Bücher der Reihe International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)

This study of the Russian army since Russian independence in December 1991 focuses on the interaction between the army and politics. It reveals not only the impact political transformations have had on reforming military structures but also the impact of the military on political decision making.

Demonstrates the key role of a gender perspective - both practically and theoretically - in conflict resolution, peace research and international relations.

Considers the antecedents and conduct of the Vietnamese revolution. Based upon hypothesis, it assumes that the fall of the French colonial regime and its subsitution by a Vietnamese Democratic Republic was a result of Roosevelt's IndoChina policy and the founding of the Vietnamese Communist Party.

What impact does gender difference make to political decision-making? Will the political empowerment of women contribute to a more peaceful world? This book explores the key role of gender in peace research, conflict resolution and international politics.

Presents the facts on how the conventional weapons present today in the arsenals of the major nations could lead to environmental destruction over huge areas for long periods of time.

This text examines the Barents region as a political initiative, its historical and institutional architecture and its contributions to economic and environmental management in the North. Attention is paid to the impact of the Barents region on security and on European integration.

Charts a middle course between the extravagant claims about the improvements in welfare and development to be funded by the peace dividend, and the dire assessments of how militarized economies would collapse as a result of disarmament.

This theory-based introduction to peace studies provides coverage of theories relevant to peace studies: peace; conflict; development; civilizations; and economics. It provides an analogy between peace studies and health studies, and makes a strong case for a transdisciplinary approach.

This analysis of post-Soviet nationalism covers both its hegemonic forms, executed by dominant groups like the Russians, and its periphery forms, subscribed to mainly by ethnic minorities with diminished status. Both constitute a major obstacle to civic nation-building and democratic reform.