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Contemporary peacemaking : conflict, violence, and peace processes / edited by John Darby and Roger Mac Ginty.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.Description: xiii, 296 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1403901392 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1403901384 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.1/72 21
LOC classification:
  • JZ6010 .C665 2003
Contents:
Introduction: What Peace? What Process? / John Darby and Roger Mac Ginty. PART 1. Preparing For Peace: Explaining the Conflict Potential of Ethnicity / Crawford Young -- The Timing of Peace Initiatives: Hurting Stalemates and Ripe Moments / I. William Zartman -- Cultivating Peace: A Practitioner's View of Deadly Conflict and Negotiation / John Paul Lederach -- New Contexts for Political Solutions: Redefining Minority Nationalisms in Northern Ireland, the Basque Country and Corsica / John Loughlin. PART 2. Negotiations: Negotiations and Peace Processes / Adrian Guelke -- Rules and Procedures for Negotiated Peacemaking / Pierre du Toit -- Mediation and the Ending of Conflicts / Christopher Mitchell -- The Role of News Media in Peace Negotiations: Variations over time and circumstance / / Gadi Wolfsfeld. PART 3. Violence: Peace Processes and the Challenges of Violence / Stephen John Stedman -- Reframing the Spoiler Debate in Peace Processes / Marie-Joelle Zahar -- Managing Violence: Disarmament and Demobilization / Virginia Gamba. PART 4. Peace Accords: Powersharing after Civil Wars: Matching Problems to Solutions / Timothy D. Sisk -- Peace Accords and Ethnic Conflicts: a Comparative Analysis of Content and Approaches / Fernand de Varennes -- Human Rights and Minority Protection / Christine Bell -- Democratic Validation / Ben Reilly -- Territorial Options / Yash Ghai. PART 5. Peacebuilding: From Peace to Democratization: Lessons from Central America / Cynthia J. Arnson & Dinorah Azpuru -- Military and Police Reform after Civil Wars / Charles T. Call and William Stanley -- Transformation and Reconciliation / Brandon Hamber -- The Role of Symbols in Peacemaking / Roger Mac Ginty -- Borrowing and Lending in Peace Processes / John Darby. Conclusion: Peace Processes, Present and Future / John Darby and Roger Mac Ginty.
Summary: Publisher description: Contemporary Peace Making draws on recent experience to identify and explore the essential components of peace processes. Each chapter examines a different element in recent peace processes. The collection is organized around five main themes: planning for peace during periods of violence, the process of negotiations (including pre-negotiation), the effects of violence on peace processes, peace accords-constitutional and political options-and securing the settlement and building the peace.
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks JZ6010 .C665 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000711381

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-285) and index.

Introduction: What Peace? What Process? / John Darby and Roger Mac Ginty. PART 1. Preparing For Peace: Explaining the Conflict Potential of Ethnicity / Crawford Young -- The Timing of Peace Initiatives: Hurting Stalemates and Ripe Moments / I. William Zartman -- Cultivating Peace: A Practitioner's View of Deadly Conflict and Negotiation / John Paul Lederach -- New Contexts for Political Solutions: Redefining Minority Nationalisms in Northern Ireland, the Basque Country and Corsica / John Loughlin. PART 2. Negotiations: Negotiations and Peace Processes / Adrian Guelke -- Rules and Procedures for Negotiated Peacemaking / Pierre du Toit -- Mediation and the Ending of Conflicts / Christopher Mitchell -- The Role of News Media in Peace Negotiations: Variations over time and circumstance / / Gadi Wolfsfeld. PART 3. Violence: Peace Processes and the Challenges of Violence / Stephen John Stedman -- Reframing the Spoiler Debate in Peace Processes / Marie-Joelle Zahar -- Managing Violence: Disarmament and Demobilization / Virginia Gamba. PART 4. Peace Accords: Powersharing after Civil Wars: Matching Problems to Solutions / Timothy D. Sisk -- Peace Accords and Ethnic Conflicts: a Comparative Analysis of Content and Approaches / Fernand de Varennes -- Human Rights and Minority Protection / Christine Bell -- Democratic Validation / Ben Reilly -- Territorial Options / Yash Ghai. PART 5. Peacebuilding: From Peace to Democratization: Lessons from Central America / Cynthia J. Arnson & Dinorah Azpuru -- Military and Police Reform after Civil Wars / Charles T. Call and William Stanley -- Transformation and Reconciliation / Brandon Hamber -- The Role of Symbols in Peacemaking / Roger Mac Ginty -- Borrowing and Lending in Peace Processes / John Darby. Conclusion: Peace Processes, Present and Future / John Darby and Roger Mac Ginty.

Publisher description: Contemporary Peace Making draws on recent experience to identify and explore the essential components of peace processes. Each chapter examines a different element in recent peace processes. The collection is organized around five main themes: planning for peace during periods of violence, the process of negotiations (including pre-negotiation), the effects of violence on peace processes, peace accords-constitutional and political options-and securing the settlement and building the peace.

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