Anti-Racism and Multiculturalism: Studies in International Communication, edited by Mark D. Alleyne, Transaction, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4128-1321-1.

Although there has been little work on the impact of racial difference on the contours of contemporary international order, there has been a sizeable body of research intended to abolish the credibility of pseudo-scientific racism. Such racism has provided the ideological foundation and justification for imperialism, colonialism, the holocaust, and apartheid. Race has been debunked as a myth. Because of this, racism the ideology bred of human classification according to racial difference has been found to be intellectually and morally barren. But the need to communicate egalitarian and scientific sentiments remains.

The contributors to this volume consider five questions: How does the literature on anti­racism improve our understanding of conflict resolution? How does the analysis of the media's role in racist and anti-racist discourses improve the process of theorizing on hate and war propaganda? How can research on anti-racist discourse improve UN peacekeeping? What implications does this subject have for theory-building and cultural diversity? How and why should the literature on anti-racism expand research in international relations? This is a unique, worthwhile framework for cross-disciplinary research in race and intellectual consensus and conflict.

Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia, edited by Johan Saravanamuttu, Routledge, 2010. ISBN 978-0-415-56392-5.

Southeast Asia manifests some of the most interesting, non-violent as well as conflictual elements of Islamic social and political life in the world. This book examines the ways in which Muslim politics in Southeast Asia has greatly impacted democratic practice and contributed to its practical and discursive development. It addresses the majority and minority situations of Muslims within both democratic and authoritarian politics. It shows, for example, how in Muslim majority Indonesia and Malaysia, political Islam directly engages with procedural democracy; in Muslim minority Thailand and the Philippines, it has taken a violent route; and in Muslim minority Singapore, it has been successfully managed through civil and electoral politics. By exploring such nuances, variations, comparisons and linkages among Muslim majority and minority countries, this book deepens our understanding of the phenomenon of Muslim politics in the region as a whole.

Daisaku Ikeda's Philosophy of Peace - Dialogue, Transformation and Global Citizenship, edited by Olivier Urbain, I.B. Tauris, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84885-304-1.

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Who is Daisaku Ikeda? At one level, he is the leader of a religious movement - Soka Gakkai International - which began in Japan, where it still has its headquarters, but which now claims 12 million adherents around the world. At another level, he is a globetrotting figure whose formal conversations with diverse writers, thinkers and diplomats - including Arnold Toynbee, Joseph Rotblat and Mikhail Gorbachev - have garnered him an international profile, as well as academic recognition. Perhaps above all else, Daisaku Ikeda is viewed as a campaigner for peace. And it is Ikeda's specific contribution to peacebuilding, notably through the central emphasis he has placed on the significance of dialogue, that this book explores: the first to do so in a concerted way. Olivier Urbain shows that while Soka Gakkai the ('Value-creation Society') may stem from the medieval principles of Nichiren Buddhism, under Ikeda's leadership it has taken these classic wisdoms and transformed them. Now essentially classless and secularised, as well as adaptable and sensitive to modern challenges like resource shortages and climate change, this - argues the author - is a pragmatic approach to peace which has proved both popular and eminently transportable.

Conflict, Religion, and Culture: Domestic and International Implications for Southeast Asia and Australia, edited by Luca Anceschi, Joseph A. Camilleri, and Benjamin T. Tolosa Jr., Atieno de Manila University, 2009. ISBN 978-971-0426-05-8.

Mindful of the interconnections between the global and the local, and contemporary developments in four multiethnic, multifaith societies, which are also significant middle powers in Asia Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Australia. Some of the questions tackled in this book are the following: To what extent have state responses to the War on Terror been shaped by domestic politics? How do Muslim political leaders position themselves vis-à-vis the United States and their own domestic constituencies? What has been the role of Islam in relation to internal ethnic tensions where it is the majority religion and where it is the minority religion? To what extent is the conflict in the southern Philippines a reflection of historic grievances, localized feuds, and global fault lines?

Peace Journalism in Times of War: Peace and Policy, Volume 13, edited by Susan Ross & Majid Tehranian, Transaction Publishers, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4128-1004-3.

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Amid the ongoing and volatile debate over the nature and potential of peace journalism, this volume presents visionary insights from some of the most prominent scholars in the field. The significant empirical studies included here will provide foundation data for communication studies. The contributors broaden the purview and terrain of peace journalism to include new media, and offers essays on the eff ects and the content of global communications. In sum, the thirteenth volume of Peace and Policy deepens our empirical knowledge of the nature and effects of conflict, while underscoring the increase in numbers of participants and breadth of communications.

Music and Conflict Transformation: Harmonies and Dissonances in Geopolitics, edited by Olivier Urbain. I.B. Tauris, 2008. ISBN 7981 84511 5289.

How far can the relationship between music and politics be used to promote a more peaceful world? That is the central question which motivates this challenging new work. Combining theory from renowned academics with compelling stories from engaged musicians, the book also includes an exclusive interview with folk legend Pete Seeger. In each instance, practical and theoretical perspectives have been combined in order to explore music's role in conflict transformation.

Global Obligations for the Right to Food, edited by George Kent. Rowman & Littlefield, 2008. ISBN 07425 60635.

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While governments have primary responsibility for assuring the right to food for people under national jurisdictions, we as a global community all have some responsibilities as well. Global Obligations for the Right to Food explores the various actions that should be taken by governments, non-governmental organizations, and individuals to ensure that all people of the world have access to adequate food.

The Center Holds: UN Reform for 21st Century Challenges, edited by Kevin Clements & Nadia Mizner, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-4128-0778-4.

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The United Nations remains a unique institutional hope for addressing and resolving the world's major environmental, developmental, and humanitarian problems. It representsglobal aspirations for a just and peaceful world by inspiring the political imagination of individuals and collectivities. But, because it is now viewed primarily as a "trade union" for expressing the national political interests of 192 state parties, as Clements and Mizner's volume of essaysdemonstrate the UN has succumbed to political cynicism and skepticism.

Challenges to Global Security: Geopolitics and Power in an Age of Transition, edited by Hussein Solomon. I.B. Tauris, 2008. ISBN 9781 84511 5272.

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Ours is an age of great upheaval where change sometimes appears to be the only constant. Three of the most important forces driving such change are globalization, regionalization and democratization. This substantial work makes a concerted attempt to understand these forces, and to show how they impact on the vitally important question of global security. Each discourse receives substantial coverage: from economics and politics to religion, religious fundamentalism and human rights. "Challenges to Global Security" offers one of the richest comparative volumes yet to be published on the subject.

Crossing the Red Line: The Struggle for Human Rights in Iran, by Mehrangiz Kar. Mazda Publishing, 2007. ISBN 1568591926.

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This book chronicles the life of a woman in Iran - a leading feminist activist and human rights lawyer - under the monarchical and Islamic regimes. Kar ties together micro and macro histories to provide a feminist, intellectual, and political portrait of Iran during the 1960's and after.

Fear of Persecution: Global Human Rights, International Law, and Human Well-Being, By James White & Anthony Marsella. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007.

Every year there are tens of millions of displaced people and refugees who are in flight due to the fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, or political opinion. This book offers an absorbing and necessary overview of their plight.

Peace Journalism: The State of the Art (pdf), by Dov Shinar and Wilhelm Kempf, Berlin: Regener, 2007. ISBN: 978-3-936014-12-9.

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The present book deals with the concept of peace journalism from various perspectives. The first part gives an overview of the theoretical approaches that underlie peace journalism. In the second part, concrete examples of existing news discourses are analyzed and peace journalistic vs. war journalistic representations are compared. The third part deals with the practical implementation of peace journalism and presents modules for peace journalistic training. In the fourth part, Dov Shinar summarizes these contributions and draws concrete conclusions.

Learning to Seek: Peace & Policy, edited by, Jim Dator, Walter Anderson, & Majid Tehranian, Transaction Publishers, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4128-0615-2.

The accelerating technological transformation in learn- ing has necessitated an ability to search and differentiate among the one billion web pages, libraries, databases, books, newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, and opinion columns available online. This volume focuses on the normative challenges that the current technological transformation presents to all professionals engaged in higher education.

America the World: The Double Bind, edited by Kevin Clements & Majid Tehranian, Transaction Publishers, 2005. ISBN 978-1-4128-0460-8.

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As the world's first democracy with a written constitution and Bill of Rights, the United States has stood for global aspirations toward democratic liberty, equality, and solidarity since its formation in 1776. However, as it developed into an empire by the late nineteenth century, the United States also has threatened the liberties of other peoples, including Native Americans, Hawaiians, Latin Americans, Asians, and Africans. The American role in world affairs has long been polarized around two conflicting images and strategies.

Eurasia:A New Peace Agenda, edited by Michael Intriligator, Alexander Nikitin & Majid Tehranian. New York: Elsevier, 2005. ISBN 0-444-51865-7.

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The volume is focused on a new peace agenda grounded in a dialogue among the Eurasia civilizations. Part I deals with the problems and prospects of such a dialogue and its consequences for world peace. Part II focuses on the old dilemmas and new challenges in Eurasian security. The nuclear arms race, religious resurgence, super-terrorism, militarism, imperialism, and confidence building are among the topics. Part III concentrates on globalization and regionalization as the two dominant Eurasian trends.

Democratizing Global Media: One World, Many Struggles, edited by Robert Hackett & Yuezhi Zhao.Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005. ISBN 0-742-53642-4 (hb).

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An international, interdisciplinary group of journalists and scholars discusses key-and often contentious-issues such as the power of media, the benefits of media globalization, and the political role of media.

Facts, Rights and Remedies: Implementing International Law in the Israel/Palestine Conflict, Hastings International Comparative Law Review, University of California, 28:3, Spring 2005. ISSN 0149-9246.

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This volume addresses international law as it pertains to the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Globalization and Identity: Cultural Diversity, Religion, and Citizenship, edited by Majid Tehranian and B. Jeannie Lum. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2005. ISBN 1-4128-0561-9.

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This volume of Peace & Policy addresses the overarching question, "What are the effects of globalization in the areas of culture, ethnic diversity, religion, and citizenship, and how does terrorism help groups attain a sense of global identity?"

Political Islam in South East Asia, edited by Johan Saravanamuttu, in Global Change, Peace and Security, 16:2, June 2004. Carfax Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1478-1158.

This volume of Global Change, Peace & Security looks at various manifestations of Political and civil Islam in modern South East Asia.

Beyond Reconstruction in Afghanistan: Lessons from Development Experience, edited by John D. Montgomery & Dennis A. Rondinelli. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2004. ISBN 1-4039-6511-0 (hb).

The interaction of failed states, terrorism and the need for "nation building" is at the top of the international agenda, with particular focus on Afghanistan and Iraq. This path breaking collection brings together top analysts to examine the goals and challenges facing efforts to reconstruct states that have collapsed into anarchy or have been defeated in war, drawing lessons from 50 years of past experience with post-conflict reconstruction and development around the world to assess development plans in a country devastated by more than a century of conflict.

Dialogue of Civilizations: A New Peace Agenda for a New Millenium, edited by Majid Tehranian & David W. Chappell. London & New York: I.B. Tauris, 2002. ISBN 1-86064-712-X (hb). Japanese edition, Tokyo: Ushio Publishers, 2004.

Responding to the United Nations declaration of the year 2001 as The Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations, in this volume, a group of distinguished peace scholars from seven civilizations are engaged in a normative and policy dialogue. Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Christian, Islamic, Indigenous, and secular Humanist voices apply their peace agendas to offer concrete policy proposals to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

Passion for Peace, by Stuart Rees. Sydney Australia: New South Wales University Press; Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-86840-750-X (pb).

In a dark and pessimistic time, A Passion for Peace is timely and uplifting work. Written in an engaging, optimistic style, the book is both practical and philosophical, and shows how a creative use of power can contribute to peace with justice in any context or country.

Worlds on the Move: Globalization, Migration, and Cultural Security, edited by Jonathan Friedman and Shalini Randeria, 2003. ISBN 0-86064-951-3 (hb).

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The contribution of this collection lies in its assembly of distinguished international scholars from several different continents and disciplines, including anthropology, political science, cultural studies, sociology, and history, to illuminate the issue of contemporary migration.

Bridging a Gulf: Peacebuilding in West Asia, edited by Majid Tehranian. London & New York: I.B. Tauris, 2003. ISBN 1-86064-884-3 (hb).

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Emerging from a series of meetings of the International Commission for Security and Cooperation in West Asia, this volume consists of contributions from noted scholars and diplomats searching for peaceful settlement of regional disputes and the establishment of a durable security regime. The volume is edited by peace scholars from Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait-- the three countries that were at war in 1980-88 and 1990-91.

Democratizing Global Governance, edited by Joseph Camilleri and Esref Aksu. New York: Palgrave Press, 2002. ISBN 0-333-97122-1 (pb).

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In this thought-provoking text, the myths and mantras of this apparently irresistible force are challenged and dissembled. By examining a number of fundamental questions, the contributors put forward a radical reform agenda for global governance.

Managing the Global: Globalization, Employment, and Quality of Life, edited by Don Lamberton. London & New York: I.B. Tauris, 2001. ISBN 1-86064-706-5 (hb).

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The fifth volume in a continuing series on Human Security and Global Governance set up by the TODA Institute, this book, edited by Donald Lamberton, focuses on that most misinterpreted of notions: "globalization". We live in a "global village" (McLuhan), a "post-industrial" (Bell) and an "information society" (Porat). Others have suggested that this is the age of the "end of history" (Fukuyama). But other experts suggest that we live in an era called the "beginning of history", when for the first time, over two-thirds of humanity can claim the right to be history's subject and not its object. As Lamberton and the contributors show, even the global village of Coca-Cola, Hiltons and McDonalds hides a different reality: globalization and tribalization, they demonstrate, are two sides of the same coin.

Reimagining the Future: Towards Democratic Governance, by Joseph A. Camilleri, Kamal Malhotra, Majid Tehranian, et al. Bundoora, Australia: Dept of Politics, La Trobe University, 2000. ISBN 0-646-39994-2 (pb).

This book outlines possible futures in which democratic values are honored in a global world. It advocates for a future that embraces economic, social and environmental peace and justice.

Nuclear Disarmament: Obstacles to Banishing the Bomb, edited by Jozef Goldblat. London & New York: I.B. Tauris, 2000. ISBN 1-86064-576-3 (hb).

The United States and Russia have openly espoused the thesis that nuclear war cannot be won and should not be fought. This volume includes contributions from a group of distinguished international security scholars aiming at banishing the bomb through practical and effective steps.

Asian Peace: Security and Governance in the Asia-Pacific Region, edited by Majid Tehranian. London & New York: I.B. Tauris, 1999. ISBN 1-86064-469-4 (hb).

Emerging from an international collaborative research project on Human Security and Global Governance, this volume is the first in a series that focuses on how the international community is managing or mismanaging the world human security problems."

Worlds Apart: Human Security and Global Governance, edited by Majid Tehranian. London & New York: I.B. Tauris, 1999. ISBN 1-86064-444-9 (hb).

Emerging from an international collaborative research project on Human Security and Global Governance, this volume is the first in a series that focuses on how the international community is managing or mismanaging the world human security problems.

Not by Bread Alone: Food Security and Governance in Africa, edited by Adelani F. Ogunrinade, Ruth Oniang'o & Julian May. Johannesburg: University of Witwatersrand Press, 1999. ISBN 0-620-25061-5 (pb).

Not by Bread Alone is the proceedings of a conference on Human Security and Governance in Africa hosted by the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and held in Durban, South Africa from 19 to 21 June, 1998.