Showing papers in "Global Change, Peace & Security in 1992"
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TL;DR: (1992).
Abstract: (1992). Unconventional security threats ‐ an overview. Interdisciplinary Peace Research: Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 78-90.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the historical tendency has been for the nation-state and capitalism to become more and more integrated to one another with the result that geopolitical competition predominates over the economic competition of the capitalist system.
Abstract: The central contention of this paper is that militarism and war have to a considerable extent determined the convergence in the one social formation of the two structures, the nation‐state and capitalism The paper considers the contemporaneous emergence of capitalism and the nation‐state out of the social formation formed by the feudal mode of production and the Absolutist State It is demonstrated that the war and militarism which were endemic to the European states system in which both Feudalism and Absolutism arose provided much of the impetus for the reciprocal development of capitalism and the nation‐state, and for their convergence in a new social formation The final section of the paper argues that the historical tendency has been for the nation‐state and capitalism to become more and more integrated to one another with the result that geopolitical competition predominates over the economic competition of the capitalist system
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the continuation of the US-Japan security relationship represents a significant obstacle to a new collective security regime in Northeast Asia and conclude that a lasting, stable peace can only be achieved through an incremental process of regional cooperation.
Abstract: With the end of the Cold War in Northeast Asia, a question has arisen about whether an opportunity now exists for the establishment of a new basis for collective security and stable peace in the region. Is there an increased likelihood of an end to existing collective defence arrangements such as the US‐Japan security relationship? What alternatives have been advanced to promote peace in this region? This paper argues that, rather than enhancing the prospects for a new collective security regime, the continuation of the alliance represents a significant obstacle. Tied to a Cold War rationale and a narrow military definition of security, the alliance is a stultifying factor in the post Cold War condition. The paper concludes that a lasting, stable peace can only be achieved through an incremental process of regional cooperation that is multi‐layered, multi‐functional and multi‐lateral in character.
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TL;DR: In this article, a questionnaire given to 2,172 young people identified their knowledge about nuclear issues and their sources of information, perceptions about whether they knew enough, and whether they desired more information, along with interactions of these variables with age and sex.
Abstract: A questionnaire given to 2,172 young people (8–20 years) identified their knowledge about nuclear issues. Relationships were investigated between level of knowledge and: frequency and importance of nuclear issues as a worry; participation in anti‐nuclear activities; perception of individual and group efficacy concerning nuclear war prevention; and feelings of optimism/pessimism about the future. Their sources of information, perceptions about whether they knew enough; and whether they desired more information were also examined, along with interactions of these variables with age and sex. Young people were found to be generally ill‐informed. The more knowledgeable revealed: concern about nuclear issues as a future fear but less frequency of worry; greater uncertainty about the future; more optimism regarding the prevention of nuclear war; and less personal efficacy regarding its prevention. The main source of information was the mass media but most felt that they did not know enough, indicating t...
TL;DR: To date, Indonesia has not sought to resolve conflict stemming from the minority claims for self-determination in the territories of West Papua and East Timor, nor has it been able to stem resistance to its rule of force in these territories as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: To date, Indonesia has not sought to resolve conflict stemming from the minority claims for self‐determination in the territories of West Papua and East Timor, nor has it been able to stem resistance to its rule of force in these territories. Yet in the current context of global change, and despite continued reluctance from Australia to criticise Indonesia, there is mounting international scrutiny and pressure on Indonesia to review its policies. The Cold War concerns which served to protect Indonesia as a non‐aligned country from international criticisms have given way, and challenges to authority by other minority groups may fuel both internal and external pressure on Indonesia in its handling of its minorities.
TL;DR: In this article, a cow belonging to a Muslim farmer ate a plant belonging to his neighbour, there was launched a simple squabble that evolved by stages into a major confrontation, and the fighters understood the historic moment in which they lived, and how they translated change at the level of state into a new construction of power relations in the village.
Abstract: From the stories of Bangladeshi villagers grew the history of an unrecorded fracas in the mid‐1950s. When a cow belonging to a Muslim farmer ate a plant belonging to his Hindu neighbour, there was launched a simple squabble that evolved by stages into a major confrontation. How the fighters understood the historic moment in which they lived, and how they translated change at the level of state into a new construction of power relations in the village are the subjects of the present paper. The case study on which it draws analyses transcripts of stories to engage questions about the formulation of community identity and conflict.