From Power Politics to Conflict Resolution : The Work of John W. Burton

Dunn, David J.

ISBN 10: 1349398381 / ISBN 13: 9781349398386

Edité par Palgrave Macmillan 2004-01, 2004

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N° de réf. du vendeur 6666-IUK-9781349398386

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• Titre: From Power Politics to Conflict Resolution : The Work of John W. Burton
• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan 2004-01
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1349398381
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781349398386
• Reliure: PF
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

From Power Politics to Conflict Resolution surveys the development of the ideas of John W. Burton, an Australian civil servant and diplomat who became a prolific author in the fields of International Relations and Conflict Theory. This work, beginning with an introduction to his life and associations, assesses the development of Burton's ideas, at once critical of much of the conventional wisdom of International Relations as well as seeking to be innovative, helping us to understand the issues of peace and conflict in a changing world. A central theme is the development of a framework of ideas which Burton came to call provention .

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DAVID J. DUNN is a Research Fellow in International Relations at Keele University, UK, where he also teaches Security Studies. He previously spent twenty-five years at Staffordshire University where he taught International Relations and Security Studies. He has published frequently on aspects of peace research and peace studies.