Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-201) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Introduction -- The diplomacy of engagment in transitional politics. Evolution of the conflict management field -- The challenge of intractability in mediation -- Situating mediation in international relations -- Teams, coalitions, start-ups, and one-offs -- The power of NGOs and CSOs in conflict management -- Mediation statecraft : building a negotiation strategy -- Securing leverage in the current conflict negotiations : the quest for coherence in turbulent times -- The diplomacy of engagment in transitional politics.
Summary:
"The book is organized around issues of concern to practitioners, including the broader regional, global, and institutional context of mediation and how this broader environment shapes the opportunities and prospects for successful mediation. A major theme is complexity, and how the complex contemporary context presents serious challenges to mediation. This environment describes a world where great-power rivalries and politics are coming back into play, and international and regional organizations are playing different roles and facing different kinds of constraints in the peaceful settlement of disputes. The first section discusses the changing international environment for conflict management and reflects on some of the challenges that this changing environment raises for addressing conflict. Part II focuses on the consequences of bringing new actors into third-party engagement and examines what may be harbingers for how we will attempt to resolve conflict in the future. The third section turns to the world of practice, and discusses mediation statecraft and how to employ it in this current international environment"--Publisher's website.
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