Comparative Peace Processes

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Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 The term peace process is now widely used to describeattempts to manage and resolve conflict. As the nature of conflicthas changed, so the range of available tools for producing peacehas grown. Alongside a plethora of political actions, there is nowa greater international awareness of how peace can be brokered andpoliced. As a result, peace processes now extend well beyond theactuality of ceasefires and an absence of war to cover legacyissues of victims, truth and reconciliation. This book expertly examines the practical application of solutionsto conflict. The first part analyses various political means ofconflict management, including consociational power-sharing,partition, federalism and devolution. The second explores theextent to which these political formulas have been applied - orignored - in a wide range of conflicts includingBosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Israel-Palestine, Lebanon,the Basque Region and Sri Lanka. Comparative Peace Processes combines optimism with a realistapproach to conflict management, acknowledging that the propensityof dominant states to engage in political experimentation isconditioned by the state of conflict. It will be a valuableresource for anyone interested in general theories of politicalpossibilities in peace processes and the practical deployment ofpolitical ideas in conflict zones.

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Jonathan Tonge

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Frieden, Krieg u. gesellschaftliche Auseinandersetzungen Kriegs- u. Friedensforschung Peace, War & Social Conflict Political Revolution / Violence / Terrorism Political Science Politikwissenschaft Politische Revolution, Gewalt, Terrorismus Sociology Soziologie War & Peace Studies

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Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 "This excellent book fills a real gap in the literature. In it, Tonge guides the reader expertly through the complex ideas and histories of peace processes whilst maintaining a critical, and formidable, oversight." Kristian Brown, University of Ulster "This is a rigorously researched, clear-sighted and thoughtfully argued analysis of comparative peace processes. Tonge does not shy away from the painful realities of the conflicts covered or the failures of political intervention, but he inspires us to believe that we are capable of learning from the mistakes of the past." Feargal Cochrane, University of Kent "Professor Tonge has put together a highly accessible and highly relevant work that asks urgent questions around achieving peace and making it stick. Drawing on a wide range of examples, he unpacks the political deal making that lies behind peace processes." Roger Mac Ginty, University of Manchester
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