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The 1990s saw a constant increase in international peace missions,
predominantly led by the United Nations, whose mandates were more
and more extended to implement societal and political
transformations in post-conflict societies. However, in many cases
these missions did not meet the high expectations and did not
acquire a sufficient legitimacy on the local level. Written by
leading experts in the field, this edited volume brings together
'liberal' and 'post-liberal' approaches to peacebuilding. Besides
challenging dominant peacebuilding paradigms, the book scrutinizes
how far key concepts of post-liberal peacebuilding offer sound
categories and new perspectives to reframe peacebuilding research.
It thus moves beyond the 'liberal'-'post-liberal' divide and
systematically integrates further perspectives, paving the way for
a new era in peacebuilding research which is theory-guided, but
also substantiated in the empirical analysis of peacebuilding
practices. This book will be essential reading for postgraduate
students and scholar-practitioners working in the field of
peacebuilding. By embedding the subject area into different
research perspectives, the book will also be relevant for scholars
who come from related backgrounds, such as democracy promotion,
transitional justice, statebuilding, conflict and development
research and international relations in general.
The 1990s saw a constant increase in international peace missions,
predominantly led by the United Nations, whose mandates were more
and more extended to implement societal and political
transformations in post-conflict societies. However, in many cases
these missions did not meet the high expectations and did not
acquire a sufficient legitimacy on the local level. Written by
leading experts in the field, this edited volume brings together
'liberal' and 'post-liberal' approaches to peacebuilding. Besides
challenging dominant peacebuilding paradigms, the book scrutinizes
how far key concepts of post-liberal peacebuilding offer sound
categories and new perspectives to reframe peacebuilding research.
It thus moves beyond the 'liberal'-'post-liberal' divide and
systematically integrates further perspectives, paving the way for
a new era in peacebuilding research which is theory-guided, but
also substantiated in the empirical analysis of peacebuilding
practices. This book will be essential reading for postgraduate
students and scholar-practitioners working in the field of
peacebuilding. By embedding the subject area into different
research perspectives, the book will also be relevant for scholars
who come from related backgrounds, such as democracy promotion,
transitional justice, statebuilding, conflict and development
research and international relations in general.
Interest in the study of ethnic conflict has soared over the past
decade, partly due to the ethnic conflicts that have erupted
violently, especially in central and Eastern Europe after the
collapse of communism, but also in other parts of the world, such
as in Somalia, Rwanda or Indonesia. Simultaneously, Western Europe
has remained the site of violent ethnic conflicts in Northern
Ireland, Corsica and the Spanish part of the Basque Country, while
Canada is still threatened in its territorial and societal
integrity by the problems surrounding Quebec. These conflicts
affect the lives of millions of people and threaten the stability
of national governments and entire regions. Events such as those in
Kosovo and East Timor have prompted the international community to
engage in difficult and often controversial peace-making and
peace-keeping operations with uncertain costs and outcomes. One
reason for this uncertainty is the lack of systematic comparative
research on the management and settlement of ethnic conflicts. This
book addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive theoretical
framework for the study of ethnic conflicts and their management
and settlement, the contributors exemplifying their theoretical
insights with in-depth case studies provided by experts in the
field.
Interest in the study of ethnic conflict has soared over the past
decade, partly due to the ethnic conflicts that have erupted
violently, especially in central and Eastern Europe after the
collapse of communism, but also in other parts of the world, such
as in Somalia, Rwanda or Indonesia. Simultaneously, Western Europe
has remained the site of violent ethnic conflicts in Northern
Ireland, Corsica and the Spanish part of the Basque Country, while
Canada is still threatened in its territorial and societal
integrity by the problems surrounding Quebec. These conflicts
affect the lives of millions of people and threaten the stability
of national governments and entire regions. Events such as those in
Kosovo and East Timor have prompted the international community to
engage in difficult and often controversial peace-making and
peace-keeping operations with uncertain costs and outcomes. One
reason for this uncertainty is the lack of systematic comparative
research on the management and settlement of ethnic conflicts. This
book addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive theoretical
framework for the study of ethnic conflicts and their management
and settlement, the contributors exemplifying their theoretical
insights with in-depth case studies provided by experts in the
field.
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