Introduction to International Peace and Conflict Studies. Textbook

This textbook provides an introduction to International Peace and Conflict Studies. As the book is designed for undergraduate students, it delivers an outline of international peace and conflict studies. It primarily addresses the concepts of conflict and peace to familiarize students with the relevant terms they are projected to deal with. Subsequently, the book concentrates on the level of analysis issue to widen the horizons of students in understanding international conflict and the peace process. Later, it introduces the mainstream International Relations Theories in relation to the investigation of international conflict and the peace process. The textbook then analyzes some of the possible ways claiming to tackle international conflict and thereby achieve peace in international relations. In the end, the study sheds light on the international conflict in the context of globalization to equip readers with the latest developments in international peace and conflict studies.