Over the last three decades, a considerable amount of work has been conducted in the field of peace studies, conflict …

The Political Economy of War and Peace brings insights into the political and economic forces that shape the … international, sub-national and ethnic conflicts of the present post-Cold War era. The larger vision is that war must be studied as … examines a facet of the conflict process. Taken together, these facets are more than their constituent parts: theoretical …

alternatives to war. Other sections explore civil war and revolution, the arms trade, economic and political systems, and post-conflict …By defining political economy and war in the broadest sense, this unique Handbook brings together a wide range of …. These include an analysis of why wars begin, how wars are waged, what happens after war has ceased, and the various …