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Title Peace and democratic society / edited by Amartya Sen
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Open Book Publishers, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (155 pages)
Series Open reports series, 2399-6676 ; v. 1
Open Reports series ; v. 1. 2399-6676
Contents 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
Summary "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 makes a plea for a global, multilateral debate on the causes of conflict, and an understanding of the multiple identities of the individuals involved"--Publisher's description
Analysis Amartya Sen
Peace
Democracy
Violence
Terrorism
Organised violence
War
Civil Paths to Peace
Prejudice
Identity
Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding
Commonwealth Secretariat
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146) and index
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed April 21, 2020)
Subject Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding.
Peace -- International cooperation -- 21st century
Conflict management -- International cooperation -- 21st century
Democratization -- 21st century
Nation-building -- International cooperation -- 21st century
Security, International -- International cooperation -- 21st century
Armed conflict.
Political activism.
Politics and government.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Peace.
Conflict management -- International cooperation
Democratization
Peace -- International cooperation
Form Electronic book
Author Sen, Amartya, 1933- editor.
LC no. 2019467812
ISBN 9781906924416
1906924414
9781906924485
1906924481
9781906924492
190692449X