International Mediation in a Fragile World

ISBN-10
1315099519
ISBN-13
9781315099514
Category
Electronic books
Language
English
Published
2019
Author
David Carment

Description

"Peacemaking, or the practice of resolving wars and violent conflict through mediation, is one of the most essential ways to create global peace, stability and security. Long practiced by the great powers in their efforts to prevent regional disputes from escalating out of control and by the UN Secretary General as part of Chapter VI operations of the UN Charter, mediation is only now being appreciated as an essential element in the diplomatic tool kit of middle powers. In this context, middle power mediation is understood as the pursuit of specific activities that are consistent with their interests and values such as advancing human rights, resolving protracted conflict, preventing the renewal of civil war and the protection of civilians during war time. Contributions to this volume consider these activities through detailed empirical analysis that is both qualitative and quantitate in scope and through real world examples of successes and failures. Underlying theoretical assumptions regarding the motivations of middle powers are identified in order to distil key lessons and to illustrate the numerous challenges of undertaking effective mediation. Practical and applied, this publication will be of interest to scholars, academics, policymakers and practitioners. This book was originally published as a special issue of Canadian Foreign Policy Journal."--Provided by publisher.

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