Post-conflict power-sharing agreements : options for Syria /: options for Syria. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Imad Salamey, Mohammed Abu-Nimer, Elie Abouaoun, editors.
• Editors: Salamey, Imad; Abu-Nimer, Mohammed, 1962-; Abouaoun, Elie
• Other Names: International Conference on Conflict Mitigation, Dialogue and Reconciliation in Syria
• Contents: Foreword; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Chapter 1: Comparative Post-conflict Power Sharing Models for Syria; The Dilemma of Post-"Arab Spring" Transition; Declining States and Rising Communitarianism; The Syrian Conflict and Prospective Resolutions; Peacebuilding in Syria; Power Sharing as Peacebuilding; Comparative Power Sharing Agreements; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Resolving Identity Conflict in the Middle East: A Theoretical Understanding; Introduction; Theoretical Definition of Identity Conflict; Resolving Identity Conflict Through Power Sharing. The Syrian Conflict and ConsociationalismConclusion; References; Chapter 3: Bridging Elite and Grassroots Initiatives: The Road to Sustainable Peace in Syria; Introduction; The Syrian Conflict: Dilemmas for Mediators; Elite Level Process: Power Sharing Arrangements and Non-retributive Justice Measures; Political Power Sharing + Non-retributive Justice Initiatives; Military Power Sharing + Non-retributive Justice Initiatives; Economic Power Sharing + Non-retributive Justice Initiatives; Local Level Process: Peacebuilding and Reconciliation; Conclusion; References. Chapter 4: Peacebuilding in Syria Through Power Sharing: A Study of PossibilitiesIntroduction; The Consociational Model of Power Sharing; Peacebuilding and Power Sharing; Indian Power Sharing (1947-67); Lebanese Power Sharing (1943-75); Peace Processes Through Power Sharing in Syria; Power Sharing Possibilities in Syria; Overarching Loyalty; External Threat; Tradition of Accommodation; Small Population and Territory Size; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Women Leading Reconciliation: A Paradigm Shift in Conflict Resolutions; Gender Roles in Peacebuilding. Gender Violence in the Syrian ConflictThe Existing Debate on Conflict Resolution and Gender; Politics, Protection and Privilege; The Argument of Privileges; The Argument of Protection; The Argument of Politics; The Need for a Paradigm Shift; Gender Role in Conflict Reconciliation Among the Syrians; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 6: Pathways to Reconciliation in Divided Societies: Islamist Groups in Lebanon and Mali; Introduction; Theological concepts: Meanings and Controversies; Reconciliation and Islamist Pathways; The Insufficiencies of Classical Approaches. Situational Logic and Power IssuesThe Case of Lebanon: Salafism and the Constraints of Realpolitik; The Case of Mali: Global Religious Cleavages or Local Grievances?; Conclusion and Some Tentative Lessons for Reconciliation in Syria; Notes; References; Chapter 7: Could Partition Be the Way to End the Syrian War?; Introduction; Burdens and Obstacles for the Success of Desecuritization Strategies; The Prospect of Failure for Power Sharing as a Guide to the Desecuritization of Ethnic Conflicts.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 956.91042; Postwar reconstruction -- Syria; HISTORY -- Middle East -- General; Politics and government; Postwar reconstruction; Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-; Syria -- Politics and government -- 2000-; Syria; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319601045; 3319601040
• Related ISBNs: 9783319601038; 3319601032
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Aug. 16, 2017).
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