Overview

Peace and Conflict is a biennial publication that 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. Peace and Conflict is a large format, full-color reference including numerous graphs, tables, maps, and appendices dedicated to the visual presentation of data. Crisp narratives are highlighted with pull-quote extracts that summarize trends and major findings.

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9781594514012

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A""One of the hottest things I have ever held in my hands.A""-The New Republic""Peace and Conflict is an essential tool for scholars and policymakers seeking the facts behind the headlines about the nature and extent of conflict around the world. It provides a systematic, empirically grounded, and highly nuanced assessment of the darker aspects of human nature and underscores, yet again, the inescapable truth of our interconnected world and intertwined fate.""-Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York""Across the globe governments are now trying to make sense of, and cope with, breakdowns in global order of unprecedented complexity. Widening gaps between rich and poor; multiplying ""failed states""; spreading threats from non-state actors using more deadly forms of terrorism as tools against settled societies; and storm clouds labeled ""ideological and religious war"" all challenge scholars and policy makers alike with many questions, and few answers. Peace and Conflict 2008 provides crucial clues about this uncertain future. Reams of critical data and analysis, together with identification of current trends and likely outcomes, point governments as well as international and non-governmental organizations toward better intervention strategies. Its excellent introduction highlights the main conclusions for the policy community. In short, Peace and Conflict 2008 is a tour d'force!""-The Honorable Samuel LewisPast President, United States Institute of Peace

A One of the hottest things I have ever held in my hands.A -The New Republic Peace and Conflict is an essential tool for scholars and policymakers seeking the facts behind the headlines about the nature and extent of conflict around the world. It provides a systematic, empirically grounded, and highly nuanced assessment of the darker aspects of human nature and underscores, yet again, the inescapable truth of our interconnected world and intertwined fate. -Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York Across the globe governments are now trying to make sense of, and cope with, breakdowns in global order of unprecedented complexity. Widening gaps between rich and poor; multiplying failed states ; spreading threats from non-state actors using more deadly forms of terrorism as tools against settled societies; and storm clouds labeled ideological and religious war all challenge scholars and policy makers alike with many questions, and few answers. Peace and Conflict 2008 provides crucial clues about this uncertain future. Reams of critical data and analysis, together with identification of current trends and likely outcomes, point governments as well as international and non-governmental organizations toward better intervention strategies. Its excellent introduction highlights the main conclusions for the policy community. In short, Peace and Conflict 2008 is a tour d'force! -The Honorable Samuel LewisPast President, United States Institute of Peace

Author Information

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 Wilkenfeld is Director of CIDCM and one of the principals of the Maryland Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. He is also co-director of the International Crisis Behavior Project and Interim Director of the Minorities at Risk Project. His most recent books are A Study of Crisis (University of Michigan Press 2000) and Mediating International Crises (Routledge 2005).Ted Robert Gurr is former Director of the Minorities at Risk Project and Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Government & 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).

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