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This book offers a state-of-the-art examination of peacemaking,
looking at its theoretical assumptions, empirical applications and
its consequences. Despite the wealth of research on external
interventions and practices of Western peacebuilding, many scholars
tend to rely on findings in the so-called 'post-agreement' phase of
interventions. As a result, most mainstream peacebuilding
literature pays limited or no attention to the linkages that exist
between mediation practices in the negotiation phase and processes
in the post-peace agreement phase of intervention. By linking the
motives and practices of interveners during negotiation and
implementation phases into a more integrated theoretical framework,
this book makes a unique contribution to the on-going debate on the
so-called Western 'liberal' models of peacebuilding. Drawing upon
in-depth case-studies from various different regions of the world
including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Sudan, Ivory
Coast, Senegal and Sierra Leone, this innovative volume examines a
variety of political motives behind third party interventions, thus
challenging the very founding concept of mediation literature. This
book will of much interest to students of peacebuilding,
statebuilding, peacemaking, war and conflict studies, security
studies and IR in general.
In recent years, the international community has increasingly come
to abandon the use of comprehensive sanctions in favour of targeted
sanctions. Unlike adopting a coercive strategy on entire states,
actors like the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU)
have come to resort to measures that are aimed at individuals,
groups and government members. Targeted sanctions involve adopting
measures such as asset freezes, travel bans, commodity sanctions,
as well as arms embargoes. Eriksson argues that recent changes in
the practice of sanctions from comprehensive to targeted sanctions
requires a new way of understanding international sanctions
practice. Not only do we need to rethink our methodology to assess
recent practice, but also to rethink the very theory of sanctions.
This valuable new perspective provides recent thinking on targeted
sanctions, trends in practice and unique case studies for
evaluation. Based on substantial research, this is a must-read for
students, scholars and practitioners interested in international
politics.
In recent years, the international community has increasingly come
to abandon the use of comprehensive sanctions in favour of targeted
sanctions. Unlike adopting a coercive strategy on entire states,
actors like the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU)
have come to resort to measures that are aimed at individuals,
groups and government members. Targeted sanctions involve adopting
measures such as asset freezes, travel bans, commodity sanctions,
as well as arms embargoes. Eriksson argues that recent changes in
the practice of sanctions from comprehensive to targeted sanctions
requires a new way of understanding international sanctions
practice. Not only do we need to rethink our methodology to assess
recent practice, but also to rethink the very theory of sanctions.
This valuable new perspective provides recent thinking on targeted
sanctions, trends in practice and unique case studies for
evaluation. Based on substantial research, this is a must-read for
students, scholars and practitioners interested in international
politics.
The fall of authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya has
changed political dynamics on the African continent. One immediate
concern has been the implications of these developments for the
African Union (AU) and its member states. Would overall political
dynamics in the AU be changed? Would the most powerful member
states use the altered circumstances to enhance their influence on
AU policies andframeworks? What would the impact be for the AU's
overall authority? In this Discussion Paper series, three edited
papers are presented that tackle AU political and institutional
dynamics in light of the Arab revolts. A particular puzzle
addressed is the current postures of South Africa, Ethiopia and
Algeria within the AU. A separate analysis of Nigeria's role was
published earlier in the NAI-FOI Lecture Series on African
Security. The work in this discussion series reflects the
longstanding collaboration between the Swedish Defence Research
Agency's Project Studies in African Security and the Nordic Africa
Institute to build Africa-related research capacity on peace and
security.
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