Title Territorial Disputes and Conflict Management : the Art of Avoiding War

Published Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (223 pages) Series Routledge Studies in Security and Conflict Management Routledge Studies in Security and Conflict Management Contents Front Cover; Territorial Disputes andConflict Management; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of cases; Acknowledgments; Notes on the text; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Boundary, territory and war; 1.1 Good boundary, bad boundary; 1.2 Fuzzy boundaries and uncertain territories; 1.3 Bad news, good news; Appendix I; 2. Territorial disputes; 2.1 Resource scarcity; 2.2 Locational feature; 2.3 Domestic politics; 2.4 Geopolitical competition; 2.5 Cultural difference; 2.6 Summary; Appendix II; 3. Options for territorial dispute settlement; 3.1 Fair division scheme 3.2 Joint management scheme3.3 International peace park; 3.4 Neutral zone; 3.5 Buffer zone; 3.6 Demilitarized zone; 3.7 Summary; Appendix III; 4. Engaging in settlement negotiations; 4.1 Round table talk; 4.2 Third-party mediation; 4.3 International arbitration; 4.4 Litigation at international court; 4.5 Shelving disputes strategy; 4.6 Summary; Appendix IV; 5. The art of avoiding war; 5.1 The evil of war; 5.2 Avoiding war; 5.3 Toward a war-free world; Appendix V; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index Summary This book examines the problems of boundary demarcation and its impact on territorial disputes, and offers techniques to manage and resolve the resulting conflicts. Historically, most civil conflicts and internal wars have been directly related to boundary or territorial disputes. Cross-border discord directly affects the sustenance and welfare of local populations, often resulting in disease, impoverishment, and environmental damage as well as creating refugees. Although the impact of territorial disputes is great, they can often be settled through bilateral, and sometimes multilateral, agree Notes Print version record Subject War -- Prevention -- Methodology Conflict management -- Methodology Boundary disputes -- Case studies Pacific settlement of international disputes. Conflict management -- International cooperation Human territoriality -- Political aspects Boundary disputes Conflict management -- International cooperation Conflict management -- Methodology Pacific settlement of international disputes Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book ISBN 9780203802960 0203802969

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