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Introduction -- Chapter 1: An Intellectual of the Americas: Carlos Saavedra Lamas' vision for peace -- Chapter 2: Adolfo Pérez Esquivel: Grassroots movements and Human Rights -- Chapter 3: The International Political Thought of Alfonso García Robles -- Chapter 4: Oscar Arias and Reconciliation in Central America -- Chapter 5: Rigoberta Menchú: Peacebuilding through respect for diversity -- Chapter 6: Juan Manuel Santos: Colombian diplomacy for peace (2010-2018) -- Chapter 7: Javier Pérez de Cuellar: United Nations -- Conclusion.

What role does dialogue play in peacebuilding? How can community-based activities contribute to broader peace processes? What can participatory research methods add to local efforts to build peace? In this book the authors examine these questions through their work with two different Colombian communities who have pursued dialogue amidst ongoing violence, environmental injustice and socio-economic challenges. By reflecting on what people in these contrasting places have achieved through participatory peacebuilding, the authors explore different forms of local agency, the prospects for non-extractive academic engagement, and practical and theoretical lessons for participating in peace in other conflict-affected settings.

Chapter 1 The Polarization In Post-Conflict Society -- Chapter 2 Democratic Governance In Conflict -- Chapter 3 Road To Peace: From Coercive To Democratic Governance In Conflict -- Chapter 4 The Social Construction Of Reintegration Process In Aceh Post Conflict -- Chapter 5 The Contribution Of Democracy To Governance In Conflict.

Although the International Criminal Court (ICC) - as the only permanent international court that addresses crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes - has important potential to end impunity and find justice for victims of atrocities, it is dependent on others for almost all aspects of its functioning. The Court has frequently relied on the peacekeeping operations that the UN deploys in the field and, over the past two decades, UN peacekeepers have provided logistical assistance and security to Court investigators, shared large amounts of information, and have even been involved in the arrest of Court suspects. But their track record has been inconsistent: they have sometimes refused to take action against people accused of war crimes and have found it difficult to balance their impartiality with court prosecutions. Despite the empirical importance of this phenomenon, we know preciously little about the circumstances under which it occurs. In Assisting International Justice, Buitelaar reveals the conditions under which UN peacekeepers address impunity in their mission areas. He presents an original single-country case study of assistance provided by the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a plausibility probe of other peace operations in ICC situation countries. Relying on new empirical material, including over 130 interviews of key decision-makers, and comprehensive archival research, this scholarly volume explores how the UN navigates the terrain of conflict mediation and punitive accountability and demonstrates the collaborative but contingent relationship between the UN and the ICC

Die erneute Machtübernahme der Taliban am 15. August 2021, knapp 20 Jahre nachdem sie von den USA und ihren Verbündeten militärisch besiegt wurden und als geschlagen galten, zeigt überdeutlich, dass das Projekt des Aufbaus eines afghanischen Staatswesens nach westlichem Vorbild gescheitert ist. Wie konnte es dazu kommen? Wo liegen die Weichenstellungen für dieses Ergebnis und was kann und muss für die Zukunft daraus gelernt werden?

The Middle East and North Africa region has been plagued with civil wars, international interventions, and increasing militarization, making it one of the most war-affected areas in the world today. Despite numerous mediation processes and initiatives for conflict resolution, most have failed to transform conflicts from war to peace. Seeking to learn from these past efforts and apply new research, Fraihat and Svensson present the first comprehensive approach to mediation in the Arab world, taking on cases from Yemen to Sudan, from Qatar to Palestine, Syria, and beyond. Conflict Mediation in the Arab World focuses on mediation at three different levels of analysis: between countries, between governments and armed actors inside single countries, and between different communities. In applying this holistic method, the editors identify similarities and differences in the conditions for conflict resolution and management.

Klappentext: Im Sommer 2021 verließen die NATO-Truppen nach fast zwei Jahrzehnten Afghanistan. Am 15. August desselben Jahres übernahmen die Taliban die Macht. Seitdem wird über die Frage diskutiert, ob und inwiefern das internationale humanitäre, politische und militärische Engagement in Afghanistan gescheitert ist. Dieses Buch zieht Bilanz. Es versammelt Beiträge deutschsprachiger Sozial- und Rechtswissenschaftler:innen, die in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten über und in Afghanistan geforscht haben. Es stellt auf den Prüfstand, welches Wissen der Intervention zugrunde lag und welche Vorstellungen gegenwärtige Diskussionen über deren Scheitern prägen. Die Beiträge verdeutlichen, mit welch vielfältigen und oft widersprüchlichen Ansprüchen und Motivationen die Interventionsakteure agierten. Sie zeichnen nach, wie Afghaninnen und Afghanen die Entwicklungen erlebten. Und sie heben die Bedeutung der Afghanistan-Einsätze innerhalb der intervenierenden Gesellschaften hervor. So wird deutlich, dass die Frage nach der Bilanz vor allem eine Frage der Perspektive ist und das Vermächtnis der Intervention über deren militärisches Scheitern hinausgeht.

Part I: Internal Dynamics in North Korea -- Chapter 1: Comprehensive Peacebuilding and Development on the Korean Peninsula: An Introduction -- Chapter 2: Kim Jong Un's Policy Direction or "Line": Heading for Radicalization? -- Chapter 3: Compliance with Global Norms: A Case of North Korea and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 4: Legitimation Shuffle: Sources of North Korean Legitimacy -- Chapter 5: North Korea's Economic Statecraft: Reactive Inducements and Market Power for State Autonomy -- Chapter 6: Indo-Pacific Security: Calibrating Pyongyang's NATO Calculus amid AUKUS Fears -- Part II: South Korean Approaches -- Chapter 7: Let the Sun Shine? Inter-Korean People-to-People Diplomacy in the Absence of State-based Public Diplomacy -- Chapter 8: An Assessment of the Moon Jae-in Administration's Peace Initiative from a Framing Perspective -- Chapter 9: Beyond threatening capabilities: South Korea's Threat Perception of North Korea -- Chapter 10: Security, Governance, and Operationalizing the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDPN) on the Korean Peninsula.

This book critically examines the approaches to Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants programming in Africa. Drawing on empirical evidence from across the continent, the book investigates the different theories, contextual realities and approaches that have informed the establishment and implementation of such programmes, the opportunities they have provided for stability, peace and security, and the challenges with which they have contended. The book combines broader theoretical analysis with country-specific case studies, including Nigeria, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Somalia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Overall, the book asks how DDR programming has evolved in Africa, what factors have contributed to the success or failure of DDR processes, and what we can expect for DDR in Africa in the future.

Chapter 1. EU support for peace in Colombia. Contributions from the territorial approach, the strengthening of civil society and the defence of human rights. (Karlos Pérez de Armiño. University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU) -- Chapter 2. The recent context in Colombia in historical and territorial perspective: Armed conflict, the Havana Agreements and their implementation (Jerónimo Ríos. Complutense University of Madrid) -- Chapter 3. EU development cooperation in Colombia and support for peacebuilding. A historical perspective. (Juana García Duque. University of the Andes, Bogotá) -- Chapter 4. Multilevel support for the process for the reincorporation of FARC-EP: The experience of the EU Trust Fund (Carlos Madridejos. University of the Basque Country) -- Chapter 5. A review of the European Union's gender approach in its support to the peace process in Colombia (Irantzu Mendia. University of the Basque Country) -- Chapter 6. The European Union's contribution to the implementation of the ethnic approach within the Colombian Peace Agreement (2016-2021) (Alba Linares, University of the Basque Country), etc.

Human security refers in its broadest sense to the protection of individuals from harm. Human Security: Theory and Action explores the theory and application of concepts central to this notion of security. It examines the conceptual roots of human security, connecting its origins to its applications and challenges in war and peacetime. With a unique focus on the evolving notion of responsibility for security, the text introduces the critical questions and priorities that underpin policies and actions. The text is organized around four sections. The introduction offers an overview of human security and its basic tenets and historical foundations. The second section focuses on human security in armed conflict and post-conflict reconstruction, discussing such issues as the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect, racial inequality, peacekeeping and peace negotiation processes, and humanitarian assistance. The third section identifies the long-term issues that are necessary for a durable human security, including human rights, food security, poverty, gender equality, health security, and environmental sustainability. The final section applies the concepts introduced in the book to twenty-first century concerns and offers insights on turning theory into action. Integrated into the text are many case studies to broaden the student's awareness beyond the conflicts and issues that dominate the media. By balancing theoretical explanations with concrete illustrative cases, both historical and contemporary, the text provides intellectually challenging and intrinsically interesting material and offers a unique, comprehensive introduction human security in war and peace. The second edition of Human Security: Theory and Action examines the conceptual roots of human security, connecting its origins to its application in a time of conflict, inequality, environmental stress, and the aftermath of a global pandemic.

1 Introduction -- Part I Identities in Conflict -- 2 The Construction of Identities in Protracted Conflicts -- 3 Elements of Identity in Conflict -- Part II The Genealogy of Dehumanization and Peace-less Reconciliation in Israel and Palestine -- 4 Before the Peace Process: Historical Roots of a Dysfunctional Relationship -- 5 The UN Approach to the 'Question of Palestine' During the Cold War -- 6 Reconciliation and Recognition in the Oslo Accords -- 7 The Twenty-First Century 'No War, No Peace': From the Second Intifada to the Stalemate of the Protracted Peace Process -- 8 Conclusion: Unravelling the Cycle of Protractedness.

Contrary to the common belief that peace and democracy go hand in hand after a civil war, Pereira Watts argues they are in fact at a crossroads. Offering an innovative framework, based on Philosophical, Actors and Tactical considerations, Pereira Watts identifies 14 dynamic dilemmas in democratic peacebuilding, with respective trade-offs. She focuses on explaining the contradictions in modern post-conflict recovery, the challenges facing interim governments, and the role of the international community. Based on an analysis of more than 40 countries between 1989 and 2022 and more than 60 UN Peace Operations, she presents key issues that commonly need to be addressed in such scenarios: Elections and Political Parties; The Constitution; Checks, Balances and Power-sharing; Transitional Justice; Human Rights, Amnesty, Truth Commissions and War Crimes Tribunals; Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration; and Media Reform and Civil Society. Solving any of these dilemmas leads to others that shape a complex apparatus for restoring peace and installing a new political regime. An essential resource for decision-takers, policymakers, international analysts and practitioners in the field of peacebuilding, that will also be of great value to students of International Relations and Peace Studies as well as anyone interested in peacekeeping, democracy building and state-building.