Inclusivity In Mediation And Peacebuilding

Author : Higashi, Daisaku
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781800880528

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Inclusivity in Mediation and Peacebuilding by Higashi, Daisaku Pdf

This cutting-edge book illuminates the key characteristics of inclusivity in mediation during armed conflicts and post-conflict peacebuilding. Daisaku Higashi illustrates the importance of mediators taking flexible approaches to inclusivity in arbitration during armed conflicts, highlighting the crucial balance between the need to select conflicting parties to make an agreement feasible and the need to include a multiplicity of parties to make the peace sustainable. Higashi also emphasizes the importance of inclusive processes in the phase of post-conflict peacebuilding.

Author : S.Y. Bowland,Hasshan Batts,Beth Roy,Mary Adams Trujillo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781538164396

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Beyond Equity and Inclusion in Conflict Resolution by S.Y. Bowland,Hasshan Batts,Beth Roy,Mary Adams Trujillo Pdf

Beyond Equity and Inclusion in Conflict Resolution: Recentering the Profession examines the many ways racism manifests in a professional field. Useful for any field that recruits adherents and standardizes practices, this volume addresses how individuals, organizations, and institutions are shaped by and give shape to racially based exclusion. With contributions by 46 contributors, most of whom are people of color, this book offers a unique opportunity for readers to reach beyond assumptions, biases, and other limitations to change-bringing awareness.

Author : Turner, Catherine,Wählisch, Martin
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781529208214

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Rethinking Peace Mediation by Turner, Catherine,Wählisch, Martin Pdf

Written by international practitioners and scholars, this pioneering work offers important insights into peace mediation practice today and the role of third parties in the resolution of armed conflicts. The authors reveal how peace mediation has developed into a complex arena and how multifaceted assistance has become an indispensable part of it. Offering unique reflections on the new frameworks set out by the UN, they look at the challenges and opportunities of third-party involvement. With its policy focus and real-world examples from across the globe, this is essential reading for researchers of peace and conflict studies, and a go-to reference point for advisors involved in peace processes.

Author : Cedric de Coning,Ako Muto,Rui Saraiva
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030925772

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Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution by Cedric de Coning,Ako Muto,Rui Saraiva Pdf

This open access book introduces adaptive mediation as an alternative approach that enables mediators to go beyond liberal peace mediation, or other determined-design models of mediation, in the context of contemporary conflict resolution and peace-making initiatives. Adaptive mediation is grounded in complexity theory, and is specifically designed to cope with highly dynamic conflict situations characterized by uncertainty and a lack of predictability. It is also a facilitated mediation process whereby the content of agreements emerges from the parties to the conflict themselves, informed by the context within which the conflict is situated. This book presents the core principles and practices of adaptive mediation in conjunction with empirical evidence from four diverse case studies – Colombia, Mozambique, The Philippines, and Syria – with a view to generate recommendations for how mediators can apply adaptive mediation approaches to resolve and transform contemporary and future armed conflicts.

Author : Herbert Bangura
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Peace-building
ISBN : 9198287508

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Inclusive Peacebuilding by Herbert Bangura Pdf

Author : Ronald S. Kraybill
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780787947996

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Peace Skills by Ronald S. Kraybill Pdf

Part of the Peace Skills Set, this Manual is designed as atake-home resource to support workshop participants as they returnto their communities and both apply their mediation skills andshare their insights with others. It covers conflict analysis, therole of mediation, the stages of mediation, communication skills,and working with group conflicts and in cross cultural settings.

Author : Julia Palmiano Federer
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031421747

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NGOs Mediating Peace by Julia Palmiano Federer Pdf

This book explores the role of nongovernmental mediators in promoting “inclusive peace” to negotiating parties in Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) negotiations from 2011-2015. The influx of NGO mediators directly engaging with the negotiating parties and promoting the inclusivity norm coupled with the salience of discourse around “all-inclusiveness” at the end of the NCA process forms a puzzle around the agency that NGO mediators wield in influencing political outcomes, despite their lack of political and material leverage.The author argues that NGO mediators can effectively promote norms, using mediation processes as a site of norm diffusion. Bespoke international conflict resolution NGOs have become key mediation actors, within the last three decades through creating the niche world of “private diplomacy” and acting as "norm entrepreneurs" at the same time. As informal third parties, these NGO mediators directly engage with politically sensitive actors or convene unofficial peace talks. As NGOs, they are part of an epistemic community of mediation practice, professionalizing the field and producing knowledge on what peace mediation is and what it ought to be. This dual identity as both NGOs and mediators nicely sets them up with a unique agency to promote and diffuse norms. These norms often reflect the liberal peacebuilding paradigm promoted from the Global North, such as inclusion, gender equality and transitional justice, with the view that these norms are not ends in themselves but as necessary ingredients for effective mediation.The book further questions whether NGOs should promote norms in the first place. The outcome of the NCA process presents a critical and cautionary tale of promoting a presumed universal norm into a given locale and expecting a certain outcome without understanding how an external norm interacts with existing normative frameworks. The book illustrates that while NGO mediators do possess the “normative agency” to effectively promote norms to negotiating parties, my empirical research analyses how their promotion of the “inclusivity” norm to the negotiating parties in Myanmar’s NCA paradoxically resulted in exclusionary outcomes: only half of the armed groups in the ethnic armed groups’ negotiating bloc signed, and civil society was effectively crowded out from meaningful participation despite lofty rhetoric. This is an open access book.

Author : Marko Lehti
Publisher : Springer
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319912011

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The Era of Private Peacemakers by Marko Lehti Pdf

The field of peacemaking is in turbulent change. There are more peacemaking actors than before but fewer success stories, and an increasing number of violent conflicts tend to resist negotiated agreements. Tools and practices created for traditional inter- and intra-state conflicts have become ineffective and revision of old mediation practices is called for. This book examines how the private peacemaking organisations have faced this challenge. In the 21st century, private peacemakers have become a central part of peace diplomacy and have appeared as flexible actors whose innovative thinking paves the way for reconsidering and reinventing old practices of mediation. Instead of emphasizing the act of resolution, a new emphasis is given to the transformation of violence into a peace system, the complexity of conflict and the inadequateness of rational management. Furthermore, this shift has brought civic society actors from the field of reconciliation to the field of peace mediation. This new pragmatic approach under development can be called dialogic mediation.

Author : Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala,Geoff Thomas Harris
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030951795

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Civil Society and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene by Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala,Geoff Thomas Harris Pdf

This book examines civil society's peacebuilding role in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of climate change and the pursuit of environmental peace and justice in the Anthropocene. Five main research themes emerge from its 20 chapters: · The roles of environmental peacemaking, environmental justice, ecological education and eco-ethics in helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change · Peacebuilding by CSOs after violent conflicts, with particular reference to accountability, reconciliation and healing · CSO involvement in democratic processes and political transition after violent conflicts · Relationships between local CSOs and their foreign funders and the interactions between CSOs and the African Union's peace and security architecture. · The particular role of faith-based CSOs The book underlines the centrality of dialogue to African peacebuilding and the indigenous wisdom and philosophies on which it is based. Such wisdom will be a key resource in confronting the existential challenges of the Anthropocene. The book will be a significant resource for researchers, academics and policymakers concerned with the challenge of climate change, its interactions with armed conflict and the peacebuilding role of CSOs. · This pathbreaking book shows why peacebuilding analysis and efforts need to be urgently re-oriented towards the existential challenges of environmental peace and justice. · It explains the emerging conceptual frameworks which are needed for this new role. · It explains the critical role that CSOs - local and international - will play in implementing this new peacebuilding approach, with particular reference to sub- Saharan Africa.

Author : Mary Martin,Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781000011807

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Whole-of-Society Peacebuilding by Mary Martin,Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic Pdf

The complex problems of peace, security, and development in societies affected by conflict increasingly demand innovative ideas, and comprehensive strategies to tackle the diverse, simultaneous, and daunting challenges faced in trying to rebuild states and communities after war. This comprehensive collection sets out a ‘Whole-of-Society’ (WoS) approach which focuses on the social contexts within which conflict resolution and prevention take place. The aim of WoS is to grasp the complexity both within local society and in the relations between external peacebuilders and the people they set out to help. The book argues that, by understanding multiple actors, their relationships, and the conditions in which they operate, complexity becomes an opportunity to be grasped, not simply an impediment to building peace. Chapter 6 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Author : Jan Marie Fritz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789400728851

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Moving Toward a Just Peace by Jan Marie Fritz Pdf

Mediation, the facilitated discussion of disputes and conflicts, is a flexible approach that can be used at all levels of intervention to move us toward a global peace that is both inclusive and fair. This volume, edited by Jan Marie Fritz, brings together mediators, scholar-practitioners, and a veteran diplomat to discuss the life and times of mediation in very different settings. The 14 chapters include three essays about culture, creativity, and models/theories/approaches. And there are ten chapters about practice: community mediation, mediation by police, special education mediation; interventions on behalf of widows in Nigeria; capacity-building work in Burundi; mediation in Israel; the creative facilitation of meetings; community conferencing; UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (Women and Peace and Security) and the role of civil society organizations in peacebuilding. This volume discusses the expanding roles - from prevention through societal transformation - assumed by mediators and the urgent need for mediators working at different intervention levels to learn from each other. This volume is a must read for scholars, researchers, policymakers, civil society representatives and practitioners with interests in effective dispute and conflict intervention. It particularly is recommended for those managing dispute and conflict intervention processes.

Author : Dale Bagshaw,Elisabeth Porter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134009985

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Mediation in the Asia-Pacific Region by Dale Bagshaw,Elisabeth Porter Pdf

This book examines mediation in connection with peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific region, providing practical examples which either highlight the weaknesses within certain mediation approaches or demonstrate best-practice. The authors explore the extent to which current ideas and practices of mediation in the Asia-Pacific region are dominated by Western understandings and critically challenge the appropriateness of such thinking. Featuring a range of case studies on Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, this book has three main aims: To challenge dominant Western practices and ways of thinking on mediation that currently are being imposed in the Asia-Pacific region; To develop culturally-fluent and socially just mediation alternatives that build upon local, traditional or religious approaches; To situate mediation within ideas and practices on peacebuilding. Making a unique contribution to peace and conflict studies literature by explicitly linking mediation and peacebuilding practices, this book is a vital text for students and scholars in these fields.

Author : Oliver P. Richmond,Gëzim Visoka
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1796 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030779542

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The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies by Oliver P. Richmond,Gëzim Visoka Pdf

This encyclopaedia provides a comprehensive overview of major theories and approaches to the study of peace and conflict across different humanities and social sciences disciplines. Peace and conflict studies (PCS) is one of the major sub-disciplines of international studies (including political science and international relations), and has emerged from a need to understand war, related systems and concepts and how to respond to it afterward. As a living reference work, easily discoverable and searchable, the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies offers solid material for understanding the foundational, historical, and contemporary themes, concepts, theories, events, organisations, and frameworks concerning peace, conflict, security, rights, institutions and development. The Palgrave Encyclopaedia of Peace and Conflict Studies brings together leading and emerging scholars from different disciplines to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on peace and conflict studies ever produced.

Author : Simon J. A. Mason,Matthias Siegfried
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781601270528

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Debriefing Mediators to Learn from Their Experiences by Simon J. A. Mason,Matthias Siegfried Pdf

The goal of this handbook is to enhance the practice of mediation by showing how lessons from individual mediators can be identified and made available both to their home organization (e.g., a foreign ministry, intergovernmental organization, or nongovernmental organization) and to a wider practitioner audience. More particularly, the handbook gives guidance to staff debriefing mediators who are or have been directly involved in peace negotiations. The focus here is not on self-assessments by the mediators themselves, nor on evaluations of the mediator's performance by external donors, nor on political or psychological debriefing. Instead, this handbook examines methodological debriefing: that is, interviews conducted with the goal of learning lessons about the mediation method from the experience of a specific mediator that are useful for future mediation processes. Methodological debriefing is typically conducted by individuals who have not been directly involved in the mediator's work and who do not seek to judge it but who want to learn the mediator's perspective on what was done and why it was done. Ideally, the mediator will also benefit from the interview by discovering something new through the questions posed, by having the opportunity to recount a challenging experience, or at least by having her or his experiences documented in a structured and objective manner.

Author : Colette Rausch,Tina Luu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 5 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Group identity
ISBN : 1601276524

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Inclusive Peace Processes are Key to Ending Violent Conflict by Colette Rausch,Tina Luu Pdf

The number of armed conflicts reached a post-Cold War peak in 2015, exacting a terrible death toll and forcing millions to flee. One key to reaching a sustainable peace is inclusivity, which can knit together a frayed social fabric and give all groups a stake in transforming their country. Conflicts have many levels, and peacebuilders need to create paths between them, creating opportunities for involvement and linking issues and groups. Various peacebuilding strands of issues or activities--such as building trust and consulting with affected groups--can be woven together to strengthen a peace process. Enabling marginalized groups to influence the content of a peace process increases the chances of a sustainable peace. Peacebuilders are sharpening their understanding of how to achieve inclusivity but knowledge gaps remain. Multidisciplinary efforts are required.