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Preventive Measures
. Ed(S): Davies, John L.; Gurr, Ted Robert
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Description for Preventive Measures
Hardback. This volume of essays examines crisis early warning factors at different levels, in different settings, and judges their effectiveness according to various models. The contributors offer answers and analyses as they move from early warning to early response in their policy recommendations. Editor(s): Davies, John L.; Gurr, Ted Robert. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFC; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
State failure, ethnopolitical war, genocide, famine, and refugee flows are variants of a type of complex political and humanitarian crisis, exemplified during the 1990s in places like Somalia, Bosnia, Liberia, and Afghanistan. The international consequences of such crises are profound, often threatening regional security and requiring major inputs of humanitarian assistance. They also may pose long-term and costly challenges of rebuilding shattered governments and societies. A vital policy question is whether failures can be diagnosed far enough in advance to facilitate effective international efforts at prevention or peaceful transformation. This volume of original essays examines crisis early warning factors at ... Read more
State failure, ethnopolitical war, genocide, famine, and refugee flows are variants of a type of complex political and humanitarian crisis, exemplified during the 1990s in places like Somalia, Bosnia, Liberia, and Afghanistan. The international consequences of such crises are profound, often threatening regional security and requiring major inputs of humanitarian assistance. They also may pose long-term and costly challenges of rebuilding shattered governments and societies. A vital policy question is whether failures can be diagnosed far enough in advance to facilitate effective international efforts at prevention or peaceful transformation. This volume of original essays examines crisis early warning factors at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847688739
SKU
V9780847688739
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Davies, John L.; Gurr, Ted Robert
John L. Davies is director of the Global Events Data System Project at the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM) and assistant professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. Ted Robert Gurr is distinguished university professor, professor of government and politics, and distinguished scholar at CIDCM at the University of Maryland, College ... Read more
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