Nils Petter Gleditsch: Pioneer in the Analysis of War and Peace

Jacket Description/Back: This book presents Nils Petter Gleditsch, a staff member of the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO) since 1964, a former editor of the Journal for Peace Research (1983-2010), a former president of the International Studies Association (2008-2009), and the recipient of several academic awards as a pioneer in the scientific analysis of war and peace. This unique anthology covers major themes in his distinguished career as a peace researcher. An autobiographical, critical retrospective puts his work on conflict and peace into a broader context, while a comprehensive bibliography documents his publications over a period of nearly 50 years. Part II documents his wide-ranging contributions on globalization, democratization, and liberal peace, on international espionage, environmental security, climate change and conflict, and on the decline of war and more generally of violence as a tool in conflict. Table of Contents: A Life in Peace Research.- Bibliography.- Time Differences and International Interaction.- Democracy and Peace.- The Treholt Case.- Armed Conflict and the Environment. Double-blind but More Transparent.- The Liberal Moment Fifteen Years on.- Whither the Weather?.- The Decline of War The Main Issues.- The IPCC, Conflict, and Human Security."

Contributor Bio:  Gleditsch, Nils Petter Nils Petter Gleditsch is senior research fellow at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo.