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His books delve into theories and practical approaches to conflict resolution, providing thoughtful analysis suitable for students and practitioners alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e will find Ramsbotham’s writing a valuable resource for understanding the challenges and strategies involved when peacekeeping efforts succeed or falter.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"contemporary-conflict-resolution-by-oliver-ramsbotham-9781509557592","title":"Contemporary Conflict Resolution","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemporary Conflict Resolution\u003c\/em\u003e is the indispensable guide to conflict resolution in a troubled world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding have never been more important as priorities on the global agenda. The wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and tensions between the major powers in what is now a multi-polar world, require new conflict resolution responses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe fifth edition of this hugely popular text offers a commanding overview of today’s changing conflict landscape and the latest developments and new ideas in the field. Fluently written in an easy-to-follow style, it guides readers carefully through the key concepts, issues and debates, evaluates successes and failures, and assesses the main challenges for conflict resolution today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComprehensively updated and illustrated with new case studies, the fifth edition returns to its favoured twelve-chapter format. It remains the leading text for students of peace and security studies, conflict management and international politics, as well as policy-makers and those working in NGOs and think tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362541388012,"sku":"9781509557592","price":71.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12598173482725.jpg?v=1772890450"},{"product_id":"when-conflict-resolution-fails-by-oliver-ramsbotham-9780745687988","title":"When Conflict Resolution Fails","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing warring parties to the negotiating table is the aim of any peace process. But what happens when those negotiations falter and conflict resolution fails? Is everything lost, or are there prospects for meaningful change in even the most intractable of conflicts?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this insightful book, leading scholar-practitioner in conflict resolution Oliver Ramsbotham explores the phenomenon of radical disagreement as the main impediment to negotiation, problem solving, and dialogue between conflict parties. Taking as his focus the long-running and seemingly irresolvable conflict between Israel and Palestine, he shows how what is needed in these circumstances is not less radical disagreement, but more. Only by understanding what is blocking the way and by promoting collective strategic engagement within, across, and between the groups involved can deadlock be transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRich in detail and accessibly written, \u003cem\u003eWhen Conflict Resolution Fails\u003c\/em\u003e introduces a new and as yet relatively unexplored frontier in conflict studies. 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Peacekeeping was first defined under the Hammarskjold Principles of 1956, while we can date the formal institutionalisation of conflict resolution to the founding of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Conflict Resolution\u003c\/em\u003e in 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, it is in the 1990s that conflict resolution theorists turned to the perspectives of conflict theory in an effort to develop more effective practices of peacekeeping. This book is about the ways in which conflict resolution theory has become relevant to the various challenges faced by the United Nations peacekeeping forces as efforts are made to learn from the traumatic and devastating impact of the many civil wars that have erupted in the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607353540844,"sku":"9780714649764","price":376.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/53e0ffe3640627a8475e5038bdf6ffad.jpg?v=1778190192"},{"product_id":"peacekeeping-and-conflict-resolution-by-oliver-ramsbotham-9780714680392","title":"Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConflict resolution and peacekeeping are not only closely related conceptually, they were also \"inventions\" of the same historical period. 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