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Peace and democratic society /

"Recent acts of terrorism and the current unrest in the Middle East remind us how important it is to understand the relationship between peace and democracy. In an insightful introductory essay to this report, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen challenges widely accepted explanations for violence. He m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sen, Amartya, 1933- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Open Book Publishers, 2011.
Colección:Open Reports series ; v. 1.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Violence and civil society / Amartya Sen
  • Part II. Civil paths to peace: report of the Commonwealth Commission on respect and understanding
  • Why do respect and understanding matter?
  • The nature and nurture of violence
  • Poverty, inequality and humiliation
  • History, grievance and conflict
  • Political participation
  • The role of media and communication
  • Young people and education
  • Multilateralism and the international order
  • The way forward and conclusions
  • Afterward: original preface and letter of presentation to the report
  • Appendix: Written submissions to the Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding.