It is necessary to discuss fundamental changes in human society today and increasing need for new approaches concerning issues of the proper functioning of democracy, respect for human rights and dignity, peace, security, development and social studies. The book contains contributions of some of the outstanding scholars and thinkers on human rights and conflict resolution and its association with democracy. An in-depth analysis of the needs of future and the imperatives of democracy and suggestions pertaining to ways and means of promoting democratic culture; minimal conditions that the politics of the country must meet in order to make political democracy functional are focussed. The book should be useful to all dealing with the subject.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR D D Khanna
Prof. D.D. Khanna, former Professor and Head, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Allahabad is currently Director, Society for Peace, Security and Development studies, Allahabad. He has authored and edited several books and contributed to journals on security and development problems related to South Asian Countries.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gert W Kueck
Prof. Gert W. Kueck is the Resident Representative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and independent non profit-making German association, to India since 1993. Being a student of developmental economics and political science, he achieved some knowledge in the field of oriental studies too. After he graduated with a PhD in economics, he stated an impressive academic career teaching international trade and economic relations with special reference to Afro-Asian and Latin American countries. Several times and for many years, he was able to enrich his academic experience by various practical activities, mainly as an advisor to big companies and in the framework of the United Nations system. He has participated actively in a great number of important conferences at the multinational level and has authored a number of books as well as contributed to scientific journals.
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