Enduring conflict : challenging the signature of peace and democracy / by Adrian Little.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Little, Adrian, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management.

Democracy.

Peace.

Political sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This unique text challenges the notion that absence of conflict is the foundation and norm of a stable political environment. Combining complexity theory and the notion of signature with case studies, it argues that political processes need to be understood within their social and cultural contexts. It thus develops the idea of enduring conflict, referring to both the enduring nature of political conflict and the endurance of people in conflict-ridden societies, looking at countries involved in conflict transformation, such as Northern Ireland, Cambodia, Indonesia, and South Africa. Examining debates around trauma, memory, and reconciliation, the work shows how conflicts are so socially and culturally ingrained and protracted that political agreements alone cannot bring substantive change. In addition, key texts, such as peace agreements, along with interviews of politicians, participants, and NGOs help identify the conditions under which notions like peace, democracy, and conflict resolution can even be conceived - let alone implemented. This innovative text is a significant contribution to the literature as it highlights the limitations of conflict resolution strategies and identifies the issues that pertain to conflicts throughout global politics. Written in an accessible manner, it will be highly attractive to students in conflict processes, peace studies, and international relations theory."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

Section I. Structures of Conflict. 1. Endurance and the Signature of Peace ; 2. Democracry, Complexity, and Conflict

Section II. Managing Conflict. 3. Agonism and the Politics of disagreement ; 4. Reconciliation and Conflict Resolution

Section III. Discourses of Conflict. 5. Rhetorics of Peace and Transition6. Narratives of Conflict and the Politics of Memory

Section IV. The Complex Politics of Conflict. 7. Conflict and Contingency

Conclusion: Enduring Conflict.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501302152

1501302159

9781780936697

1780936699

9781780936505

1780936508

OCLC:

1167754991