Gandhian philosophy, conflict resolution theory and practical approaches to negotiation

Article Abstract:

The manner in which the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi can be related to conflict resolution theory is examined, focusing on how and why the two disciplines are part of a larger whole. Topics include Gandhi's technique of nonviolent activism, "satagraha"; the historical failure to link Gandhi with conflict resolution literature; alternative dispute resolutions; and the manner in which Gandhi related conflict resolution to a search for a higher truth.

Influence, Social conflict, Peaceful change (International relations), Gandhi, Mahatma

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Researching humanitarian intervention: some lessons

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning what can be learned from international civilian and military interventions during the 1990s are examined, focusing on how the lessons can be applied to humanitarian relief. Topics include the power of ideas such as human rights, political correctness, the fiction of an international "community," the danger of overanalysis, and the seriousness of worldwide civilian suffering since the end of the Cold War.

International relief, Humanitarian aid

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Two civilizations and ethnic conflict: Islam and the West

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning Samuel Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" arguments, which posits increased ethnic conflict in the post-Cold War world, especially as it relates to Islam and the West, are examined. Topics include the conclusions that, from the western perspective, civilizational conflicts have increased, but from an Islamic and global perspective, civilizational conflicts have not increased as much.

Statistical Data Included, International aspects, Political aspects, International relations, Ethnic relations, Islam, Civilization, Western, Western culture

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