Civil society, conflicts and the politicization of human rights [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Raffaele Marchetti and Nathalie Tocci

• Pubblicazione: Tokyo ; ; New York ; ; Paris, : United Nations University Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (276 p.)
• Disciplina: 323
• Soggetto topico: Civil society; Ethnic conflict - Prevention; Human rights - Social aspects; Non-governmental organizations - Political activity
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MarchettiRaffaele TocciNathalie
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Civil society, conflicts and the politicization of human rights""; ""Endorsements""; ""Contents""; ""Figures and tables""; ""Contributors""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Foreword""; ""1 Introduction: Civil society, ethnic conflicts and the politicization of human rights""; ""Methodology""; ""Structure of the book""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Part I: Theoretical framework""; ""2 Human rights and the(de)securitization of conflict""; ""Introduction""; ""Towards a definition of ethno-political conflict""; ""Securitization and conflict""; ""Towards an operationalization of securitization"" ; ""Securitization""""Desecuritization""; ""Non-securitization""; ""Conflict management, conflict resolution and conflict transformation""; ""Conflict management""; ""Conflict resolution""; ""Conflict transformation""; ""Human rights""; ""The first steps to the Universal Declaration""; ""The international covenants on human rights""; ""The third wave""; ""The post-Cold War era""; ""Individual and collective rights""; ""The relationship of human rights and conflicts""; ""Human rights and securitization""; ""Hypotheses on the role of human rights in conflict"" ; ""Conditions for the facilitation of conflict transformation through the invocation of human rights""""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""3 Conflict society and human rights: An analytical framework""; ""Introduction""; ""Civil society in context""; ""Conflict society and political identities""; ""Conflict society and frameworks of action""; ""Conflict escalation""; ""Conflict management""; ""Conflict resolution""; ""Conflict transformation and peace building""; ""Conflict society and the political opportunity structure""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Part II: Case studies"" ; ""4 Human rights, civil society and conflict in Israel/Palestine""""Introduction""; ""The conflict context and implications for civil society in Israel-Palestine""; ""Civil society, democracy, peace and human rights in the Israel-Palestine context""; ""Israeli civil society""; ""Palestinian civil society""; ""The role of civil society in Israel-Palestine""; ""Securitization""; ""Non-securitization""; ""Desecuritization""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""5 Human rights, civil society and conflict in Cyprus""; ""Introduction"" ; ""The conflict context and implications for civil society in Cyprus""""The role of civil society in Cyprus""; ""Securitization""; ""Non-securitization""; ""Desecuritization""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""6 Human rights, civil society and conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina""; ""Introduction""; ""The conflict context and implications for civil society in Bosnia-Herzegovina""; ""The role of civil society in Bosnia-Herzegovina""; ""Securitization""; ""Non-securitization""; ""Desecuritization""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References"" ; ""7 Human rights, civil society and conflict in Turkey's Kurdish question""
• Sommario/riassunto: Civil Society, Conflicts and the Politicization of Human Rights explores violent conflict and peace. The contributors examine how violence is generated, managed, exploited and eradicated in ethno-political conflicts, and how societies can be dragged out of conflict onto the transition towards peace. The usual take on these phenomena focuses on the role of governmental actors, both national and international. While official actors remain important, Civil Society, Conflicts and the Politicization of Human Rights examines the other side of the coin: the non-governmental component in ethno-politic
• Titolo autorizzato: Civil society, conflicts and the politicization of human rights
• ISBN: 92-808-7168-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462065403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II