The secret Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in Oslo : their success and why the process ultimately failed /
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| Author / Creator: | Behrendt, Sven. |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2007. |
| Description: | viii, 160 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 9 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6281445 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- The promise
- Predetermining choices: The international system and domestic politics
- Rational choice and constructivist approaches to negotiation analysis
- Towards an explanation of Oslo
- 2. Israel and the PLO: Facing international and domestic challenges
- Israel moves towards peace
- The PLO in need of new options
- Converging interests
- 3. Let's argue: A constructivist approach to understanding the Oslo talks
- Constructing the framework
- Spilling over into the Oslo talks
- The first stages
- The quest for legitimacy
- A constructivist interpretation of the Oslo talks
- 4. Cautious rapprochement: A rational choice approach to understanding the Oslo talks
- Sending signals
- Lifting the ban to talk
- Engaging in direct talks
- Oslo overshadows the multilateral and Washington talks
- A rational choice based interpretation of the Oslo talks
- 5. Bargaining in Oslo
- Caught in the negotiator's dilemma
- The Norwegians intensify their role
- Final tests on both sides
- Final drafting of the Declaration of Principles
- Mutual recognition
- Testing the explanatory power: Rational choice and constructivism
- 6. The success of the Oslo talks - and why the process failed
- Appendix 1. Timeline
- Appendix 2. Documents
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index