ISBN:
9783319507156
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (346 pages)
Series Statement:
Rethinking Political Violence
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Peacebuilding in deeply divided societies
Parallel Title:
Print version Cox, Fletcher D Peacebuilding in Deeply Divided Societies : Toward Social Cohesion?
DDC:
303.66
Keywords:
Peace-building--Social aspects
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Friedenskonsolidierung
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Minderheitenfrage
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Fallstudie
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Peace-building ; Social aspects
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Social movements
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Conflict management
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Electronic books
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Abstract:
Peacebuilding inDeeply Divided Societies -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Building Peace through Social Cohesion -- Priority of the Political: Governance as a Prism for Identity-Based Relations -- Conceptual Orientation: Conflict, Fear, and Governance in Deeply Divided Societies -- Structure of Analysis -- Notes -- 2 Peacebuilding: A Social Cohesion Approach -- Defining Social Cohesion -- Why Governance Matters for Social Cohesion -- Examining Social Cohesion through Country-Level Analysis -- Appendix 1: Country-Level Assessment Framework -- Historical Context -- Proximate Context -- Social and Economic Dimensions: Relationships within Civil Society -- Overall Assessment -- Demographic and Socioeconomic Patterns: Horizontal Inequalities -- Social and Economic Conditions: Perceptions and Attitudes with Civil Society -- Overall Assessment -- Patterns of Ethnic Politics -- Social Mobilization and Organization -- Political Dimensions: State-Society Relationships -- Overall Assessment -- Political Institutions and Elite Behavior -- Political Institutions: Electoral Politics -- Political Dimensions: State-Society Perceptions and Attitudes -- Overall Assessment -- Political Institutions: Inclusivity Analysis -- Political Institutions: Public Administration and Public Policy -- International-Domestic Interactions -- Transnational Dynamics -- Development Cooperation Actor Analysis -- Perceptions of Donor Engagement -- Principal Findings and Lessons Learned -- Notes -- 3 Guatemala: National Fragmentation, Local Cohesion -- Protracted Violence Post-Civil War -- Contemporary Conflict Dynamics in Guatemala -- Social Cohesion Deficits -- Religion and Social Cohesion in Guatemala -- Social Cleavages and Horizontal Inequalities -- Historical Struggles and Current Conflicts -- Identity Cleavages and Patterns of State Response
Abstract:
Social Mobilization and Civic Organization -- Political Dimensions of Deep Social Divisions -- Electoral Processes -- Political Institutions and Elite Behavior -- Why Reforms Fail: The Politics of Fear and Corruption -- Peacebuilding in Guatemala -- Promoting Dialogue -- Access to Justice and Broadening the Rule of Law -- Findings: International Resources and Persistent Polarization -- Notes -- 4 Kenya: Identity and Insecurity in a Modernizing State -- A Short History of Ethnicity and Fragility in Kenya -- Enduring Poverty and Inequality -- Contemporary Ethnic Fragmentation in Kenya -- The Potency of Ethnic Identity -- Religion and Contentious Politics -- The Role of Religion in Promoting Social Cohesion -- Divisive Religion -- Christian-Muslim Tension -- Negative Externalities from State Failure in Somalia -- State-Society Relations in Kenya -- Political Institutions, Elites, and Ethnic Census Voting -- New Institutions for Cohesion: Constitution Making and Devolution -- Devolution and Local Identity Conflict -- International Intervention in Kenya: Stabilizing Fault Lines? -- Development Cooperation for Cohesion -- Engaging Society in Peacebuilding -- Engaging the State in Peacebuilding and Indirect Approaches to Social Cohesion -- Engaging the Religious Sector in Peacebuilding -- Roadblocks and Pathways to Social Cohesion -- Roadblocks to Cohesion in Kenya -- Building Social Cohesion in Kenya: Lessons Learned -- Notes -- 5 Lebanon: Confessionalism, Consociationalism, and Social Cohesion -- Social Cohesion in Historical Perspective: "Being Lebanese" -- After Ta'if -- Social Cleavages in the Confessional State -- Civil Society -- Economic Fragmentation -- The Politics of Fragmentation -- Political Institutions and Elite Behavior in Postwar Lebanon -- Lebanon's Persistent Service Provision Challenge -- International Peacebuilding in Lebanon
Abstract:
Social Cohesion Programs and Projects -- The UN and Social Cohesion -- Domestic Perceptions of Donor Engagement -- Negative Resilience: Maintaining, but not Building, Peace in Lebanon -- Notes -- 6 Myanmar: Religion, Identity, and Conflict in a Democratic Transition -- Myanmar in Transition -- Relating Society and Economy in Myanmar -- The Majority and Minorities -- Religion and Social Cohesion in Myanmar -- Inequality and Identity Conflict -- Beyond the Borders -- Conditions for Conflict: Injustice Amplified -- Histories of Antagonism -- Responses to Ethnic Complexity -- Creating Myanmar Anew -- Elite Responses to Change -- The Upper Hand -- Policy and Legal Matters -- International Intentions: Starting from Scratch -- ASEAN and Myanmar -- Supporting Transition in a Deeply Divided Myanmar -- Donor Investments in Conflict Management -- Tentative Democratization and Social Strife -- Notes -- 7 Nepal: Identity Politics in a Turbulent Transition -- Social Cohesion in Nepal: Historical Challenges and Contemporary Opportunities -- The First Cycle of Change: From Traditional Monarchy to Civil War -- The Second Cycle: From Civil War to CPA -- The Rise of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) -- The Third Cycle: Toward an "Inclusion" Agenda -- Emerging from a "Ranked Society": Caste and Religion -- Contemporary Identity-Based Political Movements -- The Madhesh Movement -- The Indigenous Movement -- The Tharu Movement -- The Dalit Movement -- Poverty, Inequality, and Identity in Nepal -- Exclusion, Discrimination, and Insecurity among Women in Nepal -- The Effects of Identity-Based Mobilization -- Patterns of Politics in Transitioning Nepal -- Centralized Governance and Ineffective Service Delivery -- The Ethnic Federalism Debate -- International Peacebuilding Programming for Social Cohesion -- UN Programming Related to Social Cohesion
Abstract:
Bilateral Development Partners -- Direct Approaches to Social Cohesion -- Indirect Approaches: Social Cohesion through Economic Empowerment -- Fomenting Division or Fostering Peace? -- Great Intentions, Weak Deeds -- Projects without Contextualization -- Seeing Beyond Aid Dilemmas -- Notes -- 8 Nigeria: Frustration, Polarization, and Violence -- A Short History of the Ethnic Security Dilemma in Nigeria -- Pax PDP and the Fourth Republic Oligarchy -- At Last, Some Middle-Class Muscle? -- Checks and Imbalances -- End of the Rogues' Peace? -- The Rising Role of Religion in Nigeria: Fundamental Fanaticism -- Islamic Groups -- Christian Groups -- Transnational Dynamics -- Religious Narratives of Frustration -- Political Economy of Poverty in Northern Nigeria -- Politics of Ethnic Accommodation and Religious Polarization -- Donor Efforts to Reduce Religious Conflict in Nigeria -- Limits and Potentials of Current Approaches -- Findings: Globalized Religion, Localized Conflict -- Notes -- 9 Sri Lanka: Social Cohesion…In the Eye of the Beholder -- The Emergence of Civil War -- The Cost of War -- Attempts at Peace -- The End of the War -- Drivers of Conflict in Deeply Divided Sri Lanka: Political, Social, and Economic Conditions -- Building Peace in the Wake of Military Victory -- Space for Social Cohesion in a Restrictive Context -- Dilemmas of "Local Ownership" -- "Cohesion" versus "Integration": Words that Matter in Sri Lanka -- Religious Actors and Engagement in Social Issues -- Challenges Engaging the Religious Sector -- Mapping Social Cohesion Programs Involving Religious Actors -- NGO-led Efforts -- Government Efforts -- Donor-Supported Programs: Evaluating Effectiveness -- Effectiveness in Engaging the Religious Sector -- Conclusion: Beyond Horizontal Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka -- Notes -- 10 Peacebuilding for Social Cohesion: Findings and Implications
Abstract:
The Effects of Conflict and Violence on Social Cohesion -- Narratives and the Constructing of "Nation" -- Public Policy: Language, Land, and Services -- Political Participation: Myths and Realities of "Inclusivity" -- Talking about Social Cohesion (without Talking about Social Cohesion) -- The Empowerment Dilemma -- Engaging Religious Leaders, Institutions, and Organizations -- Direct Approaches: Evaluating Dialogue Programs and Projects -- Indirect Approaches: Interdependencies for Peace -- Local Peace Architectures, Institutional Parallelism, and Political Capture -- Dilemmas of National Ownership: Government Ministries of Peace and Reconciliation -- Coordination and Aid Volatility -- Notes -- 11 Conclusion -- International Peacebuilders: Mediators or Meddlers? -- Living Together: Authentic Inclusivity in the Nation and State -- Engaging Ethnic and Religious Actors for Peace -- Peacebuilding for Social Cohesion: Fighting Fear -- Bibliography -- Index
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