International Conflict Management

by Butler; Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9780415772297
• ISBN10: 041577229X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-06-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This survey provides students with an accessible overview of the logic, evolution, application and outcomes of the four major approaches to the practice of international conflict management:

Author Biography

Michael J. Butler is Assistant Professor at the Department of Government and International Relations, Clark University, USA.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. viii
Preface and acknowledgments	p. x
List of acronyms	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
What is this book about?	p. 1
Reflecting on conflict management	p. 2
A roadmap to this book	p. 3
Continuity and change	p. 11
What is international conflict management	p. 13
Defining international conflict management	p. 13
Conflict management and collective security	p. 15
Mapping the conceptual field	p. 20
Debating international conflict management	p. 22
The changing nature of security	p. 27
The traditional (realist) view	p. 27
Security under fire	p. 31
Debating the security referent	p. 34
The 'new security environment'	p. 38
The challenges of 'new wars'	p. 47
War as a concept	p. 47
Empirical trends in armed conflict	p. 50
Conflict in context: 'Old' and 'new' wars	p. 53
Concepts and application	p. 63
Peacekeeping	p. 65
Peacekeeping in brief: insights from UNFICYP	p. 65
What is peacekeeping?	p. 68
Precursors to peacekeeping	p. 72
Peacekeeping: a narrative history	p. 75
How peacekeeping works	p. 88
Contemporary issues and debates	p. 94
A study in peacekeeping: UNOMIG in Georgia	p. 99
Background and context	p. 99
The conflict in Abkhazia	p. 102
UNOMIG and peacekeeping in Georgia	p. 107
The outcome	p. 112
Lessons learned	p. 114
Mediation	p. 117
Mediation in brief: insights from Camp David	p. 117
What is mediation?	p. 119
Mediation: a narrative history	p. 122
How mediation works	p. 128
Approaches to international mediation	p. 136
Contemporary issues and debates	p. 140
A study in mediation: IGAD in Sudan	p. 144
Background and context	p. 144
The Sudanese civil war	p. 145
The IGAD mediation in Sudan	p. 149
The outcome	p. 151
Lessons learned	p. 155
Peace enforcement	p. 158
Peace enforcement in brief: insights from ONUC	p. 158
What is Peace enforcement?	p. 161
Peace enforcement: a narrative history	p. 163
How peace enforcement works	p. 173
Who are the peace enforcers?	p. 175
Contemporary issues and debates	p. 182
A study in peace enforcement: INTERFET in East Timor	p. 186
Background and context	p. 186
The conflict in East Timor	p. 193
INTERFET and peace enforcement in East Timor	p. 194
The outcome	p. 197
Lessons learned	p. 199
International adjudication	p. 203
International adjudication in brief: insights from the Rann of Kutch case	p. 203
What is international adjudication?	p. 207
Legal and theoretical parameters	p. 210
International adjudication: a narrative history	p. 214
How international adjudication works	p. 221
Contemporary issues and debates	p. 226
A study in international adjudication: the Mapiripán massacre	p. 229
Background and context	p. 229
The conflict in Colombia	p. 233
The IACHR and the Mapiripán case	p. 240
The outcome	p. 242
Lessons learned	p. 244
Conclusion	p. 247
A gradual transformation	p. 247
Key themes, recurring questions	p. 251
Managing 'new wars'	p. 254
The way forward	p. 257
Bibliography	p. 259
Index	p. 276
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