Michael Aeby
Biographic Data
| ID | 1583092 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Aeby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Aeby |
| SIGNATURE | AEBY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Basel |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4182-3196 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
High expectations
Civil society organisation (CSO) participation in conflict early warning and response systems (CEWRS) of African intergovernmental organisations is expected to be beneficial to collect data, conduct analyses, and respond timeously to the potential escalation of violent conflict in a way that is relevant to local stakeholders. These high expectations contrast with CEWRS' protracted operationalisation procedures, low capacity of many CSOs, and the …
Development trajectories of mediation support structures in the AU, Ecowas, Igad and Sadc
The intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) that form the African Peace and Security Architecture introduced mediation support structures (MSS) to improve their ability to mediate in conflicts. But the effectiveness of MSS has been mixed. This study examines whether and why the MSS of four IGOs – the African Union, Economic Community of West African States, Intergovernmental Authority for Development and Southern African Development Community – de…
Building Peace among Monitors? The Monitoring and Implementation of Zimbabwe's Global Political Agreement
Signatories, guarantors and stakeholders of peace treaties and global political agreements (GPA) need reliable information on the agreement’s implementation to track progress, ensure compliance and prevent renewed conflict. Implementation monitoring mechanisms (IMMs) are, therefore, an important component of peace and transitional governance processes. Whereas monitoring can be entrusted to an independent third party, the signatories of Zimbabwe’…
Inside the Inclusive Government
This article contributes to the debate on the merits and perils of interim executive power-sharing as a means of conflict management by examining the functioning of Zimbabwe’s power-sharing government during the interregnum of 2009–13. Based on the insider accounts of numerous executive members, the article argues that the inter-party dynamics in the Government of National Unity were characterised by selective co-operation and obstruction. The ex…
Stability and Sovereignty at the Expense of Democracy? The Sadc Mediation Mandate for Zimbabwe, 2007–2013
This article investigates the Southern African Development Community’s mediation mandate for Zimbabwe. The mandate was to facilitate a dialogue to promote peace, stability, sovereignty, and democracy. These aims were hard to reconcile. Short-term stability and protecting Zimbabwe’s sovereignty took precedence over democratization. The article examines tensions between the mandate’s components and traces the interaction between the mandators and t…
Making an impact from the margins? Civil society groups in Zimbabwe's interim power-sharing process
The paper examines the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe's interim power-sharing process. It identifies CSOs' organisational capacity, nature of engagement in the political process and relations with the power-sharing parties as the principal issues affecting CSOs' ability to promote peace-making and democratisation in the context of a transitional executive power-sharing process. Based on these analytical themes, the case an…
Inside the Inclusive Government
This article contributes to the debate on the merits and perils of interim executive power-sharing as a means of conflict management by examining the functioning of Zimbabwe’s power-sharing government during the interregnum of 2009–13. Based on the insider accounts of numerous executive members, the article argues that the inter-party dynamics in the Government of National Unity were characterised by selective co-operation and obstruction. The ex…
Building Peace among Monitors? The Monitoring and Implementation of Zimbabwe's Global Political Agreement
Signatories, guarantors and stakeholders of peace treaties and global political agreements (GPA) need reliable information on the agreement’s implementation to track progress, ensure compliance and prevent renewed conflict. Implementation monitoring mechanisms (IMMs) are, therefore, an important component of peace and transitional governance processes. Whereas monitoring can be entrusted to an independent third party, the signatories of Zimbabwe’…
Making an impact from the margins? Civil society groups in Zimbabwe's interim power-sharing process
The paper examines the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe's interim power-sharing process. It identifies CSOs' organisational capacity, nature of engagement in the political process and relations with the power-sharing parties as the principal issues affecting CSOs' ability to promote peace-making and democratisation in the context of a transitional executive power-sharing process. Based on these analytical themes, the case an…
Making an impact from the margins? Civil society groups in Zimbabwe's interim power-sharing process
The paper examines the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe's interim power-sharing process. It identifies CSOs' organisational capacity, nature of engagement in the political process and relations with the power-sharing parties as the principal issues affecting CSOs' ability to promote peace-making and democratisation in the context of a transitional executive power-sharing process. Based on these analytical themes, the case an…
Stability and Sovereignty at the Expense of Democracy? The Sadc Mediation Mandate for Zimbabwe, 2007–2013
This article investigates the Southern African Development Community’s mediation mandate for Zimbabwe. The mandate was to facilitate a dialogue to promote peace, stability, sovereignty, and democracy. These aims were hard to reconcile. Short-term stability and protecting Zimbabwe’s sovereignty took precedence over democratization. The article examines tensions between the mandate’s components and traces the interaction between the mandators and t…
Inside the Inclusive Government
This article contributes to the debate on the merits and perils of interim executive power-sharing as a means of conflict management by examining the functioning of Zimbabwe’s power-sharing government during the interregnum of 2009–13. Based on the insider accounts of numerous executive members, the article argues that the inter-party dynamics in the Government of National Unity were characterised by selective co-operation and obstruction. The ex…
Building Peace among Monitors? The Monitoring and Implementation of Zimbabwe's Global Political Agreement
Signatories, guarantors and stakeholders of peace treaties and global political agreements (GPA) need reliable information on the agreement’s implementation to track progress, ensure compliance and prevent renewed conflict. Implementation monitoring mechanisms (IMMs) are, therefore, an important component of peace and transitional governance processes. Whereas monitoring can be entrusted to an independent third party, the signatories of Zimbabwe’…
Development trajectories of mediation support structures in the AU, Ecowas, Igad and Sadc
The intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) that form the African Peace and Security Architecture introduced mediation support structures (MSS) to improve their ability to mediate in conflicts. But the effectiveness of MSS has been mixed. This study examines whether and why the MSS of four IGOs – the African Union, Economic Community of West African States, Intergovernmental Authority for Development and Southern African Development Community – de…
High expectations
Civil society organisation (CSO) participation in conflict early warning and response systems (CEWRS) of African intergovernmental organisations is expected to be beneficial to collect data, conduct analyses, and respond timeously to the potential escalation of violent conflict in a way that is relevant to local stakeholders. These high expectations contrast with CEWRS' protracted operationalisation procedures, low capacity of many CSOs, and the …
Political science (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Public Administration (6 works) · Law (5 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Civil society (3 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Peacebuilding and International Security (3 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (3 works)