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The mediation dilemma, Kyle Beardsley, (electronic book)

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Mediation has become a common technique for terminating violent conflicts both within and between states; while mediation has a strong record in reducing hostilities, it is not without its own problems. In The Mediation Dilemma, Kyle Beardsley highlights its long-term limitations. The result of this oft-superficial approach to peacemaking, immediate and reassuring as it may be, is often a fragile peace. With the intervention of a third-party mediator, warring parties may formally agree to concessions that are insupportable in the long term and soon enough find themselves at odds again. Beardsley examines his argument empirically using two data sets and traces it through several historical cases: Henry Kissinger's and Jimmy Carter's initiatives in the Middle East, 1973-1979; Theodore Rooseveltʹs 1905 mediation in the Russo-Japanese War; and Carterʹs attempt to mediate in the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis. He also draws upon the lessons of the 1993 Arusha Accords, the 1993 Oslo Accords, Haiti in 1994, the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement in Sri Lanka, and the 2005 Memorandum of Understanding in Aceh. Beardsley concludes that a reliance on mediation risks a greater chance of conflict relapse in the future, whereas the rejection of mediation risks ongoing bloodshed as war continues. -- Book jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
ix, 240 p.
Contents
  • The dilemma
  • Negotiating mediation
  • Why accept mediation?
  • Raison d'être : short-term benefits of mediation
  • The struggle for self-enforcing peace
  • Mediation in intrastate conflicts
  • Implications, applications, and conclusions
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The mediation dilemma
Title
The mediation dilemma
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Kyle Beardsley
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Mediation has become a common technique for terminating violent conflicts both within and between states; while mediation has a strong record in reducing hostilities, it is not without its own problems. In The Mediation Dilemma, Kyle Beardsley highlights its long-term limitations. The result of this oft-superficial approach to peacemaking, immediate and reassuring as it may be, is often a fragile peace. With the intervention of a third-party mediator, warring parties may formally agree to concessions that are insupportable in the long term and soon enough find themselves at odds again. Beardsley examines his argument empirically using two data sets and traces it through several historical cases: Henry Kissinger's and Jimmy Carter's initiatives in the Middle East, 1973-1979; Theodore Rooseveltʹs 1905 mediation in the Russo-Japanese War; and Carterʹs attempt to mediate in the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis. He also draws upon the lessons of the 1993 Arusha Accords, the 1993 Oslo Accords, Haiti in 1994, the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement in Sri Lanka, and the 2005 Memorandum of Understanding in Aceh. Beardsley concludes that a reliance on mediation risks a greater chance of conflict relapse in the future, whereas the rejection of mediation risks ongoing bloodshed as war continues. -- Book jacket
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CaPaEBR
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1979-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Beardsley, Kyle
Dewey number
327.1/7
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
JZ6045
LC item number
.B43 2011eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • standards specifications
  • bibliography
Series statement
Cornell studies in security affairs
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Mediation, International
  • Conflict management
  • Peace-building
  • Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes
  • Pacific settlement of international disputes
Label
The mediation dilemma, Kyle Beardsley, (electronic book)
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The dilemma -- Negotiating mediation -- Why accept mediation? -- Raison d'être : short-term benefits of mediation -- The struggle for self-enforcing peace -- Mediation in intrastate conflicts -- Implications, applications, and conclusions
Control code
ebr10514895
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
ix, 240 p.
Form of item
electronic
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Original version note
Original electronic resource
Other physical details
ill.
Reproduction note
Electronic resource.
Specific material designation
remote
Label
The mediation dilemma, Kyle Beardsley, (electronic book)
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The dilemma -- Negotiating mediation -- Why accept mediation? -- Raison d'être : short-term benefits of mediation -- The struggle for self-enforcing peace -- Mediation in intrastate conflicts -- Implications, applications, and conclusions
Control code
ebr10514895
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
ix, 240 p.
Form of item
electronic
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Original version note
Original electronic resource
Other physical details
ill.
Reproduction note
Electronic resource.
Specific material designation
remote

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