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oapen-20.500.12657-883472024-03-28T14:02:54Z Simple Solutions to Complex Catastrophes Braithwaite, John Famine Diplomacy Financial crisis Weapons of Mass Destruction Politics of Peace War Politics of Hope Pandemic Climate Change Risk China Regulation States Global governance Strong institutions SDG 16 COVID-19 thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKV Crime and criminology thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTU Peace studies and conflict resolution thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPB Comparative politics This open access book sets out simple solutions to managing complex catastrophes. It focusses on four kinds of crises – climate change, crime-war cascades, epidemics and financial crises. These catastrophes are conceived as complex and prone to cascade effects. This book is optimistic in explaining that there are identifiable simple institutions that international society can strengthen and some simple principles that can help humankind to control the expanding gamut of complex catastrophes that confront the planet including simple, stable institutions and regulatory bodies. It draws on a wide range of current and past crises and challenges, from the Cold War to COVID-19, and from Weapons of Mass Destruction to restorative diplomacy with States like China, to provide an urgent and timely path forward. It speaks to those interested in criminology, public policy and international relations, political science, sociology, public health and economics. 2024-03-13T11:10:54Z 2024-03-13T11:10:54Z 2024 book ONIX_20240313_9783031487477_38 9783031487477 9783031487460 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/88347 eng Sustainable Development Goals Series application/pdf n/a 978-3-031-48747-7.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-48747-7 Springer Nature Palgrave Macmillan 10.1007/978-3-031-48747-7 10.1007/978-3-031-48747-7 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 9783031487477 9783031487460 Palgrave Macmillan 438 Cham open access
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This open access book sets out simple solutions to managing complex catastrophes. It focusses on four kinds of crises – climate change, crime-war cascades, epidemics and financial crises. These catastrophes are conceived as complex and prone to cascade effects. This book is optimistic in explaining that there are identifiable simple institutions that international society can strengthen and some simple principles that can help humankind to control the expanding gamut of complex catastrophes that confront the planet including simple, stable institutions and regulatory bodies. It draws on a wide range of current and past crises and challenges, from the Cold War to COVID-19, and from Weapons of Mass Destruction to restorative diplomacy with States like China, to provide an urgent and timely path forward. It speaks to those interested in criminology, public policy and international relations, political science, sociology, public health and economics.
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