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Apr 25, 2019 · These assessments require clarity about the characteristics of, and the requirements for, a stable peace. This in turn requires knowledge of the local culture, local history, and the specific conflict dynamics at work in a given conflict situation. Better assessment can inform peacebuilding actors in the reconfiguration and reprioritization of ...
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The authors construct a scale with rivalry at one end (1.0),...
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Jan 24, 2022 · 24/01/2022. By Richard Caplan. Global politics, Research Paper. The views expressed are solely those of the author (s) and not of Oxford Global Society. The following is excerpted from Richard Caplan’s new book, Measuring Peace: Principles, Practices, and Politics, Oxford University Press, 2019; ppbk 2021. How can we know if the peace that ...
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This book argues that efforts to build peace are hampered by the lack of effective means of assessing progress towards the achievement of a consolidated peace. Rarely, if ever, do peacebuilding organizations and governments seek to ascertain the quality of the peace that they are helping to build and the contribution that their engagement is making (or not) to the consolidation of peace.
Nov 19, 2021 · We recently spoke to Richard Caplan, Professor of International Relations at Oxford University, a student of international organizations and conflict management whose research has focused on ‘post-conflict’ peace- and state-building. His latest book, Measuring Peace: Principles, Practices and Politics, looks at the challenges of assessing ...
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Jun 25, 2019 · Richard Caplan. 4.00. 1 rating0 reviews. Want to read. Kindle $22.39. Rate this book. How can we know if the peace that has been established following a civil war is a stable peace? More than half of all countries that experienced civil war since World War II have suffered a relapse into violent conflict, in some cases more than once. Meanwhile ...
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Mar 8, 2021 · Extract. In Measuring peace: principles, practices, and politics, Richard Caplan aims to answer the question: ‘How can we know if the peace that has been established following a civil war is stable?’ (p. 1). In a book geared towards the policy-minded scholar or the academically inclined practitioner, Caplan takes readers on a journey ...
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Apr 25, 2019 · The authors construct a scale with rivalry at one end (1.0), a pluralistic security community at the other end (0.0), and low-level conflict (0.75), negative peace (0.5), and positive peace (0.25) between the two poles. Corresponding to each of the five points on the scale are a series of descriptive indicators that provide further specification.
