Peace Processes in Northern Ireland and Turkey : Rethinking Conflict Resolution, Aytac Kadioglu

-About this book

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. Aytac 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.
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

List of Figures and Tables vi

List of Abbreviations vii

Acknowledgements x

1 : Introduction 1

2 : Understanding and Rethinking ‘Conflict Resolution’:A Conceptual and Theoretical Framework 24

3:Conflict and Peace:History of the Northern Irish and Turkey’s Kurdish Peace Processes72

4 : Backchannel Communications: Talking to the Enemy Behind the Scenes 110

5 : Peace and Conflict Resolution Organisations: Catalysts for Peace? 149

6 : Official Negotiations: The Long, Narrow Road to Peace 183

7 : Conclusion 221

Appendix: Index of Interviews 241

Bibliography 244

Index 283

-Caractéristiques

Date de parution:31 décembre 2020

Éditeur ‏ : ‎ Edinburgh University Press

NB .de pages‏ : ‎ 304 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1474479324

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1474479325

Poids de l’article ‏ : ‎ 603 g

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 1.75 x 23.39 cm