UN mediators in Syria : the challenges and responsibilities of conflict resolution / Fadi Nicholas Nassar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nassar, Fadi Nicholas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management--Syria--International cooperation.

Conflict management.

Peace-building--Syria--International cooperation.

Peace-building.

Mediation, International.

Syria--History--Civil War, 2011-.

Syria.

United Nations--Syria.

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvv, 324 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"By highlighting the role of UN mediators in conflicts like Syria, this book examines what those tasked with the responsibility to make peace actually do. In addition to appealing to readers interested in diplomacy, decision-making and conflict resolution, its analysis of Syria also engages Middle East politics and history readers"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title page

Imprints page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: Dispelling the Fog of Peacemaking

1.1 Research Focus

1.2 Does Mediation Matter?

1.3 Levels of Analysis

1.4 Critical Perspectives on the Study of Mediation and Mediators

1.5 A New Method in the Study of Mediators

1.6 The Case of Syria

1.7 Broader Contributions

2 The Global Statesman

2.1 Timeline of Events

2.2 A First-Level Analysis of Kofi Annan's Mediation in Syria

2.3 Links between Mediation Perceptions and Mediation Behavior

2.4 Conclusion

3 The Quiet Negotiator

3.1 A First-Level Analysis of Brahimi's Mediation in Syria

3.2 Links between Mediation Perceptions and Mediation Behavior

3.3 Conclusion

4 The Televised Humanitarian

4.1 A First-Level Analysis of Staffan de Mistura's Mediation in Syria

4.2 Links between Mediation Perceptions and Mediation Behavior

4.3 Conclusion

5 Conclusion: The Fingerprints They Leave Behind

5.1 The Case for First-Level Analysis

5.2 A Method to Evaluate the Agency of Mediators

5.3 What Have They ''Actually'' Done? The Input of Kofi Annan, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Staffan de Mistura on the UN's Mediation in Syria

5.4 Variance, Personalities, and Path Dependency

5.5 Unpacking the Mediator's Decision-Making

5.6 Is This Knowledge Generalizable?

5.7 Contextualizing the Agency of UN Mediators

5.8 Connecting Academics and Practitioners: A Step toward Accountability

5.9 Dispelling the Fog of Peacemaking

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 May 2024).

ISBN:

9781009413848

1009413848

9781009413855

1009413856

9781009413824

1009413821