TY - BOOK ID - 85756825 TI - New Paths and Policies towards Conflict Prevention : Chinese and Swiss perspectives. AU - Fung, Courtney J. AU - Gehrmann, Bjö AU - Madenyika, Rachel F. AU - Tower, Jason G. PY - 2021 SN - 1003136990 1000378616 9781003136996 9781000378634 1000378632 9781000378610 9780367683368 0367683369 0367683415 PB - Routledge DB - UniCat KW - International Cooperation. KW - Conflict management. KW - Conflict control KW - Conflict resolution KW - Dispute settlement KW - Management of conflict KW - Managing conflict KW - Management KW - Negotiation KW - Problem solving KW - Social conflict KW - Crisis management KW - Cooperation, International KW - Global governance KW - Institutions, International KW - Interdependence of nations KW - International institutions KW - World order KW - Cooperation KW - International relations KW - International organization KW - China;conflict prevention;mainstream approaches;peacebuilding;policy dialogue;Switzerland KW - International Relations KW - National Security KW - Liberty KW - China KW - Peace KW - Political Science KW - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85756825 AB - This book explores the discourse on conflict prevention and peacebuilding by bringing together researchers from China and Switzerland over a series policy dialogues.The Charter of the United Nations, adopted in the immediate aftermath of World War II, is clear about the fundamental necessity for the international community to act in partnership to prevent violent conflict. Given recent shifts in global power dynamics, there is an apparent need for international policy issues to be addressed in ways that are inclusive of a wider variety of perspectives and approaches. Chinese policy actors are increasingly interested in fostering their own discourse on issues of prevention and peacebuilding, rooted in Chinese experience, and engaging with peers from other contexts. The chapters in this volume explore the rationale for conflict prevention and review prevailing academic and practitioner discourses on fundamental questions such as the rationales for why conflicts should be prevented and whether 'mainstream approaches' are still relevant.This book will be of interest to students of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, Chinese politics, and International Relations.The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.routledge.com/New-Paths-and-Policies-towards-Conflict-Prevention-Chinese-and/Fung-Gehrmann-Madenyika-Tower/p/book/9780367683368, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. ER -