Cooperation for a peaceful and sustainable world [electronic resource] / edited by Chen Bo, Manas Chatterji, Hao Chaoyan.

The global peace index and the structure of peace / Clyde McConaghy -- The European expansion toward Middle East conflicts and economic convergence (2000-2010) / Fernando Barreiro-Pereira -- A foundational mathematical account of a specific complex social reality : conflict In a midsummer night's dream / Gordon Burt -- Language as a tool of reconciliation and ethnic harmony : a case study of Sri Lanka / Padma D. Jayaweera -- The alchemy of global emissions trading scheme (GETS) : speculation and regulation / Partha Gangopadhyay -- Decentralization and military coups / Ruixue Jia, Pinghan Liang -- Conflict of civil-military approach in Pakistan : its regional implications / Riaz Ahmed Shaikh -- Knowledge creation and innovation in medium technology clusters / Riccardo Cappellin -- The terrain of war : how using the word 'mountain' biases conflict research / Steve Pickering -- Peace-building and geopolitical fantasies / Vladimir Rukavishnikov -- Satyagraha : Gandhi's approach to conflict resolution / Jai Narain Sharma -- International economic and financial crisis : relevance of a Gandhian approach / S.K.G. Sundaram -- Perspectives on democracy and civil society in India / Rajaram Tolpadi.

Over the last three decades, a considerable amount of work has been conducted in the field of peace studies, conflict management, peace science in economics, sociology, anthropology and management. This volume presents up-to-date, cutting-edge research by respected scholars with an emphasis on theoretical and mathematical constructs in the area of peace economics and peace science.