Introduction: civil society, ethnic conflicts and the politicization of human rights / Raffaele Marchetti and Nathalie Tocci -- Human rights and the (de)securitization of conflict / Thorsten Bonacker, Thomas Diez, Thorsten Gromes, Jana Groth and Emily Pia -- Conflict society and human rights: an analytical framework / Raffaele Marchetti and Nathalie Tocci -- Human rights, civil society and conflict in Israel/Palestine / Laure Fourest -- Human rights, civil society and conflict in Cyprus / Olga Demetriou and Ayla GÀƒbrel -- Human rights, civil society and conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina / Giulio Marcon and Sergio Andreis -- Human rights, civil society and conflict in Turkey's Kurdish question / Nathalie Tocci and Alper Kaliber -- Gender, conflict society and human rights / Diana Levantesi Copper -- Redefining European Union engagement with conflict society / Raffaele Marchetti and Nathalie Tocci -- Human rights discourses and conflict: moving towards desecuritization / Emily Pia and Thomas Diez -- The impact of civil society on conflict: a qualitative comparative analysis / Thorsten Bonacker, Christian Braun and Jana Groth -- Epilogue: civil society, human rights and conflicts. Does knowledge matter?.
Summary:
This publication focuses on the non-governmental component in ethno-political conflicts. Civil society actors, or "conflict society organizations" (CoSOs), are increasingly central in view of the complexity of contemporary ethno-political conflicts. CoSOs are key players in ethno-political conflicts, both as violators and as promoters of human rights. Nevertheless, the precise relationships underpinning the human rights-civil society-conflict nexus have not been fully examined. This volume analyzes the impact of civil society on ethno-political conflicts through their human rights-related activities, and identifies the means to strengthen the complementarity between civil society and international governmental actors in promoting peace. These aims are addressed in case studies on Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Turkey's Kurdish question, and Israel-Palestine.--Publisher's description.
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