Overview
- Contributes to the study of Latin American politics by touching on significant issues and historical moments
- Explores how the seven examined thinkers' ideas open dialogue beyond binaries of West & non-West Intern. Relations
- Relevant to scholars & students of Latin American politics, Global International Relations, Political Theory, Peace
Part of the book series: Global Political Thinkers (GPT)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Peace
- Latin American politics
- International Relations
- Global politics
- peace studies
- diplomatic studies
- leadership
- conflict
- human rights
- United Nations
- Carlos Saavedra Lamas
- Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
- Alfonso García Robles
- Óscar Arias Sánchez
- Rigoberta Menchú Tum
- Juan Manuel Santos
- Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
About this book
This book analyzes seven Latin American thinkers who have contributed to building bridges for reconciliation and peace: Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Alfonso García Robles, Óscar Arias Sánchez, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Juan Manuel Santos, and Javier Pérez de Cuéllar. Working within an eclectic conceptual approach to systematize the circulation of ideas embraced by each one of the thinkers, the various contributions delve into the current literature of leadership and intellectuals in Politics and Global International Relations (GIR). Overall, the central premises of the analysis are based on three fundamentals of mainstream constructivism: a) change across time and space in the lifetime of each thinker under analysis in this book; b) socialization through changing norms, rules, and language; and c) processes of interaction in which actors make choices in selecting networks and strategies). Coming from different walks of life, the seven thinkers examined in this book haveaccessed the global public square and discussed ideas to reduce conflicts at different scales. In their respective historical times, they circulated their views and ideas beyond the confines of Latin America to influence global political thought and produce change in favor of peace.
Reviews
“From the social activism of Rigoberta Menchú to the global activity of UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, this book explores the connection between the power of ideas and the actions of peace leaders to make the world a better place. The authors' analyses serve as a reminder to academics and diplomats of the importance of taking small and large steps to manage and transform conflict and create institutions with a human focus.” (Ambassador Claudia Fuentes Julio, Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva.)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Roberto Dominguez is Professor of International Relations at Suffolk University, USA.
Andrea Oelsner is Associate Professor and Director of the Political Science and the IR Programmes at the University of San Andrés, Argentina.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Latin American Thinkers of Peace
Editors: Roberto Domínguez, Andrea Oelsner
Series Title: Global Political Thinkers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36107-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36106-7Published: 29 August 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36109-8Due: 29 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-36107-4Published: 28 August 2023
Series ISSN: 2946-3874
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3882
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 186
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Theory, Political Science, International Relations Theory, International Relations, Political Leadership