The Peacemakers Peaceful Settlement of Disputes since 1945 [Hardcover]

The UN Charter commits member-states to settle their disputes by peaceful means but, despite this, there have been only 26 days since 1945 in which armed conflict has not been underway. Nevertheless, many conflicts have been settled without war since 1945. Drawing on case- studies, interviews with mediators, contemporary theories of conflict resolution and a comparative analysis of over eighty peaceful and armed conflicts, this book asks what can be learned from this historical experience.Foreword - Preface - PART 1: INTRODUCTION - The Quest for Peaceful Settlement of Disputes - Conflict, Justice and Power - Definitions: Conflict, Peaceful Settlement, Violence - PART 2: HOW CAN CONFLICTS BE PEACEFULLY SETTLED? - Theories of Conflict Resolution - Practitioners of Conflict Resolution - PART 3: HOW CONFLICTS ARE PEACEFULLY SETTLED IN PRACTICE - Peacefully settled Conflicts: Six Case Studies - A Comparative Study of 81 Conflicts: Methodology - Results: Factors conducive to Peaceful Settlement - Territorial and Border Disputes - Ethnic and Minority Conflicts - Resource Conflicts - PART 4: TOWARDS A NEW DISPUTE SETTLEMENT REGIME - Conclusions - Reference Section: Brief Profiles and Comparative Data on 81 Conflicts - Notes - Bibliography - Index