Failed Peacemaking

Author : Sandra Pogodda,Oliver P. Richmond,Gëzim Visoka
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031300813

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Failed Peacemaking by Sandra Pogodda,Oliver P. Richmond,Gëzim Visoka Pdf

This book investigates why peace and reform processes across the world have recently been stagnating or have become blocked. They have failed to maintain security, rights, development, and justice in the liberal international order. The book identifies the related rise of counter-peace processes at the heart of failed peacemaking efforts, and explores the implications for an emerging multi-polar order where local and international tools for peace and reform appear to be ineffective. Across a range of recent cases, from Cambodia, the Balkans, the Sahel region, DRC, Colombia, Afghanistan, and many others, such dynamics are becoming clearer. In particular, small-scale blocking tactics across different peace processes have been evolving into larger political strategies which are then disseminated within revisionist and revanchist international networks. Ultimately, this phenomenon has undermined liberal international order. Spoilers and tactical blockages to peace have connected across local, national, regional and international scales, highlighting ideological divisions. Drawing on counter-revolutionary theory, the concept of counter-peace is used as a tool to critically interrogate a systemic array of blockages to peace. Distinct counter-peace patterns are now entangled in peace and reform processes, including the stalemate pattern, the limited counter-peace, and the unmitigated counter-peace patterns. Across cases, once tactical blockages begin to form these patterns, they become systemic and ultimately enable conflict escalation. Consequently, the intimate entanglement of the existing international peace architecture with counter-peace processes points to ideological divisions in international order, as well as the growing gulf between diminished practices of peace and reform with critical scholarship on peace, justice, and sustainability.

Author : John Young
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786993762

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South Sudan's Civil War by John Young Pdf

A mere two years after achieving independence, South Sudan in 2013 descended into violent civil war, refuting US government claims that the country's succession was a major foreign policy success and would end endemic conflict. Worse was to follow when the international community declared famine in 2017. In the first book-length study of the South Sudan civil war, John Young draws on his close but critical relationship with the rebel SPLM-IO leadership to reveal the true dynamics of the conflict, and exposes how the South Sudanese state was in crisis long before the outbreak of war. With insider knowledge of the histories and motivations of the rebellion's chief protagonists, Young argues considerable responsibility for the present state of South Sudan must be laid at the door of the US-led peace process. Linking the role of the international community with the country's opposition politics, South Sudan's Civil War is an essential guide to the causes and consequences of the violence that has engulfed one of Africa's most troubled nations.

Author : Bruce D. Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1626374082

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Peacemaking in Rwanda by Bruce D. Jones Pdf

Author : D. Jett
Publisher : Springer
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780312292744

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Why Peacekeeping Fails by D. Jett Pdf

Dennis C. Jett examines why peacekeeping operations fail by comparing the unsuccessful attempt at peacekeeping in Angola with the successful effort in Mozambique, alongside a wide range of other peacekeeping experiences. The book argues that while the causes of past peacekeeping failures can be identified, the chances for success will be difficult to improve because of the way such operations are initiated and conducted, and the way the United Nations operates as an organization. Jett reviews the history of peacekeeping and the evolution in the number, size, scope, and cost of peacekeeping missions. He also explains why peacekeeping has become more necessary, possible, and desired and yet, at the same time, more complex, more difficult, and less frequently used. The book takes a hard look at the UN's actions and provides useful information for understanding current conflicts.

Author : Susan L. Woodward
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107176423

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The Ideology of Failed States by Susan L. Woodward Pdf

Contests to reorganize the international system after the Cold War agree on the security threat of failed states: this book asks why.

Author : Oliver Richmond
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300210132

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Failed Statebuilding by Oliver Richmond Pdf

Western struggles—and failures—to create functioning states in countries such as Iraq or Afghanistan have inspired questions about whether statebuilding projects are at all viable, or whether they make the lives of their intended beneficiaries better or worse. In this groundbreaking book, Oliver Richmond asks why statebuilding has been so hard to achieve, and argues that a large part of the problem has been Westerners’ failure to understand or engage with what local peoples actually want and need. He interrogates the liberal peacebuilding industry, asking what it assumes, what it is getting wrong, and how it could be more effective.

Author : Anjali Kaushlesh Dayal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108843225

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Incredible Commitments by Anjali Kaushlesh Dayal Pdf

Even when they don't want peace, combatants seek out UN peacemaking for its unique tactical, material, and symbolic benefits.

Author : Mark Millar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781350273856

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The Peacekeeping Failure in South Sudan by Mark Millar Pdf

In 2011, South Sudan was welcomed into the United Nations as the world's newest nation. Celebrations on the ground reflected palpable relief after more than 20 years of violent struggle. With unprecedented goodwill and optimism, the UN deployed 7,000 soldiers and another 2,000 police and civilian peacekeepers to the country to support its transition to independence. However, the mission failed and within less than three years South Sudan was plunged into a catastrophic civil war. Using firsthand accounts from senior UN officials and referencing hitherto unseen UN documents, this book explores the role of the peacekeeping mission in that failure. It challenges the resignation with which many in academia and the media greeted the underperformance of the peacekeepers. It suggests that, even while under-resourced, they could have done much more to prevent bloodshed in the new country and protected civilians from the chaos of the first years of the conflict. The UN has thus far avoided a thorough and public examination of its actions in South Sudan. It has avoided accountability and instead rewarded failed decision-makers. This book is an attempt to re-assess the legacy of that mission and to detail how its many mistakes can and should be avoided in the future.

Author : Charles T. Call
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1589018958

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Why Peace Fails by Charles T. Call Pdf

Why does peace fail? More precisely, why do some countries that show every sign of having successfully emerged from civil war fall once again into armed conflict? What explains why peace "sticks" after some wars but not others? In this illuminating study, Charles T. Call examines the factors behind fifteen cases of civil war recurrence in Africa, Asia, the Caucasus, and Latin America. He argues that widely touted explanations of civil war—such as poverty, conflict over natural resources, and weak states—are far less important than political exclusion. Call’s study shows that inclusion of former opponents in postwar governance plays a decisive role in sustained peace. Why Peace Fails ultimately suggests that the international community should resist the temptation to prematurely withdraw resources and peacekeepers after a transition from war. Instead, international actors must remain fully engaged with postwar elected governments, ensuring that they make room for former enemies.

Author : Luc Reychler,Arnim Langer
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030402082

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Luc Reychler: A Pioneer in Sustainable Peacebuilding Architecture by Luc Reychler,Arnim Langer Pdf

This book provides a unique personal perspective on the field of peace research. It not only highlights Luc Reychler’s significant contributions to the theory and praxis of sustainable peacebuilding, but also offers important reflections on the evolution of peace research as an independent discipline. The central concept of this book – and of Reychler’s academic career, for that matter – is sustainable peacebuilding architecture. Reychler introduced this concept in order to draw attention to the architectural principles and considerations that have to be addressed in sustainable peacebuilding processes. Reychler’s work on sustainable peacebuilding architecture has been groundbreaking and has not lost any of its relevance in the twenty-first century. By bringing together Reychler’s seminal texts on sustainable peacebuilding architecture, the current book aims to offer academics, students and policymakers an essential guide to understanding, studying and applying this crucial concept. • Provides a unique personal view of the development of peace research• Lists the necessary building blocks for sustainable peacebuilding• Offers tools for monitoring and evaluating interventions• Discusses the scientific nature and often provocative findings of peace research • Discusses ten lessons learned and the future (Peace Research III)

Author : Dr Laurie Nathan
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781409476672

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Community of Insecurity by Dr Laurie Nathan Pdf

Exploring the formation, evolution and effectiveness of the regional security arrangements of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Nathan examines a number of vital and troubling questions: ∗ why has SADC struggled to establish a viable security regime? ∗ why has it been unable to engage in successful peacemaking?, and ∗ why has it defied the optimistic prognosis in the early 1990s that it would build a security community in Southern Africa? He argues that the answers to these questions lie in the absence of common values among member states, the weakness of these states and their unwillingness to surrender sovereignty to the regional organization. Paradoxically, the challenge of building a co-operative security regime lies more at the national level than at the regional level. The author's perspective is based on a unique mix of insider access, analytical rigour and accessible theory.

Author : Chandra Lekha Sriram,Karin Wermester
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : 1588261123

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From Promise to Practice by Chandra Lekha Sriram,Karin Wermester Pdf

How can the United Nations, regional and subregional organizations, government donors, and other policymakers best apply the tools of conflict prevention to the wide range of intrastate conflict situations actually found in the field? The detailed case studies and analytical chapters in From Promise to Practice offer operational lessons for fashioning strategy and tactics to meet the challenges of specific conflicts, both potential and actual.

Author : Terrence Lyons
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815721093

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Voting for Peace by Terrence Lyons Pdf

Elections have been used as a mechanism to institutionalize a new political order following internal conflict in Cambodia, El Salvador, Angola, Mozambique, Bosnia, and now Liberia. This book analyzes the Liberian transition and the July 1997 elections in order to better understand the relationship between war termination and transitions to democracy and the role post-conflict elections play in promoting both of these goals. The Liberian elections represented the final stage of a seven-year, West African-led peace process. An overwhelming majority voted for former factional leader Charles Taylor in the belief that if Taylor did not win, war would erupt again. The Liberian transition demonstrates that post-conflict elections may play an important role in a process of war termination. In many cases, it may be necessary to move forward with war termination and "imperfect" elections in the short run and pursue goals relating to democratization after the new government has been put in place. This study uses a detailed examination of the difficult Liberian case to highlight the more general challenges of helping countries make the transition from civil conflict and authoritarian rule to peace and democracy. Studies in Foreign Policy

Author : John Young
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786993779

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South Sudan's Civil War by John Young Pdf

A mere two years after achieving independence, South Sudan in 2013 descended into violent civil war, refuting US government claims that the country’s succession was a major foreign policy success and would end endemic conflict. Worse was to follow when the international community declared famine in 2017. In the first book-length study of the South Sudan civil war, John Young draws on his close but critical relationship with the rebel SPLM-IO leadership to reveal the true dynamics of the conflict, and exposes how the South Sudanese state was in crisis long before the outbreak of war. With insider knowledge of the histories and motivations of the rebellion’s chief protagonists, Young argues considerable responsibility for the present state of South Sudan must be laid at the door of the US-led peace process. Linking the role of the international community with the country’s opposition politics, South Sudan’s Civil War is an essential guide to the causes and consequences of the violence that has engulfed one of Africa’s most troubled nations.

Author : Jacob Bercovitch,Richard Jackson,Richard Dean Wells Jackson
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472050628

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Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century by Jacob Bercovitch,Richard Jackson,Richard Dean Wells Jackson Pdf

A textbook for students and a must-have guide for practitioners