliation Strategies,′ and especially the one on ′Ending Conflict,′ which provides a range of outcomes beyond the usual focus on third party intervention (read mediation) epitomizes the value of this new text′ - Journal of Peace Research′…an awesome tour d′horizon of modern war, violence, and confrontation within and between nations. Illustrating via just about every conflict in every corner of the world, the author invokes an endless array of insights and interpretations, ranging from the micro to the macro, beautifully written in a seamless sequence of closely linked and discursive essays.′ - Professor J. David Singer, University of Michigan′Ho-Won Jeong has written an illuminatinbg analysis of the dynamics of conflict. He lays out the tools we have to analyze conflict in a literate and comprehensive way. A valuable book for anyone interested in a more comprehensive understanding of conflict, its sources, and its deescalation and termination′ - Janice Gross Stein, Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management, Director, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto′Jeong has successfully combined behavioral and structural analysis of the dynamics of social conflict. This volume covers the multiple dimensions - escalation, entrapment, de-escalation, termination, and resolution - both of violent and non-violent confrontation between adversaries, as well as the utility and limitations of external intervention. For students of the social sciences, it should serve as an excellent introduction to the complex realities of social conflict.′ - Milton Esman, John S. Knight Professor of International Studies, Emeritus, Cornell University

Review Quote

" Understanding Conflict invokes the term critical [...] because the book delivers on a task that has needed to be done--laying out the current IR [(international relations)] paradigm on conflict for other academics, students, practitioners, and the general public."

Details ISBN1412903092 Author Ho-Won Jeong Short Title UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT & CONFL Language English ISBN-10 1412903092 ISBN-13 9781412903097 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 303.6 Year 2008 Illustrations Illustrations Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9781412903097 UK Release Date 2008-04-08 NZ Release Date 2008-04-08 US Release Date 2008-04-08 Edited by James J. Fawcett Birth 1974 Affiliation Former Professor of International Commerical Law, University of Nottingham Position Former Professor of International Commerical Law Qualifications Ph.D. Pages 280 Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Publication Date 2008-04-08 Alternative 9781412903080 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2008-04-07 We've got this

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