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Overview
This study exmines peace processes in Israel/Palestine, South Africa, the Basque Region, Sri Lanka, and Northern Ireland for over two years. It identifies factors that facilitate or block political movement in deeply divided societies, and highlights issues of negotiation and constitutional change, political violence, economics, external influences, public opinion, and symbolism to challenge accepted notions about peace processes.
Synopsis
This study exmines peace processes in Israel/Palestine, South Africa, the Basque Region, Sri Lanka, and Northern Ireland for over two years. It identifies factors that facilitate or block political movement in deeply divided societies, and highlights issues of negotiation and constitutional change, political violence, economics, external influences, public opinion, and symbolism to challenge accepted notions about peace processes.
Booknews
Providing a rare comparative analysis of the new form of more regional participatory peace process replacing UN interventions, the authors utilize interviews with senior politicians and policy-makers in monitoring efforts toward peace in South Africa, Northern Ireland, Israel/Palestine, the Basque Country, and Sri Lanka. Besides highlighting facilitative and obstructionist factors in negotiations and constitutional change, they challenge commonly held views on peace dividends, the role of leaders, and the impact of violence on negotiations. Darby founded INCORE, the Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity, at the U. of Ulster, and is a visiting professor at the U. of Notre Dame. Mac Ginty is in peace studies at the U. of Lancaster. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)