Theories of Violent Conflict

Theories of Violent Conflict
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 9781317502760
ISBN-13 : 1317502760
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Book Synopsis Theories of Violent Conflict by : Jolle Demmers

Download or read book Theories of Violent Conflict written by Jolle Demmers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated second edition introduces students of violent conflict to a variety of prominent theoretical approaches, and examines the ontological stances and epistemological traditions underlying these approaches. Theories of Violent Conflict takes the centrality of the ‘group’ as an actor in contemporary conflict as a point of departure, leaving us with three main questions: • What makes a group? • Why and how does a group resort to violence? • Why and how do or don’t they stop? The book examines and compares the ways by which these questions are addressed from a number of perspectives: primordialism/constructivism, social identity theory, critical political economy, human needs theory, relative deprivation theory, collective action theory and rational choice theory. The final chapter aims to synthesize structure and agency-based theories by proposing a critical discourse analysis of violent conflict. With new material on violence, religion, extremism and military urbanism, this book will be essential reading for students of war and conflict studies, peace studies, conflict analysis and conflict resolution, and ethnic conflict, as well as security studies and IR in general.


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