Peacemaking Strategies in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A Re-Evaluation
By Karen Abi-Ezzi
To Be Published November 1st 2013 by Routledge – 224 pages
Description
This new book presents a radical and fascinating critique of the theory and practice of mediation.
Using social constructionism and particularly discourse analysis, peacemaking processes in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are re-evaluated. The narrow and exclusive parameters circumscribing the field of mediation are challenged and pushed out, bringing in new areas for consideration and analysis.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Social constructionism, discourse analysis and peacemaking strategies 3. Palestine in the eye of the storm: changing discourses and ever-decreasing circles 4. The power to define: states against terrorists, good against evil and the Palestinian struggle for self-determination 5. A propitious convergence of events and increased opportunities for peace in the Middle East: 1987-1993 6. A decade after Oslo: broken promises, deep disappointments and the all too familiar resort to violence 7. Lessons learnt and ways forward
Name: Peacemaking Strategies in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Re-Evaluation (Hardback) – Routledge
Description: By Karen Abi-Ezzi. This new book presents a radical and fascinating critique of the theory and practice of mediation.
Using social constructionism and particularly discourse analysis, peacemaking processes in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are re-evaluated. The narrow...
Categories: Peace Studies, War & Conflict Studies, Middle East Politics, Middle East Politics