Peace processes in Northern Ireland and Turkey : rethinking conflict resolution / I. Aytac Kadioglu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kadoglu, I. Aytac, author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies on modern Turkey.

Edinburgh studies on modern Turkey

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 287 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]

Summary:

This book challenges the notion of 'conflict resolution' in the Northern Irish and Turkish-Kurdish peace processes, both far-reaching ethno-nationalist conflicts in the post-Cold War era. Incorporating fieldwork carried out until 2015, I. Aytaç Kadioglu compares these conflicts during major peace attempts, from early secret talks and semi-official peace initiatives, to multilateral and internationalised conflict-resolution processes through not only main armed protagonists, but also independent third parties. <br><br>As Brexit re-ignites discussion around the border of Northern Ireland, and as the repercussions of the Syrian civil war on the dynamics of the Kurdish conflict continue to unfold, these two cases are particularly important to the study of conflict resolution. In critically assessing existing literature, this book presents an innovative framework for conflict-resolution processes, suggesting that ethno-nationalist conflicts are too complex to be resolved solely through official negotiations.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FIGURES AND TABLES

ABBREVIATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

2 UNDERSTANDING AND RETHINKING ‘CONFLICT RESOLUTION’: A CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

3 CONFLICT AND PEACE: HISTORY OF THE NORTHERN IRISH AND TURKEY’S KURDISH PEACE PROCESSES

4 BACKCHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS: TALKING TO THE ENEMY BEHIND THE SCENES

5 PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ORGANISATIONS: CATALYSTS FOR PEACE?

6 OFFICIAL NEGOTIATIONS: THE LONG, NARROW ROAD TO PEACE

7 CONCLUSION

APPENDIX: INDEX OF INTERVIEWS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-9547-8

1-4744-7935-9

OCLC:

1312725998