Risks, Identity and Conflict

Steven Ratuva

ISBN 10: 9811614857 / ISBN 13: 9789811614859

Editore: Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore Jul 2021, 2021

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Neuware -This volume explores the complex interrelation between risk, identity and conflictand focuses specifically on ethnicity, culture, religion and gender as modes ofidentity that are often associated with conflict in the contemporary world. Itdraws on theoretical perspectives as well as pays special attention to analysis ofdiverse case studies from Africa, Middle East, Europe, East and Southeast Asiaand Latin America. Using various analytical tools and methodologies, it providesunique narratives of local and regional social risk factors and security complexities.The relationship between risk and security is multidimensional and perpetuallychanging, and lends itself to multiple interpretations. This publication provides anew ground for theoretical and policy debates to unlock innovative understandingof risk through analyses of identity as a significant factor in conflict in the worldtoday.At the same time, it explores ways to address such conflicts in a morepeople-centered, empowering and sustainable way.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 412 pp. Englisch. Codice articolo 9789811614859

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Titolo: Risks, Identity and Conflict

Casa editrice: Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore Jul 2021

Data di pubblicazione: 2021

Legatura: Buch

Condizione: Neu

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This volume explores the complex interrelation between risk, identity and conflict and focuses specifically on ethnicity, religion and gender as modes of identity that are often associated with conflict in the contemporary world. It draws on theoretical perspectives as well as pays special attention to analysis of diverse case studies from Africa, Middle East, Europe, East and Southeast Asia and Latin America. Using various analytical tools and methodologies, it provides unique narratives of local and regional social risk factors and security complexities. The relationship between risk and security is multidimensional and perpetually changing, and lends itself to multiple interpretations. This publication provides a new ground for theoretical and policy debates to unlock innovative understanding of risk through analyses of identity as a significant factor in conflict in the world today. At the same time, it explores ways to address such conflicts in a more people-centered, empowering and sustainable way.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Steven Ratuva is Director and Professor, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.  

 Hamdy A. Hassan, Ph.D., is Professor, Institute for Islamic World Studies Institute, Zayed University.

 Radomir Compel is associate professor of comparative politics at Nagasaki University.