Handbook on the politics of international agreements / edited by Sinisa Vukovic (senior lecturer of conflict management and global policy and director of the MA in global policy program, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies) and P. Terrence Hopmann (professor emeritus of political science, Brown University and senior fellow, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, USA).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vukovic, Sinisa, editor.

Hopmann, P. Terrence, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Treaties--Political aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Treaties.

International obligations--Political aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

International obligations.

Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (592 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This Handbook presents a nuanced exploration of international agreements, proposing that they are fundamentally political endeavors. It argues that agreements are born from mixed-motive situations, the crucial space where parties have both overlapping goals and conflicting interests. Drawing on practical insights and evidence-based analysis, expert contributors assess how international agreements can create a durable framework to advance shared objectives while managing the divergent values that could otherwise sabotage cooperation. They evaluate formal treaties, informal understandings and global and intra-state deals from various sectors, including environmental, ceasefire, security, business and commercial agreements. Featuring a diverse range of perspectives, the Handbook integrates multiple cultural and disciplinary paradigms to better understand how agreements function in our complex global order. The Handbook on the Politics of International Agreements is a crucial resource for scholars and students of international relations, international law, politics and public policy and conflict resolution. Diplomats, policymakers and practitioners in international law will also benefit from its deep understanding of the dynamics behind international agreements"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: Introduction

Introduction: The paradox of international order: Agreements in an age of fracture / Sinia Vukovic and P. Terrence Hopmann

Part II: Types of agreements

1. The politics of agreements on arms control and disarmament / P. Terrence Hopmann

2. Alliance treaties: Writing the terms of military cooperation / Paul Poast and Hope Dancy

3. Ceasefires and security arrangements / Govinda Clayton and Irena Grizelj

4. Bilateral agreements between states: Border delimitation agreements / Andrew P. Owsiak and Douglas B. Atkinson

5. Environmental agreements / Lynn Wagner

6. On the politics of preferential trade agreements / Giovanna Maria Dora Dore

7. Business and commercial agreements / Meherun Nesa and Molly M. Melin

8. Political agreements and international legal issues / Catherine Turner

9. Agreements on normalisation and statehood / G�z�im Visoka

10. International agreements against corruption and transnational organized crime / Bertram I. Spector

11. From frontlines to firewalls: Cybersecurity and international security cooperation / Emily Otto and Melissa K. Griffith

Part III: Impact of negotiation process and structures on agreements

12. The politics of process design in peace negotiations and mediation / Julia Palmiano Federer, Sara Hellmller and Eemeli Isoaho

13. The role of turning points in international agreements / Daniel Druckman and Mara Olekalns

14. The impact of track two diplomacy on international agreements / Peter Jones

15. Informal multilateral associations and their agreements / Pamela Aall and Chester A. Crocker

16. Minilateralism / Susan Hannah Allen and Amy T. Yuen

17. The role of justice in negotiations / I. William Zartman

18. The Russia-ukraine war: Asymmetry, levels of power, and the minsk accords / Lise Morj Howard

Part IV: The politics of international peace agreements

19. Where have all the peace agreements gone? On the decline of intra-state peace agreements / Isak Svensson

20. Mediated peace agreements / Sinia Vukovic

21. Neutral mediation in pursuit of international agreements / Liliane Stadler

22. Partial agreements / Julian Arevalo and Andres Garcia Trujillo

23. The impact of human rights on international peace agreements / Katarina M�ansson

24. Women's participation and gender provisions in peacemaking / Jenna Sapiano and Allison Kielhold

25. Impact of civil society on peace agreements / Desiree Nilsson

26. Power sharing: The promises, paradoxes and perils of power sharing in peace agreements / Timothy D. Sisk

27. The future of peace agreements: How AI changes everything (or does it?) / Valerie Sticher

Part V: Politics of post-peace agreement implementation

28. Post-agreement reconciliation / Valerie Rosoux

29. 2016 colombian peace accord: Inclusion, design and implementation / Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, Allison Kielhold and Cristian Saez Florez

30. Exploring the diversity of non-western approaches to peacebuilding, conflict management, and the implementation of peace agreements / Kazushige Kobayashi

Part VI: Core themes in contemporary studies of negotiated agreements

31. Identitarian movements and negotiated agreements: The impact of nationalism, ethnicity, and populism on global governance / Barbora Valik and Erin K. Jenne

32. The politics of epistemic communities in international agreements / Giuliano Espino

33. Epistemic communities: Norms, diffusion, and impact on intergovernmental agreements / Daniel Serwer

34. The impact of norms on agreements: Minority rights norms in successive agreements to resolve the kosovo-serbia conflict / Dana M. Landau

35. The paradox of agreements on humanitarian norms: How to agree on and enforce the responsibility to protect without harming the people the agreement aims to protect? / Timo Kivim�aki.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035318599 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.