Contemporary Conflict Resolution - The Prevention,Management And Transformation Of Deadly Conflicts 3E

PART I CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT RESOLUTION

1 Introduction to Conflict Resolution: Concepts and DeÞnitions
Why a Third Edition?
Conflict Resolution Models
Framework Models
Classical Ideas
New Developments in Confict Resolution
Terminology
Structure of the Book
Recommended reading

2 Conflict Resolution: Origins, Foundations and Development of the Field
Precursors: The First Generation, 1918-1945
Foundations: The Second Generation, 1945-1965
Consolidation: The Third Generation, 1965-1985
Reconstruction: The Fourth Generation, 1985-2005
Recommended reading

3 Statistics of Deadly Quarrels and the Measurement of Peace
The Conflict Domain
Measuring Peace and Peacefulness
Conflicts Trends
Conflict Distribution
Conflict Types
Terrorism and Conflict
Conflict Costs
Conflict Mapping and Conflict Tracking
Recommended Reading

4 Understanding Contemporary Conflict
Theories and Frameworks
The Context for an Evaluation of Conflict Resolution Theory
Edward Azar's Theory of Protracted Social Conflict (PSC)
Have More Recent Theories Confirmed or Discredited PSC?
An Interpretative Framework for Conflict Analysis
The Analysis and Mapping of Complex Conflict Systems
Conclusion
Recommended Reading

5 Preventing Violent Conflict
Causation and Prevention of Wars
Emergent Conflict and Peaceful Change
Deep or Structural Prevention
Early Warning
Light or Operational Prevention
The Adoption of Conflict Prevention by International Organizations
Evaluation of Conflict Prevention's Effectiveness
Case Study: Preventive Crisis Management in Kenya
Conclusion
Recommended Reading

6 Containing Violent Conflict: Peacekeeping
First- and Second-Generation UN Peacekeeping, 1956-1995
War Zones, War Economies and Cultures of Violence
Third-Generation Peacekeeping: What Count As Peace Operations?
Redefining Peace Operations
Third-Generation Peacekeeping and Human Security
Conflict Resolution and the Theoretical Debate About Peace Operations
Case Study: Somalia 1991-2010
Conclusion
Recommended Reading

7 Ending Violent Conflict: Peacemaking
The Challenge of Ending Violent Conflict
De-escalation, Ripeness and Conditions for Ending Violent Conflict
Mediation and Third-Party Intervention
Peace Processes: Turning Points, Sticking Points and Spoilers
Negotiations and Settlements
Case Studies
Conclusion
Recommended reading

8 Post-War Reconstruction
Postwar Peace Operations
Intervention, Reconstruction and Withdrawal (IRW) Operations 1989-2009
Filling the Postwar Planning Gap
The International Postwar Reconstruction Blueprint: Dilemmas and Tradeoffs
Current Controversies
Summary from a Conflict Resolution Perspective
The Question of Evaluation
Conclusion
Recommended reading

9 Peacebuilding
The Mainstreaming of Peacebuilding Models in International Policy
Peacebuilding Debates and Discourses: Beyond Blueprints and Towards an Emancipatory Conflict Resolution Ethic
Hybrid Peace and Peacebuilding from Below: a Conflict Resolution Perspective
Conclusion: Peace Education and Peacebuilding from Below in the Discourse of Conflict Resolution
Recommended reading

10 Reconciliation
Four Meanings of Reconciliation
Between Separation and a Fusion of Identities
Dealing with the Past: Trauma and Atrocity
Peace or Justice? Not Exclusive Alternatives
Alternative Paths to Reconciliation
Reconciliation and Conßict Resolution: Going Down the Escalation Ladder
Recommended reading

PART II COSMOPOLITAN CONFLICT RESOLUTION

11 Towards Cosmopolitan Conflict Resolution
The Nature of the International Collectivity
The Arrow of the Future: Conflict Resolution and World Politics
Conflict Resolution and International Institutions
Conflict Resolution and International Law
Conflict Resolution and Cosmopolitan Democracy
Conflict Resolution and Terrorism
Recommended reading

12 Environmental Conflict Resolution
Tragedies of the Commons
Conflicts of Interest Over Climate Change
Multilevel Negotiations
International Negotiations
Recommended reading

13 Gender in Conflict Resolution
Stage 1: Making Women Visible as Agents of Change
Stage 2: Data-Collection and Case Studies
Stage 3: Rethinking Conflict Resolution Theory
Stage 4: Mainstreaming Gender in Policy-Making and the Empowerment of Women
Case Study
Recommended reading

14 The Ethics of Intervention
Conflict Resolution Roles
Conflict Resolution Intervention Principles
From Just War to Just Intervention
Conclusion: International Ethics, International Law and
International Politics
Recommended reading

15 Culture, Religion and Conflict Resolution
How Far Down Does Cultural Variation Reach?
Culture and Conflict Resolution: Three Responses
Religion and Conßict Resolution: Islamic and Buddhist Approaches
Conclusion
Recommended reading

16 Conflict Resolution in Art and Popular Culture
Creative Networks: Museums, Visual Arts, Music and Theatre in Conflict Resolution
Sport and Conflict Resolution
Building a Global Peace Culture
Conclusion
Recommended reading

17 Conflict Resolution, the Media and the Communications Revolution
The Mass Media and Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution in the Age of Cybertechnology
From Cyberwar to Cyberpeace
Recommended reading

18 Managing Linguistic Intractability: Dialogue, Discourse and Radical Disagreement
Linguistic Intractability: the Challenge of Radical Disagreement When Conflict Resolution Fails
Acknowledging, Exploring and Understanding Agonistic Dialogue
Managing Radical Disagreement: Promoting a Strategic Engagement of Discourses
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: a Case Study
Recommended Reading

19 Conflict Resolution: Theories and Critiques
The Pluralist-Cosmopolitan Heartland of Conflict Resolution
The Realist Critique
The Critical Theory Critique
The Post-Structural Critique
Non-Western/Non-Northern Critiques
Recommended reading

20 Conflict Resolution and the Future
Emergent Conflicts
Future Drivers of Conflict
The Conflict Resolution Response
Conflict Resolution: the Next Generation
Conclusion

Notes
References
Index