The calculus of peace and conflict
A contractualist perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21620176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sapir Handelman (0000-0002-1502-9864, Achva Academic College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 673-696 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Conflict Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1044-4068 • E-ISSN: 1758-8545 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/ijcma-11-2020-0191 |
| OpenAlex | W3182221308 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
Purpose Intractable conflict is a long-time violent and self-perpetuating crisis. The peacemaking revolution has the potential to stop the destructive dynamic of the conflict. The purpose of this paper is to present a contractualist model of a peacemaking revolution and its theoretical foundations. It analyzes the revolutionary peacemaking process in Northern Ireland during the 1990s in light of the contractualist model. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a contractualist model to describe the interplay between leaders (policymakers) and people (public opinion) and its impact on the strategy to cope with situations of intractable conflict. The paper includes theoretical background and a case study analysis. Findings The peacemaking revolution is a process of dynamic equilibrium between peacemaking policy and public expectations for change. It progresses from one point of equilibrium to the next. Originality/value The paper intends to add a fresh perspective to the study of the peacemaking revolution, in general, and the interplay between peacemaking policy and public support in particular. It points out that a consensus-building process, which combines political-elite diplomacy and public diplomacy, has the potential to create the conditions for a peacemaking revolution. Political-elite diplomacy offers diplomatic channels for leaders to begin a peace process, support it and conclude agreements. Public diplomacy offers instruments to involve the people in the peacemaking efforts, prepare them for a change and motivate the leaderships to conclude agreements
Diplomacy · Elite · Law and economics · Peacemaking · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Irish and British Studies · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process and its vicissitudes
Peacemaking contractualism
Negotiation as Interactive Problem Solving
Israel's Palestinian Challenge
The limits of political-elite diplomacy
The Minds of Peace Experiment
Media, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy
Structure of News Coverage of a Peace Process
Intractable conflicts
Protracted Social Conflict; Theory and Practice in the Middle East
South Africa's National Peace Accord
Building trust among enemies
Searching for a Theory of Public Diplomacy
The Northern Irish Peace Process
The Mediator as Coalition Builder
Public Opinion, Domestic Structure, and Foreign Policy in Liberal Democracies
Political Skills or Lying and Manipulation? The Choreography of the Northern Ireland Peace Process
Resolving Nationalist Conflicts
The Framework Document on Northern Ireland and the Theory of Power‐Sharing
A Constitutional Pied Piper
Consociational and Civic Society Approaches to Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland
Conflict, Civil War and Underdevelopment
Readiness Theory and the Northern Ireland Conflict
South Africa's Negotiated Transition
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |