Palestinian Politics on the Move: From Revolution to Peace and Statehood
In: Nationalism and ethnic politics, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 46-76
ISSN: 1353-7113
In: Nationalism and ethnic politics, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 46-76
ISSN: 1353-7113
In: Nations and nationalism: journal of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism, Band 3, Heft 3, S. 427-450
ISSN: 1354-5078
In: New left review: NLR, Heft 219
ISSN: 0028-6060
Provides first-hand observations about the circumstances in which the division of Korea, one of the last direct geopolitical legacies of the Cold War, might be overcome. (Original abstract-amended)
In: New left review: NLR, Heft 219, S. 3-13
ISSN: 0028-6060
The parallels between the postwar histories of Germany and Korea, as well as certain analogies in the relationship between South and North Korea and between West and East Germany, make it seem desirable to examine whether Korea can learn something-and if so, what-from the example of Germany's unification. The present article, in examining this possibility, suggests that caution is in order, as the analogies that occur to us when we consider the postwar destinies of the two countries, both marked by a bipolar world order, tend to obscure from us a number of deeper structural differences. This is why we should be wary of rash extrapolations from the experiences of Germany. The article first considers the different starting points that existed or still exist for national unification in Germany and in Korea. Next considered is a problem that is very significant in Europe but perhaps in a different way in Asia: that is, the relationship between the national state and democracy. In the light of these considerations, it may be possible to learn something for a future reunification of Korea from Germany's experience of a rapid, if not over-hasty, process of unification. 3 References. T. K. Brown
Truth Commissions and State Building demonstrates that the work of both institutions is interlinked and intrinsic to reform in post-conflict and post-authoritarian settings. Chapters examine truth commissions as transitional justice mechanisms for civic inclusion, identity formation, institutional reform, and nation-(re)building.
In: Routledge Studies in Intervention and Statebuilding Ser
Intro -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Europeanization as statebuilding, Statebuilding as Europeanization: Everyday performative acts in the Western Balkans -- The case for a performative turn in EU studies -- Towards critical Europeanization -- EU and the "Western Balkans -- The performative and the everyday -- Structure of the book -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 2. Kosovo: A EUropean state is born -- Introduction -- From UNMIK to EULEX ... -- ... To a postmodernist aporia -- The road to independence -- 2008: Kosovo is born -- A new flag is born -- A new national anthem is born -- From "Newborn" to "Young Europeans -- Conclusion: a permanent non-European -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Annex I -- 3. Fantasies of Islam and EUrope: The case of public intellectuals in Kosovo -- Introduction -- Religion, Islam and Kosovo -- Fantasies of Europe -- In the name of Europe -- Conclusion: between secular fundamentalism, paranoid nationalism and orientalism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 4. Performing Europe through rainbow flags: Of LGBT politics in Pristina -- Homophobia, pride parades and Kosovo: understanding a paradox -- Pre-war activism in Kosovo and Yugoslavia: what LGBT+? -- Feminist encounters and the first lesbian wedding in former Yugoslavia -- LGBT+, democracy and International Statebuilding -- LGBT+ and Europeanization -- Rainbow flags, and EUrope: a meta-performance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Annex I -- Annex II -- Annex III -- Annex IV -- Annex V -- 5. Celebrating and Fantasizing EUrope in Sarajevo -- Introduction -- International statebuilding in Bosnia and Herzegovina: building a EUropean state -- European places and spaces -- European activities -- European subjects -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography.
In: Global Security in a Changing World
Countries emerging from civil war or protracted violence often face the daunting challenge of rebuilding their economy while simultaneously creating the political and social conditions for a stable peace. Drawing on a range of thematic studies and empirical cases, this book examines how post-conflict reconstruction policies can be better sequenced in order to promote sustainable peace and provides evidence that many reforms that are often thought to be imperative may be better considered as long-term objectives, and that the immediate imperative for such societies should be 'people-centred' policies
In: Routledge studies in intervention and statebuilding
In: Routledge Studies in Intervention and Statebuilding Ser.
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: state-building in international context -- 1 The myth of exceptional state-building -- 2 Theorising exceptional state-making -- 3 Kosovo and conflicting sovereignty claims -- 4 The Kurdish Regional Government and the question of increasing autonomy -- 5 Timor-Leste as an 'exceptional' state -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Index.
In: Routledge studies in intervention and statebuilding
This book brings together policymakers and academics to analyse the international community's performance in post-war statebuilding projects. In the past twenty years, statebuilding has emerged as a centerpiece of international efforts to stabilize violent conflicts. From the Balkans, to Iraq, to Afghanistan, it has become widely accepted that statebuilding-defined as the development of transparent and accountable political institutions, stable and sustainable economic structures, professional public administrations, and civilian-controlled security services-is essential to the long-term stability of post-conflict settlements. The International Community and Statebuilding brings together senior-level policymakers and academics in order to analyse the international community's performance in post-war statebuilding projects. Filling an important gap in the existing body of work on this topic, the contributors explore how international state builders have attempted to negotiate the intersections of multilateralism, competing strategic priorities and agendas, organizational complexity, and domestic politics. This book will be of much interest to students of statebuilding, peacebuilding, war and conflict studies, and International Relations in general.
In: Series on transitional justice 7
Rule of law has emerged as an essential objective in assistance to post-conflict and post-crisis societies such as Somalia, Kosovo, Liberia and Egypt. This has led to a host of externally promoted programmes and projects on law reform, constitutional development and judicial training, and security sector transformation. Through UN Security Council resolutions and other means of conditionality, the rule of law is not simply promoted in post-conflict and crisis settings, but also enforced. A failure to adhere to the rule of law can result in donors withholding funds and political support. The employment of the concept as a standard and condition in state-building has national legal and political consequences. Clarity in communication on the rule of law is of great importance. This book provides a critical analysis of past and current rule of law promotion, and argues that despite past experiences of development and technical assistance, rule of law reform in war-torn and crisis societies operates in an autonomous field where best practices and lessons learned are rarely or only superficially acknowledged. Furthermore, there is a need for a reorientation of rule of law assistance to the core values of the concept in order to retain its independent and 'analytical bite', and to develop criteria that can guide reformers in the field. The author provides a comparative and systematic overview of how rule of law promotion has been put into effect and identifies challenges and opportunities for enhancing and strengthening norms, ideologies and methods for legal and judicial reform after war and crisis. About the book 'This compelling account of the role of international actors promoting rule of law in war to peace transitions argues that we have overreached. By prescribing value-laden rule of law reforms to formal justice institutions after war, we have created 'blind-spots': international actor accountability, informal and customary justice systems, and the procedures and outcomes of public administration. This important book argues that the real test of international rule of law interventions is whether they create spaces where conflict-weary citizens can demand, challenge, and participate in the creation of better local governance.' Professor Veronica L. Taylor, Australian National University and University of Washington 'In short, Sannerholm's pithy volume is an excellent primer for those interested in international rule of law reform efforts in countries emerging from war or crisis. He harbors no illusions about the challenges that these reform efforts face, and his criticisms of such efforts to date are realistic and incisive without succumbing to pessimism. Overall, Rule of Law After War and Crisis is a welcome contribution to our understanding of the foundational importance of the rule of law and the immense challenges the international community faces in establishing it where it is absent.' Kendall L. Manlove in International Law and Politics (2013) 953 About the author Richard Zajac Sannerholm holds a PhD in law and has experience in rule of law reform in post-conflict, crisis and transition countries, working as a researcher and adviser for international organizations, national agencies and non-governmental organizations. Zajac Sannerholm currently works as a researcher and project leader at the Folke Bernadotte Academy in Sweden.
Forewords / Stanley McChrystal, Juan Manuel Santos, John A. Kufour, Soren Pind -- Introduction: contemporary insurgency / Greg Mills and David Richards -- A soldier's perspective on contemporary insurgency / David Richards -- Contemporary insurgencies by preventing insurgencies / Paula G. Thornhill -- From insurgency to stability to development: in Afghanistan as Africa / Anthony Arnott and Greg Mills -- Special operations and instability: a military investment strategy / Michael A. Lewis -- Intelligence in low-intensity conflicts: lessons from Afghanistan / Adam Cobb -- The role of media operations / Christopher Vernon -- Failure to communicate: "producing" the war in Afghanistan / David Betz -- Ethiopia and Eritrea: the failure of counter-insurgency / Christopher Clapham -- Peace-building in practice: a personal perspective on Liberia and the DRC / Alan Doss -- The military role in political victory: South Africa, Namibia and apartheid / Greg Mills and David Williams -- Who dares, loses? The relevance of Rhodesia-Zimbabwe / Greg Mills and Grahame Wilson -- Rwanda: Putting the insurgency boot on the other foot / Greg Mills -- Sierra Leone: 'Pregnant with lessons' / David Richards -- Somalia: insurgency and legitimacy in the context of state collapse / J. Peter Pham -- The campaign against the LRA: old wine in new bottles / Sandrine Perrot -- Countering the terrorist insurgency in Bangladesh / A. N. M. Muniruzzaman -- Countering the instability in Kashmir / Ved Prakash Malik -- The Southern Thailand insurgency / Alastair Leithead -- The lessons from Northern Ireland: comparisons with Iraq and Afghanistan / Chris Brown -- Coke isn't it: changing a culture and image of violence in Colombia / Greg Mills -- El Salvador: when the insurgents (finally) take over / Greg Mills