New Frontiers in Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Peace Science: With a Focus on Human Security

This volume brings together 11 essays by economics, management, and other researchers from Europe, Australia, and Asia, who address challenges to human security, conflict management, and peace economics. They address the concept of an Augustine weapons system for today’s battlefield technology; the structural conditions that make multilateral arms control agreements problematic; a conceptual model for disaster rebuilding that includes the pre-disaster period, with application to the Merapi Volcano region in Indonesia; managing climate-related financial risk; internal territorial and economic conflicts in Spain among its autonomous communities and the spillover effects of transport infrastructure and regional conflicts; the impact of conflict on global migration; the impact of globalization on public employment and human security in India; the significance of nuclear weapons in Indian defense strategy and whether the country is backing out from its commitment to No First Use of nuclear weapons; how to better manage global health risks from pandemics like COVID-19; business as a peace agent that combats conflict and violence; and the representation of women in the European Union's energy sector, within the context of conflicts related to discrimination, diversity, and inclusion. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)