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The Resource Peace in Political Unsettlement : Beyond Solving Conflict, by Jan Pospisil, (electronic resource)

Peace in Political Unsettlement : Beyond Solving Conflict, by Jan Pospisil, (electronic resource)

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International peacebuilding has reached an impasse. Its lofty ambitions have resulted in at best middling success, punctuated by moments of outright failure. The discrediting of the term ‘liberal peacebuilding’ has seen it evolve to respond to the numerous critiques. Notions such as ‘inclusive peace’ merge the liberal paradigm with critical notions of context, and the need to refine practices to take account of ‘the local’ or ‘complexity’. However, how this would translate into clear guidance for the practice of peacebuilding is unclear. Paradoxically, contemporary peacebuilding policy has reached an unprecedented level of vagueness. Peace in political unsettlement provides an alternative response rooted in a new discourse, which aims to speak both to the experience of working in peace process settings. It maps a new understanding of peace processes as institutionalising formalised political unsettlement and points out new ways of engaging with it. The book points to the ways in which peace processes institutionalise forms of disagreement, creating ongoing processes to manage it, rather than resolve it. It suggests a modest approach of providing ‘hooks’ to future processes, maximising the use of creative non-solutions, and practices of disrelation, are discussed as pathways for pragmatic post-war transitions. It is only by understanding the nature and techniques of formalised political unsettlement that new constructive ways of engaging with it can be found. Jan Pospisil is head of research at the ASPR – Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution in Vienna, Austria. He is also part of the Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP), located at the University of Edinburgh. Jan’s research focuses on post-liberal approaches in the fields of peace and security.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (XVI, 240 pages)
Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The state of affirmation in peacebuilding: locating pragmatic transitions
  • 3 Conceptualising formalised political unsettlement
  • 4 Ontopolitics at play: inclusion between a panacea and a hook
  • 5 Moving beyond solving conflict: creative non-solutions
  • 6 Moving beyond the conflict setting: disrelation
  • 7 Conclusions: embracing affirmation
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9783030043186
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04318-6
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Peace in Political Unsettlement : Beyond Solving Conflict
Title
Peace in Political Unsettlement
Title remainder
Beyond Solving Conflict
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by Jan Pospisil
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Language
eng
Summary
International peacebuilding has reached an impasse. Its lofty ambitions have resulted in at best middling success, punctuated by moments of outright failure. The discrediting of the term ‘liberal peacebuilding’ has seen it evolve to respond to the numerous critiques. Notions such as ‘inclusive peace’ merge the liberal paradigm with critical notions of context, and the need to refine practices to take account of ‘the local’ or ‘complexity’. However, how this would translate into clear guidance for the practice of peacebuilding is unclear. Paradoxically, contemporary peacebuilding policy has reached an unprecedented level of vagueness. Peace in political unsettlement provides an alternative response rooted in a new discourse, which aims to speak both to the experience of working in peace process settings. It maps a new understanding of peace processes as institutionalising formalised political unsettlement and points out new ways of engaging with it. The book points to the ways in which peace processes institutionalise forms of disagreement, creating ongoing processes to manage it, rather than resolve it. It suggests a modest approach of providing ‘hooks’ to future processes, maximising the use of creative non-solutions, and practices of disrelation, are discussed as pathways for pragmatic post-war transitions. It is only by understanding the nature and techniques of formalised political unsettlement that new constructive ways of engaging with it can be found. Jan Pospisil is head of research at the ASPR – Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution in Vienna, Austria. He is also part of the Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP), located at the University of Edinburgh. Jan’s research focuses on post-liberal approaches in the fields of peace and security.--
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  • Springer eBooks
  • Springer eBooks.
  • Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
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  • Comparative politics
  • Economic development—Environmental aspects
  • International relations
  • Peace
  • Regionalism
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Peace in Political Unsettlement : Beyond Solving Conflict, by Jan Pospisil, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04318-6
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Contents
1 Introduction -- 2 The state of affirmation in peacebuilding: locating pragmatic transitions -- 3 Conceptualising formalised political unsettlement -- 4 Ontopolitics at play: inclusion between a panacea and a hook -- 5 Moving beyond solving conflict: creative non-solutions -- 6 Moving beyond the conflict setting: disrelation -- 7 Conclusions: embracing affirmation
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978-3-030-04318-6
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (XVI, 240 pages)
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  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783030043186
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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2 illustrations, 1 illustration in color.
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remote
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(OCoLC)1078875288
Label
Peace in Political Unsettlement : Beyond Solving Conflict, by Jan Pospisil, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04318-6
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1 Introduction -- 2 The state of affirmation in peacebuilding: locating pragmatic transitions -- 3 Conceptualising formalised political unsettlement -- 4 Ontopolitics at play: inclusion between a panacea and a hook -- 5 Moving beyond solving conflict: creative non-solutions -- 6 Moving beyond the conflict setting: disrelation -- 7 Conclusions: embracing affirmation
Control code
978-3-030-04318-6
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (XVI, 240 pages)
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9783030043186
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
2 illustrations, 1 illustration in color.
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1078875288

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