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OverviewThis volume examines the possibility – or need – of a revitalization of pacifism as a world-political practice. It takes as its point of departure the observation that although ‘just war thinking’ has long been dominant in Western debates about war and peace, recent events have served to temper enthusiasm about the doctrine. Pacifism has been much less prominent a stance in recent decades, but there is the impression that it may be staging a return. Just war thinking has to a large extent failed. Outright bellicism remains as undesirable as ever. Pacifism presents itself again as a possible alternative. Once upon a time the peace movement was popular, and pacifism with it. Pacifism appealed to people. It stirred hearts and minds. It inspired political action and institutional designs. This volume examines whether pacifism can claim its ground again and how it should be redefined in light of today’s world-political circumstances. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jorg Kustermans , Tom Sauer , Dominiek Lootens , Barbara SegaertPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.473kg ISBN: 9783030134266ISBN 10: 3030134261 Pages: 247 Publication Date: 21 March 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Why Pacifism? - Jorg Kustermans, Tom Sauer, Dominiek Lootens and Barbara Segaert PART I: Contemporary Ethos of Pacifism Chapter 2: War, Hostilities, Terrorism: A Pacifist Perspective - Cheyney Ryan Chapter 3: Pacifism as Re-appropriated Violence - Amanda Cawston PART II: Global Intellectual History of Pacifism Chapter 4: The Pacifisms of the Peace Movement - Martin Ceadel Chapter 5: Tolstoy’s Pacifism and the Critique of State Violence - Iain Atack Chapter 6: Toward a Global Understanding of Pacifism: Hindu, Islamic, and Buddhist Contributions - Meena Sharify-Funk Chapter 7: Judaism, Zionism and Pacifism: Past, Present, Future - Mark H. Gelber PART III: A Pacifist Global Order? Chapter 8: Emancipation from Violence through Global Law and Institutions: A Post-Deutschian Perspective - by Heikki Patomäki Chapter 9: ‘Pacifism’, and China’s ‘Peaceful Rise’ and ‘Peaceful Development’ - Bart Dessein Chapter 10: Just Peacemaking as a Bridge to Ecumenical and Interfaith Solidarity for Peace - Nathan Funk Chapter 11: Conclusion: On the Appeal of Pacifism - Jorg Kustermans, Tom Sauer and Barbara Segaert List of TablesList of Figures List of ContributorsReviewsAuthor InformationJorg Kustermans teaches international politics in the Department of Political Science at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. His scholarship is situated at the intersection of international theory and social theory and has dealt with such questions as state personhood, republican security, the nature of social practices, and the relation of boredom and war. Tom Sauer is Associate Professor in International Politics at the Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium. He is co-editor of Nuclear Terrorism: Countering the Threat, and author of Eliminating Nuclear Weapons: The Role of Missile Defense and Nuclear Inertia: US Nuclear Weapons Policy after the Cold War. Dominiek Lootens is Deputy Academic Director at University Centre Saint Ignatius Antwerp, Belgium, Vice-President Society for Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling, International Advisor International Thomas Merton Society, and Co-Editor of Where Are We? Pastoral Environments and Care for Migrants: Intercultural and Interreligious Perspectives. Barbara Segaert is scientific coordinator at the University Centre Saint-Ignatius Antwerp, Belgium, where she develops academic programmes on various topics of contemporary relevance to society. She was co-editor of Genocides: an Interdisciplinary Approach to Risk and Resilience. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |