Unraveling Internal Conflicts in East Asia and the Pacific Incidence, Consequences, and Resolution

by Bercovitch, Jacob; DeRouen, Karl, Jr.; Bellamy, Paul; Cook, Alethia; Genet, Terry; Gordon, Susannah; Kemper, Barbara; Lall, Marie; Lounsbery, Marie Olson; Möller, Frida; Mortlock, Alice; Nara, Sugu; Newcombe, Claire; Simpson, Leah M.; Wallensteen, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780739148518
• ISBN10: 0739148516
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-02-07
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Civil wars and internal conflicts pose the greatest threat to international peace and security in the twenty-first century. Nowhere is this problem more acute than in East Asia and the Pacific, which has far more of its share of such conflicts. Unraveling Internal Conflicts in East Asia and the Pacific: Incidence, Consequences, and Resolution, edited by Jacob Bercovitch and Karl DeRouen, Jr., is a book of originally commissioned essays on civil wars which provide a compelling area of inquiry. Many of the Asia-Pacific region's wars are very long (such as in Myanmar), some tend to recur (also in Myanmar); some involve religion (Philippines, Thailand), and some (Aceh, Bougainville, East Timor) of the longest have ended in the last few years. In short, the region presents a variety of interesting dynamics that merit close attention in one volume.

Author Biography

Jacob Bercovitch is professor of international relations at the University of Canterbury. Karl DeRouen, Jr., is professor of political science at the University of Alabama.

Table of Contents

Figures	p. ix
Tables	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Security and Internal Conflicts in the Region
Conflict, Peace, and Security in the Asia-Pacific Region	p. 3
The Nature of Conflict Management in the Asia-Pacific Region	p. 29
The Limits of Peace: Third Parties in Civil Wars in Southeast Asia, 1993-2004	p. 47
Features of Conflict in the Region
Old Conflicts in a New Era: The Reality of Intractable Conflicts in Southeast Asia and the Pacific	p. 69
Civil War in Southeast Asia and the Pacific: Conflict Resolution and the Problem of Recurrence	p. 95
The Relevance of Islam in Southeast Asian Civil Wars	p. 121
External Involvement and Conflict Management in the Region
Civil War Mediation Progression in Southeast Asia and the Pacific	p. 141
The World Bank in Regional Conflict	p. 163
Assessing the Conditions for Interventions in Internal Conflict in East Asia and the Pacific Region	p. 183
The Aceh Case: Track Two Mediation Activities toward Peace	p. 213
Evaluating Success of Peacekeeping Missions: Lessons from East Timor and Solomon Islands	p. 241
Internal Conflict, External Influence: The Case of Myanmar	p. 269
Conclusion
Australian and New Zealand Policy-Making and Practical Implications for Internal Conflicts in Asia Pacific	p. 293
About the Contributors	p. 323
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