The Peace Process and the Politics of Conflict Resolution

Bibliographic Data

ID12019195
AuthorsAmr G E Sabet (corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume27
Issue4
Pages5-19
Publication date1998-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Palestine Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0377-919X • E-ISSN: 1533-8614
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2307/2538127
OpenAlexW2033780758
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited4

This analysis of the Middle East peace process argues that the application of conventional Western conflict resolution mechanisms has attempted to remove the justice principle from the Arab-Israeli conflict. THe author contends that the shift from a "closed agenda" determined by core values to an "open agenda" where everything is open for bargaining, and from a justice-driven "entitlement-benefits" matrix to a utility-driven "cost-benefits" one, can only lead to issue transformation and the progressive scaling back of goals. Acceptance of the adversary's framework has reduced Arab negotiators to supplicants rather than counterparts whose perceptions can be managed by the opponent. After examining Arab options, the author concludes that whatever settlement emerges from the current process is bound to fail because it cannot fulfill basic demands for justice, resulting in a redefinition of the conflict in its broader religious and strategic horizons

Adversary · Computer security · Conflict resolution · Conflict resolution research · Core (optical fiber · Economic Justice · Economics · Entitlement (fair division · Law and economics · Microeconomics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Computer Science · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Political Conflict and Governance

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