Back Channel Negotiation - Secrecy in the Middle East Peace Process (Hardcover)

Wanis-St. John takes on the question of whether the complex and often perilous, secret negotiations between mediating parties prove to be an instrumental path to reconciliation or rather one that disrupts the process. Using the Palestinian-Israeli peace process as a frame work, the author focuses on the uses and misuses of ""back channel"" negotiations. Wanis-St. John discusses how top level PLO and Israeli government officials often resorted to secret negotiation channels even when they had designated, acknowledged negotiation teams already at work. Intense scrutiny of the media, pressure from con stituents, and the public's reaction, all become severe constraints to the process, causing leaders to seek out back channel negotiations. The impact of these secret talks on the peace process over time has largely been unexplored. Through interviews with major negotia tors and policymakers on both sides and a detailed history of the conflict, the author analyzes the functions and consequences of back channel negotiations. Wanis-St. John reveals the painful irony that these methods for peacemaking have had the unintended effect of inflaming the conflict and sustaining its intractability.

General

Imprint:	Syracuse University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Anthony Wanis-St. John
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	372
ISBN-13:	978-0-8156-3275-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy Promotions
LSN:	0-8156-3275-4
Barcode:	9780815632757

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