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This book is written by two individuals with very different experiences in international relations, one, a career diplomat with some results to show at the UN, the other a practising therapist, and both concerned to develop the links between the psychological and the political worlds. The book focuses on the possibility of change in both the structure and process of current international relations in the hope of making contribution to the resolution of conflict. The book is about life and not theory, and part of the narrative is about the authors own experiences of sitting with the enemy and sometimes solving issues with them. Together, the authors explore what lies behind the hostile facade of the other, what alienates us, and how, in spite of the aggression, there is sometimes the potential for shared mutual interests. Conflict resolution is a vital subject in international relations, both in theory and in practical politics. This book does not claim to be a free-standing study of international relations and its theory and practice but of the underlying factors making up the mindsets of those involved in conflict resolution, and this will be the book's unique contribution. It is conceived as a collection of studies of conflict resolution that examine how the psychological issues are affected by history and culture, and how we construct identity. These are all fundamental elements underlying the basic East-West division and mutual miscomprehension which are set out in detail in the accounts of negotiations in the book.

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT --- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS--PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS --- NEGOTIATION --- RECONCILIATION --- DIPLOMACY--PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS --- PEACE--PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS

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Mediation and negotiation, personal transformation, non-violent struggle in the community and the world: these behaviors—and their underlying values—underpin the United Nations’ definition of a culture of peace, and are crucial to the creation of such a culture. The Handbook on Building Cultures of Peace addresses this complex and daunting task by presenting an accessible blueprint for this development. Its perspectives are international and interdisciplinary, involving the developing as well as the developed world, with illustrations of states and citizens using peace-based values to create progress on the individual, community, national, and global levels. The result is both realistic and visionary, a prescription for a secure future. A sampling of topics covered in the Handbook: Basic components of a culture of peace (including education, tolerance, gender equality, human rights, and sustainable development), and how each strengthens the whole. The politics and socioeconomics of a culture of peace. The relationship of personal to cultural change. Applying peace concepts in the law enforcement, justice, and prison systems. Community reconciliation and post-conflict reconstruction. Achieving peace in the family. Assessing—and learning from—modern cultures of peace. Global in scope and far-reaching in its analysis, the Handbook on Building Cultures of Peace is a source of real-world ideas and lucid insights to enhance the work of social and peace psychologists, policy analysts, and the studies of graduate students in psychology and sociology.

Culture. --- Peace --Psychological aspects. --- Peace. --- Peace-building. --- Peace --- Peace-building --- Culture --- Sociology & Social History --- Law, Politics & Government --- Social Sciences --- International Relations --- Social Change --- Psychological aspects --- Building peace --- Peacebuilding --- Cultural sociology --- Sociology of culture --- Psychological aspects. --- Social aspects --- Science. --- Clinical psychology. --- Personality. --- Social psychology. --- Science, general. --- Personality and Social Psychology. --- Clinical Psychology. --- Conflict management --- Peacekeeping forces --- Civilization --- Popular culture --- Consciousness. --- Psychology, clinical. --- Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. --- Apperception --- Mind and body --- Perception --- Philosophy --- Psychology --- Spirit --- Self --- Personal identity --- Personality psychology --- Personality theory --- Personality traits --- Personology --- Traits, Personality --- Individuality --- Persons --- Temperament --- Psychiatry --- Psychology, Applied --- Psychological tests --- Mass psychology --- Psychology, Social --- Human ecology --- Social groups --- Sociology

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While much has been written upon Social Darwinism, the historical impact of Darwinism upon theories of war and human aggression has been sadly neglected. This book is the first to study this discourse in depth. It challenges the received view that Darwinism generated essentially aggressive and warlike social values and pugnacious images of humankind. Paul Crook reconstructs the influential discourse of 'peace biology', whose liberal vision was of a basically free humanity, not fettered by iron laws of biological necessity or governed by violent genes. By exploring a gamut of Darwinian readings of history and war, mainly in the English-speaking world to 1919, this study throws new light upon militarism, peace movements, the origins of World War I and British social thought.

Aggressiveness (Psychology) --- Biopolitics --- Peace --- Social Darwinism --- War --- Darwinisme social --- History --- Psychological aspects --- Histoire --- Darwin, Charles, --- Influence --- Aggressiveness --- World War, 1914-1918 --- History. --- Causes. --- Darwin, Charles Robert --- Causes --- Aggressiveness (Psychology) - History. --- Social Darwinism - History. --- Biopolitics - History. --- World War, 1914-1918 - Causes. --- War - Psychological aspects - History. --- Peace - Psychological aspects - History. --- Influence. --- Arts and Humanities --- Coexistence, Peaceful --- Peaceful coexistence --- International relations --- Disarmament --- Peace-building --- Security, International --- Armed conflict (War) --- Conflict, Armed (War) --- Fighting --- Hostilities --- Wars --- Military art and science --- Political behavior --- Human behavior --- Political science --- Sociobiology --- Darwinism, Social --- Competition --- Social change --- Social conflict --- Social evolution --- Aggression (Psychology) --- Aggressive behavior --- Psychology --- Defensiveness (Psychology) --- Fighting (Psychology) --- Toughness (Personality trait) --- Darwin, Charles, Robert --- HISTOIRE INTELLECTUELLE --- SPENCER (HERBERT) --- HUXLEY (ALDOUS), 1894-1963 --- HISTOIRE SOCIALE --- 19E-20E SIECLES --- PENSEE POLITIQUE ET SOCIALE --- HISTORIOGRAPHIE

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As the world’s largest island and the only country that is also a continent, Australia holds a unique place among nations. At the same time, given its history of colonialism, racial oppression, and reconciliation attempts, the island also stands as a microcosm of global interest in peacebuilding. Peace Psychology in Australia shows peace efforts making inroads as this large, diverse country undergoes rapid social change.  The book brings into focus the history of relations between Indigenous peoples and the descendents of British and other settlers, the experiences of recent immigrants, and the perspectives of peace professionals on how to achieve a more cooperative and less fragmented society. Chapters identify key factors in successful integration, analyzing the intricate balance between valuing diversity and promoting common bonds, values, and identity. The range of historical and contemporary issues featured includes the country’s hidden history of structural inequity, the rich tradition of Indigenous methods of resolving conflicts, and Australia’s unique possibilities for social justice. And peace psychologists are shown in context, whether advocating for asylum seekers or working with men’s groups to rethink the long-prevailing culture of male domination. Included in this important volume:   Immigration and Australian national identity. Encouraging respect for diversity in the schools. Community development in Indigenous empowerment. Stereotypes: hidden obstacles to reconciliation. Peace objectives in the era of climate change. Practical and research challenges for the future.  For peace psychologists, political scientists, and policymakers, Peace Psychology in Australia offers real-world lessons that can benefit people worldwide, and a foundation for peace work to come.

Conflict management -- Australia. --- Peace -- Psychological aspects. --- Psychology -- Australia. --- Conflict management --- Peace --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Social Change --- Psychology --- Psychological aspects --- Peace-building --- Conflict management. --- Psychological aspects. --- Conflict control --- Conflict resolution --- Dispute settlement --- Management of conflict --- Managing conflict --- Building peace --- Peacebuilding --- Psychology. --- Political science. --- Cross-cultural psychology. --- Cross Cultural Psychology. --- Political Science. --- Cross-cultural psychology --- Ethnic groups --- Ethnic psychology --- Folk-psychology --- Indigenous peoples --- National psychology --- Psychological anthropology --- Psychology, Cross-cultural --- Psychology, Ethnic --- Psychology, National --- Psychology, Racial --- Race psychology --- National characteristics --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- Behavioral sciences --- Mental philosophy --- Mind --- Science, Mental --- Human biology --- Philosophy --- Soul --- Mental health --- Management --- Negotiation --- Problem solving --- Social conflict --- Crisis management --- Peacekeeping forces --- Applied psychology. --- Applied psychology --- Psychagogy --- Psychology, Practical --- Social psychotechnics