International conflict resolution after the Cold War /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2000. |
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| Description: | xii, 626 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4543538 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Conflict Resolution in a Changing World
- Traditional and Emerging Strategies for International Conflict Resolution
- What Works in a Changed World?
- The Challenge of Developing Usable Knowledge
- About the Studies
- Some Recurring Themes
- 2. Evaluating Interventions in History: The Case of International Conflict Resolution
- Challenges of Evaluation
- Meeting the Challenges
- Conclusion
- 3. Defining Moment: The Threat and Use of Force in American Foreign Policy Since 1989
- How Threats Are Evaluated
- Case Studies
- Conclusion
- 4. Economic Sanctions and Post-Cold War Conflicts: Challenges for Theory and Policy
- Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Sanctions Research
- Analytical Framework: Sanctions as a Coercive Bargaining Strategy
- Sanctions in the Post-Cold War Era: Patterns and Analysis
- Toward a Strategy of "Sanctions Realism": Challenges for Theory and Policy
- 5. Spoiler Problems in Peace Processes
- Spoilers: A Preliminary Typology
- Strategies of Spoiler Management
- Case Studies of Spoiler Management
- Spoiler Management: Evaluating Success and Failure
- Conclusion
- 6. Ripeness: The Hurting Stalemate and Beyond
- Ripeness Theory in Practice
- Ripeness in Action
- Proposed Refinements to the Theory
- Conclusion
- 7. Interactive Conflict Resolution: A View for Policy Makers on Making and Building Peace
- The Multilevel Peace Process
- Interactive Conflict Resolution: What Is It?
- Interactive Conflict Resolution: Principles and Process
- Evaluating Interactive Conflict Resolution
- Snapshots of Interactive Conflict Resolution
- What Have We Learned? The Challenges of Cumulative Experience
- 8. Interactive Conflict Resolution: Issues in Theory, Methodology, and Evaluation
- Methods and Objectives in Interactive Conflict Resolution
- Ascertaining that Interactive Conflict Resolution Attains Its Microobjectives
- Does Interactive Conflict Resolution Attain Its Macrogoals?
- Conceptualizing the Impact of Interactive Conflict Resolution: Plausible Effects
- Research and Methodological Issues
- Why the Impact of Interactive Conflict Resolution is Likely to Be Overestimated
- Increasing the Value and Augmenting the Impact of Interactive Conflict Resolution
- Summary and Conclusion
- 9. Past Truths, Present Dangers: The Role of Official Truth Seeking in Conflict Resolution and Prevention
- The Emergence of Truth Commissions as a Transitional Tool
- Truth Commissions and the Prevention or Resolution of Violent Conflicts
- Gauging Success
- Conclusion
- 10. New Challenges to Conflict Resolution: Humanitarian Nongovernmental Organizations in Complex Emergencies
- Complex Humanitarian Emergencies and the New Challenges
- Evidence and Case Selection
- The Critics: Humanitarianism as an Obstacle to Conflict Resolution
- Addressing the Challenge
- Conclusion
- 11. Electoral Systems and Conflict in Divided Societies
- Introduction
- Developing an Analytical Framework for a Contingent Theory of Electoral System Design
- The World of Electoral Systems
- The Importance of the Process Which Led to the Choice of Electoral System
- Electoral Systems and Conflict Management
- Conclusions
- Advice for Policy Makers
- 12. Autonomy as a Strategy for Diffusing Conflict
- Autonomy as a Conflict-Resolving Device
- The Legal Bases for Autonomy
- Pros and Cons of Autonomy: An Overview of Experience and Some Arguments
- Criteria for Judging the Success of Autonomy
- Experiences of Autonomy: Propositions
- Conclusion
- 13. Language Conflict and Violence: The Straw that Strengthens the Camel's Back
- The Relationship of Language to Political Conflict
- The Route from Ethnic Conflict to Ethnic Violence
- How Can a Straw Strengthen the Camel's Back?
- Comparative Speculations
- Policy Analysis
- Summary and Conclusion
- 14. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: Its Contribution to Conflict Prevention and Resolution
- Development and Institutionalization of the CSCE/OSCE
- The OSCE Role in Conflict Prevention, Cease-Fire Mediation, Conflict Resolution, and Postconflict Security Building
- Conclusion
- About the Authors