Humanities & Social Sciences
Unofficial peace diplomacy
Private peace entrepreneurs in conflict resolution processes
by Lior Lehrs
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This book analyses the international phenomenon of private peace entrepreneurs. These are private citizens with no official authority who initiate channels of communication with official representatives from the other side of a conflict in order to promote a conflict resolution process. It combines theoretical discussion with historical analysis, examining four cases from different conflicts: Norman Cousins and Suzanne Massie in the Cold War, Brendan Duddy in the Northern Ireland conflict and Uri Avnery in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The book defines the phenomenon, examines the resources and activities of private peace entrepreneurs and their impact on the official diplomacy, and examines the conditions under which they can play an effective role in peace-making processes.
This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16, Peace, justice and strong institutions.
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Can individual citizens serve as peacemakers and influence diplomatic relations between parties to a conflict? This book analyzes the international phenomenon of private peace entrepreneurs - citizens with no official authority who initiate channels of communication with official representatives in order to promote a resolution process. The book examines the resources and activities of private peace entrepreneurs and considers their impact on official diplomacy, exploring the conditions under which they can play an effective role in peacemaking processes. It highlights the ability of citizens to operate as influential actors in international politics in general and peace processes in particular. Combining theoretical discussion with historical analysis, it examines four cases from different conflicts: Norman Cousins and Suzanne Massie in the Cold War, Brendan Duddy in the Northern Ireland conflict, and Uri Avnery in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Although the history of internal and international conflicts reveals many cases of private peace entrepreneurs, this significant phenomenon has not yet received the attention it deserves. Unofficial peace diplomacy sheds light on figures excluded from the history textbooks, offering an alternative to existing narratives.
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Can individual citizens serve as peacemakers and influence diplomatic relations between parties to a conflict? This book analyzes the international phenomenon of private peace entrepreneurs - citizens with no official authority who initiate channels of communication with official representatives in order to promote a resolution process. The book examines the resources and activities of private peace entrepreneurs and considers their impact on official diplomacy, exploring the conditions under which they can play an effective role in peacemaking processes. It highlights the ability of citizens to operate as influential actors in international politics in general and peace processes in particular. Combining theoretical discussion with historical analysis, it examines four cases from different conflicts: Norman Cousins and Suzanne Massie in the Cold War, Brendan Duddy in the Northern Ireland conflict, and Uri Avnery in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Although the history of internal and international conflicts reveals many cases of private peace entrepreneurs, this significant phenomenon has not yet received the attention it deserves. Unofficial peace diplomacy sheds light on figures excluded from the history textbooks, offering an alternative to existing narratives.
Author Biography
Lior Lehrs is a Research Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Publication Date November 2024
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781526182456 / 1526182459
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPrint PDF
- Pages304
- ReadershipGeneral/trade; College/higher education; Professional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions234 X 156 mm
- Biblio NotesDerived from Proprietary 5084
- SeriesKey Studies in Diplomacy
- Reference Code17054
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