“There is no more definitive text in the field of peace and conflict studies. It is impressive in its clarity, comprehensiveness, and ability to incorporate an historical overview of each area as well as the latest thinking and debates.”
— Professor Oliver Richmond, Director, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of St Andrews
Hugh Miall
Hugh Miall is Professor of International Relations at the University of Kent. Previously, he was Reader in Peace and Conflict Research at Lancaster University and Director of the Richardson Institute for Peace Studies (1995-2005). He was formerly a Research Fellow in the European Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs and Research Director of the Oxford Research Group.
He is a trained community mediator and has experience of organizing conflict resolution workshops in the Balkans and other parts of Europe. He led a training programme on conflict resolution skills at Lancaster University, in conjunction with Responding to Conflict.
His research interests lie in conflict resolution, conflict prevention and war and peace in the contemporary international system. His publications include numerous journal articles on aspects of conflict resolution, global governance and environmental policy.
Besides Contemporary Conflict Resolution he is the author of Nuclear weapons: who's in charge? Macmillan, 1987;The Peacemakers: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes since 1945 (Macmillan, 1992), Beyond deterrence: Britain, Germany and the new European security debate (with Oliver Ramsbotham), Macmillan, 1991; Shaping the New Europe RIIA/Pinter 1993; Redefining Europe: New Patterns of Conflict and Co-operation) RIIA/Pinter 1994; Minority Rights in Europe: the scope for a transnational regime, Royal Institute of International Affairs/Pinter, 1994; Development and conflict in Albania, London: International Alert, 1996; and Emergent Conflict and Peaceful Change (Palgrave, 2007).
