Small Arms, Crime and Conflict
Author: Owen Greene
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-07-03
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1136652477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book critically examines the nexus between arms availability and armed violence.
Posts
Small Arms, Big Impact
Author: Michael Renner
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1998-07
Total Pages: 77
ISBN-13: 0788171887
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides an in-depth analysis of the issue of small-arms control. It discusses wars & privatized violence, firearm production & the ease of purchase, land mines, sources of small arms & commodities-for arms transactions, the challenge of shrinking armies, taking weapons out of circulation, & restricting governmentally approved sales & illicit transfers of firearms. Charts & tables.
The Palgrave Handbook of Small Arms and Conflicts in Africa
Author: Usman A. Tar
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-04-05
Total Pages: 1043
ISBN-13: 3030621839
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis handbook provides critical analyses of the theory and practices of small arms proliferation and its impact on conflicts and organized violence in Africa. It examines the terrains, institutions, factors and actors that drive armed conflict and arms proliferation, and further explores the nature, scope, and dynamics of conflicts across the continent, as well as the extent to which these conflicts are exacerbated by the proliferation of small arms. The volume features rich analyses by contributors who are acquainted with, and widely experienced in, the formal and informal structures of arms proliferation and control, and their repercussions on violence, instability and insecurity across Africa. The chapters dissect the challenges of small arms and light weapons in Africa with a view to understanding roots causes and drivers, and generating a fresh body of analyses that adds value to the existing conversation on conflict management and peacebuilding in Africa. With contributions from scholars, development practitioners, defence and security professionals and civil society activists, the handbook seeks to serve as a reference for students, researchers, and policy makers on small arms proliferation, control and regulation; defence and security practitioners; and those involved in countering violence and managing conflicts in Africa.
Light Weapons and Civil Conflict
Author: Jeffrey Boutwell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780847694853
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA common feature of conflict in the 1990s is death and suffering from small arms and light weapons. The global diffusion of assault rifles, machine guns, mortars, and rocket-propelled grenades, which can be easily carried by an individual or transported by a light vehicle, has greatly intensified the violence of conflicts in countries around the world. This book represents the perspectives of the foremost specialists on light weapons, and it surveys the wide range of policy options open to the international community. These include export and import controls, law enforcement strategies to break up black markets, collection and destruction of weapons following the end of conflict, and efforts to illuminate how small arms and light weapons make their way to the killing grounds of the 1990s.
Gun Trafficking and Violence
Author: David Pérez Esparza
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-04-22
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 3030656365
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edited book addresses the issues of gun trafficking and gun violence across different regions of the world, including the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. It seeks to identify global key trends on gun trafficking and related violence and discuss different enforcement measures. Each chapter is written by teams of distinguished academics and/or experienced practitioners to include practitioner insights and policy proposals on issues related to gun violence and gun trafficking. Chapters offer an overview of violence and recent gun control debates in the regions, enumerate challenges, provide lessons learnt, and recommend policy solutions. An overview of the global small arms trade is provided at the beginning alongside a comparative analysis of common challenges and significant differences across the regions. This book speaks to those in Criminology, International Relations, Public Policy, International Security, Public health and Law, and to civil society organizations, think tanks, research centers, policy analysts and policy makers involved in gun control debates.
Small Arms and Security
Author: Denise Garcia
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-09-27
Total Pages: 307
ISBN-13: 1135986800
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the emergence of new international norms to govern the spread of small arms, and the extent to which these norms have been established in the policies and practices of states, regions and international organizations. It also attempts to establish criteria for assessing norm emergence, and to assess the process of norm development by comparing what actually happens at the multilateral level. If norm-making on small arms and related multilateral negotiations have mostly dealt with ‘illicit arms’, and most of the norms examined here fall on the arms supplier side of the arms equation, the author argues that the creation of international norms and the setting of widely agreed standards amongst states on all aspects of the demand for, availability, and spread of both legal and illegal small arms and light weapons must become central to the multilateral coordination of policy responses in order to tackle the growing violence associated with small arms availability. Small Arms and Security will be of interest to researchers and professionals in the fields of peace and conflict studies, global governance, international security and disarmament.
Running Guns
Author: Laura Lumpe
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2000-07-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781856498739
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhether the war zone be in Africa, Sri Lanka, Chechnya or Afghanistan, most people are not killed by hi-tech or heavy weaponry, but by the small arms, cheap and accessible, that have flooded into so many countries in recent years. Crime rates involving guns have also soared, as South Africa and Kenya have experienced. Yet much of this cross-border arms trade is illegal. Several governments, including the United States, Canada and Mexico, are now pressing for a new global treaty on illegal trafficking in small arms. This book is a fascinating, highly informative and policy-relevant investigation into an issue about which far too little is known, and which raises crucial questions about the black market.
Arming Conflict
Author: M. Bourne
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2007-07-12
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 023059218X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book argues that the arming of conflict is complexly structured and highly dynamic. It uncovers and describes the construction and interaction of structures and dynamics at global and regional levels, which shape the arming patterns of both state and non-state actors.
Small Arms and Light Weapons: U.S. Policy and Views
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published:
Total Pages: 30
ISBN-13: 142896715X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnder the Gun
Author: David H. Capie
Publisher: Victoria University Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780864734532
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study examines challenges presented by small arms and light weapons in the Pacific. It focuses primarily on the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, although it also considers other members of the Pacific Islands Forum.
