Cultures of Governance and Peace: A Comparison of EU and Indian Theoretical and Policy Approaches

This volume brings together insights which look at the intersection of governance, culture and conflict resolution in India and the European Union. Two very different but connected epistemic, cultural and institutional settings, which have been divided by distance, colonialism and culture; yet have recently been brought closer together by ideas and practices of what is known as liberal peace, neoliberal state and development projects. The differences are obvious in terms of geography, culture, the nature and shape of institutions, and historical forces: and yet the commonalities between the two are surprising.

This is the first book to compare contemporary Indian and European Union approaches to peace and is based on strong case studies and rigorous analysis. Postgraduate students, peace and conflict researchers, policy-makers and practitioners will benefit immensely from insights provided in this book.

J. Peter Burgess is Professor and Chair of Geopolitics of Risk at the École Normale Supérieure, Paris and Professor at the Centre for Advanced Security Theory (CAST), University of Copenhagen

Oliver P. Richmond is Research Professor of International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manchester, International Professor at the School of Global Studies, Kyung Hee University, Korea and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Peace Studies, University of Tromso

Ranabir Samaddar is Distinguished Chair in Migration and Forced Migration Studies, Calcutta Research Group