Mobilizing for peace : conflict resolution in Northern Ireland, Israel/Palestine, and South Africa / / edited by Benjamin Gidron, Stanley N. Katz, Yeheskel Hasenfeld

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824776503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002
• ISBN: 0-19-028434-X; 1-280-47178-6; 1-4237-0777-X; 0-19-802910-1; 9786610471782
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xiii, 290 p. : ill., form
• Altri autori (Persone): GidronBenjamin; KatzStanley Nider; HasenfeldYeheskel
• Disciplina: 303.6/9
• Soggetti: Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes; Non-governmental organizations; Arab-Israeli conflict - 1973-1993; South Africa Politics and government 1989-1994; Northern Ireland Politics and government 1968-1998
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Introduction, Theoretical Approach, and Methodology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theory and Methodology -- Part II: Histories of the Three Conflicts -- 3 Contextualizing Peace and Conflict-Resolution Organizations in South Africa, Northern Ireland, and Israel/Palestine -- Part III: Peace and Conflict-Resolution Organizations in the Four Locales Studied -- 4 South Africa: The Role of Peace and Conflict-Resolution Organizations in the Struggle against Apartheid -- 5 The Sour Taste of Success: The Israeli Peace Movement, 1967-1998 -- 6 NGOs in the Context of National Struggle -- 7 Peace and Conflict-Resolution Organizations in Northern Ireland -- Part IV: Comparative Analysis of P/CROs -- 8 A ; Comparative View: Peace and Conflict-Resolution Organizations in Three Protracted Conflicts -- 9 The Efficacy of the Peace and Conflict-Resolution Organizations: A Comparative Perspective -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Preliminary Questionnaire -- Appendix B: Comprehensive Questionnaire -- Appendix C: Efficacy Protocol -- Appendix D: Organizations Studied -- Appendix E: Teams and Assistants -- Selected References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: Mobilizing for Peace brings together the work of international experts to provide an in-depth study of thirty-three peace/conflict organizations in Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Israel/Palestine. The contributors show how the sociopolitical and cultural context of the conflict in eachregion has shaped the type of resolution organizations that have emerged and their conception of the conflict and its resolution. By promoting more humane images of the contestants and by offering alternative peaceful approaches to resolve the conflict, the organizations have successfully galvanizedpreviously weak or non-existent pro-peace political forces to become important players in the political struggle for peace.