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Globalization and Challenges to Building Peace
Ashok Swain | Ramses Amer | Joakim Öjendal
(2007)
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Abstract
The world has gone through a major transformation in the last two decades. The end of the Cold War in Europe has led to a massive increase in private capital flow and has also brought an information and telecommunication revolution. In this new interdependent and interconnected world, international trade and investment has overtaken the importance of national economies. Globalization has created new opportunities as well as many risks and challenges. While globalization creates new wealth and encourages technological innovations, it has also failed to support and promote sustainable human development and thus can be accused of generating anguish and deprivation. This has already resulted in growing civil unrest and, in some cases, contributed to armed conflicts in the developing world. However, peace and conflict research has hitherto somehow overlooked the influence of increasing globalization on the formation and management of such emerging conflicts. The study of globalization also tends to overlook a proven fact that the management of conflicts in the South has been invariably influenced by the global powers and their strategic politics. This impressive edited volume makes an attempt to assess the concrete that measures exist which can be effective in addressing the causes of conflict and building peace in an increasingly interdependent world.
'This book contains deep analyses, critical views, and future expectations on the impact of globalization, democracy, and international migration on conflicts and peace-building.' —Hamdy A. Hassan, Professor of Political Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Although globalization creates new wealth and encourages technological innovations, it has also failed to support and promote sustainable human development and thus can be accused of generating anguish and deprivation. This has already resulted in growing civil unrest and, in some cases, contributed to armed conflicts in the developing world. However, peace and conflict research has hitherto somehow overlooked the influence of increasing globalization on the formation and management of such emerging conflicts. This impressive edited volume asks the question: what concrete measures exist which can be effective in addressing the causes of conflict and building peace in an increasingly interdependent world?
'Offers a thorough re-thinking of the evolving – and complex – pursuit of a world free from war.' —Dr James R. Lee, Associate Director for Technical Support and Training, American University, Washington DC
'A very interesting collection of essays exploring the links among globalization, peace, conflict, and development. The roster of contributors includes not only some leading recognized experts but also several engaging new voices.' —Dr Ken Conca, Professor of Government and Politics, University of Maryland
Ashok Swain is Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University and Coordinator, Swedish Network of Peace, Conflict and Development Research.
Ramses Amer is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Umeå University.
Joakim Öjendal is Professor of Peace and Development Research, Gothenburg University.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Matter\r | i | ||
| Half Title \r | i | ||
| Anthem Studies in Development and Globalization \r | ii | ||
| Title \r | iii | ||
| Copyright \r | iv | ||
| Contents\r | v | ||
| Acknowledgements \r | vii | ||
| List of Contributors \r | ix | ||
| Main Body \r | 1 | ||
| Chapter One. Building Peace in the Era of Three Waves, by Ashok Swain, Ramses Amer and Joakim Öjendal\r | 1 | ||
| 1.1 Introduction \r | 1 | ||
| 1.2 Globalization and Conflicts \r | 2 | ||
| 1.3 Democratization and Conflicts\r | 4 | ||
| 1.4 Migration and Conflicts \r | 6 | ||
| 1.5 International Community and Peacebuilding \r | 8 | ||
| Chapter Two. The Problem of Peace: Understanding the 'Liberal Peace', by Oliver P Richmond \r | 17 | ||
| 2.1 Introduction \r | 17 | ||
| 2.2 Understanding Contemporary Thinking About Peace\r | 18 | ||
| 2.3 Conservative, Orthodox and Emancipatory Graduations within the Liberal Peace Framework \r | 24 | ||
| 2.4 Theoretical Implications \r | 32 | ||
| 2.5 Virtual Peace, Virtuous Peace\r | 34 | ||
| Chapter Three. Pre-Emptive Self-Defence New Legal Principle or Political Action? by Ramses Amer\r | 39 | ||
| 3.1 Purpose and Structure\r | 39 | ||
| 3.2 The Charter of the United Nations and the Use of Force by States\r | 39 | ||
| 3.3 Anticipatory, Pre-Emptive and Preventive Self-Defence - An Analysis \r | 46 | ||
| 3.4 Concluding Remarks \r | 53 | ||
| Chapter Four. Beyond Criminal Justice: Promoting the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Societies, by Richard Sannerholm \r | 55 | ||
| 4.1 Rule of Law in Post-Conflict State-Building \r | 55 | ||
| 4.2 The Rule of Law Template\r | 56 | ||
| 4.3 What's Gone Wrong?\r | 59 | ||
| 4.4 Beyond the Rule of Law Template \r | 66 | ||
| 4.5 Concluding Remarks \r | 72 | ||
| Chapter Five. Peace by Pact: Data on the Implementation of Peace Agreements, by Anna Jarstad and Ralph Sundberg \r | 73 | ||
| 5.1 Introduction \r | 73 | ||
| 5.2 Implementation of Pacts as a Sign of Credible Commitment \r | 74 | ||
| 5.3 Implementation by Pact Type \r | 76 | ||
| 5.4 Defining and Operationalizing Armed Conflicts and Peace Agreements \r | 78 | ||
| 5.5 Defining and Operationalizing Pacts \r | 79 | ||
| 5.6 Pact Proliferation in Peace Agreements \r | 82 | ||
| 5.7 Implementation of Pacts\r | 84 | ||
| 5.8 Conclusions \r | 89 | ||
| Chapter Six. Refugee Reparation as a Necessary Condition for Peace, by Patrik Johansson \r | 91 | ||
| 6.1 Introduction\r | 91 | ||
| 6.2 The Relation between Repatriation and Peace\r | 93 | ||
| 6.3 Methodological Considerations \r | 95 | ||
| 6.4 Four Approaches to Operationalizing Repatriation as a Condition \r | 99 | ||
| 6.5 Alternative 1: International Refugee Law\r | 100 | ||
| 6.6 Alternative 2: Organized Repatriation Processes \r | 101 | ||
| 6.7 Alternative 3: Major Protracted Refugee Situations \r | 103 | ||
| 6.8 Alternative 4: The Relative Number of Returnees \r | 104 | ||
| 6.9 Conclusion: Refugee Repatriation as a Condition for Peace \r | 105 | ||
| Chapter Seven. Catapulting Conflicts or Propelling Peace: Diasporas and Civil Wars, by Jonathan Hall and Ashok Swain \r | 107 | ||
| 7.1 Introduction \r | 107 | ||
| 7.2 Civil War and the Challenge of Building Peace\r | 107 | ||
| 7.3 Globalization, Diasporas and Homeland Conflicts \r | 110 | ||
| 7.4 The Controversy: Diasporas and Civil Wars in Their Homelands \r | 111 | ||
| 7.5 Conclusion \r | 117 | ||
| Chapter Eight. UN Peace Operations as Norm Entrepreneurs: The Challenge of Achieving Communicative Action on Human Rights, by Katarina Månsson | 121 | ||
| 8.1 Introduction \r | 121 | ||
| 8.2 UN Peace Operations as Norm Entrepreneurs | 122 | ||
| 8.3 Integration of Human Rights in UN Peace Operations through Communications Action \r | 123 | ||
| 8.4 Communicative Action, Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Action Rules of Language \r | 126 | ||
| 8.5 From Theory to Practice: The Case of Kosovo and the DRC \r | 128 | ||
| 8.6 Human Rights Integration in Regionalized v UN-led Peace Operations \r | 128 | ||
| 8.7 Communicative Action on Human Rights in View of the Degree of Institutionalization of Human Rights in Peace Operations: The Case of MONUC\r | 132 | ||
| 8.8 Integration of Human Rights in MONUC Military Division \r | 133 | ||
| 8.9 Analysis: How to Improve Integration of Human Rights through Communicative Action \r | 137 | ||
| 8.10 Implementation through Communication: Recommendations for Future Operations \r | 141 | ||
| Chapter Nine. To Practice what they Preach: International Transitional Administrations and the Paradox of Norm Promotion, by Annika Björkdahl\r | 145 | ||
| 9.1 Introduction \r | 145 | ||
| 9.2 Promoting Democracy - On the Mutual Constitution of Norms and Practices \r | 146 | ||
| 9.3 Norm Advocacy \r | 147 | ||
| 9.4 On Practice \r | 147 | ||
| 9.5 The UN and Democracy Promotion \r | 148 | ||
| 9.6 Ambigious Normative Support \r | 148 | ||
| 9.7 UNMIK - Preaching Democracy \r | 149 | ||
| 9.8 Resolution 1244 - A Mandate to Support the Development of Democracy in Kosovo \r | 149 | ||
| 9.9 Translating International Norms of Liberal Democracy into Standards for Kosovo \r | 150 | ||
| 9.10 Advocating Norms of Liberal Democracy \r | 151 | ||
| 9.11 Preaching Democracy \r | 153 | ||
| 9.12 The Institutional Structure of UNMIK \r | 155 | ||
| 9.13 Establishing a Supreme Authority \r | 155 | ||
| 9.14 Establishing Local Political Institutions \r | 156 | ||
| 9.15 Organizing Elections and Promoting Democratic Practices \r | 158 | ||
| 9.16 Teaching Democracy \r | 160 | ||
| 9.17 The Effects of the Discrepancy between UNMIKs Norm Advocacy and Norm Compliance \r | 160 | ||
| 9.18 Undermined UNMIKs Norm Advocacy \r | 161 | ||
| 9.19 Adopting Norms of Liberal Democracy in Kosovo \r | 162 | ||
| 9.20 Democratic Practices in Kosovo \r | 162 | ||
| 9.21 UNMIK - Kosovo Relations\r | 163 | ||
| 9.22 Conclusion \r | 163 | ||
| Chapter Ten. Re-Examining the Roots of War in West Africa in a Globalizing World, by Cyril I Obi \r | 165 | ||
| 10.1 Introduction \r | 165 | ||
| 10.2 Globalization \r | 167 | ||
| 10.3 The Causes of War in Post-Cold War Africa \r | 168 | ||
| 10.4 War Economies \r | 169 | ||
| 10.5 Shadows of Violent Conflict? State Predation, Failure and Collapse \r | 171 | ||
| 10.6 Resource Curse/Environmental Scarcities\r | 173 | ||
| 10.7 Environmental Scarcities \r | 174 | ||
| 10.8 Conclusion \r | 176 | ||
| Chapter Eleven. The African Union (AU) and its Commitment to Non-Indifference: Can the AU be an Actor for the Promotion of Human Security, by Linnea Bergholm \r | 181 | ||
| 11.1 The OAU Birth and Charter \r | 182 | ||
| 11.2 The OAU and Human Rights \r | 183 | ||
| 11.3 The OAU and Responses to Humanitarian Crises Within Member States \r | 184 | ||
| 11.4 Birth of African Union and the Charter \r | 186 | ||
| 11.5 The AU and Human Rights \r | 188 | ||
| 11.6 The AU and Responses to Humanitarian Crises Within Member States\r | 189 | ||
| 11.7 The African Union Mission in Burundi (AMIB)\r | 190 | ||
| 11.8 The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) \r | 191 | ||
| 11.9 Conclusion \r | 193 | ||
| Chapter Twelve. Humas Between Sharia Rule and Demo-Islam, by Michael Schulz\r | 195 | ||
| 12.1 Methods\r | 197 | ||
| 12.2 The Political Culture of the Hamas Leadership \r | 198 | ||
| 12.3 From Opposition to Power\r | 199 | ||
| 12.4 Public Opinion and Hamas\r | 205 | ||
| 12.5 Conclusions \r | 211 | ||
| Chapter Thirteen. Environmental Scarcity and Intrastate Conflicts: The Case of Nepal, by Fiona J Y Rotberg \r | 213 | ||
| 13.1 Introduction \r | 213 | ||
| 13.2 Environmental Scarcity \r | 214 | ||
| 13.3 Unequal Access and Distribution of Resources \r | 215 | ||
| 13.4 Linkages between Resource Scarcity and State Capacity \r | 218 | ||
| Chapter Fourteen. Narcotics: The New Security Threat for China, by Niklas Swanström\r | 221 | ||
| 14.1 Why has China Emerged as a Centre for Narcotics? \r | 222 | ||
| 14.2 China as a Consumer \r | 224 | ||
| 14.3 China and Its Neighbours \r | 227 | ||
| 14.4 Central Asia and Afghanistan \r | 229 | ||
| 14.5 North Korea \r | 230 | ||
| 14.6 China as a Producer \r | 231 | ||
| 14.7 State Infiltration and Actors \r | 232 | ||
| 14.8 Winning the Opium War? \r | 235 | ||
| End Matter\r | 237 | ||
| References \r | 237 | ||
| References: Chapter Two \r | 237 | ||
| References: Chapter Three\r | 237 | ||
| References: Chapter Four\r | 238 | ||
| References: Chapter Five \r | 238 | ||
| References: Chapter Six\r | 239 | ||
| References: Chapter Seven\r | 239 | ||
| References: Chapter Eight \r | 240 | ||
| References: Chapter Nine \r | 242 | ||
| References: Chapter Eleven\r | 242 | ||
| References: Chapter Twelve\r | 243 | ||
| References: Chapter Thirteen\r | 244 | ||
| References: Chapter Fourteen\r | 244 | ||
| Bibliography\r | 247 |