Dialogue, Conflict Resolution, and Change: Arab-Jewish Encounters in Israel, by Mohammed Abu-Nimer. (SUNY Series in Israeli Studies) 180 pages, bibliography, index. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1999. $17.95 (Paper) ISBN 0-7914-4154-7

Stone, Russell A.

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“…A thicker social and cultural construction of interests provides both a challenge and an opportunity. It complicates simple metaphors of negotiation as a market-exchange, but underlines how negotiation processes can create new narratives of a conflict and thereby reframe and reorganize it, creating new spaces for resolution (Kriesberg, Northrup & Thorson 1989;Watkins & Rosegrant 2001;Abu-Nimer 1999;Ury 1991). The goal is to modify the existing choices, and it is a process that has more in common with imagination than computation (Fisher, Kopelman, Kupfer & Schneider 1996;Lederach 2005).…”

Section: Reconstructing Interestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A final important point that can be gathered from the literature on peacemaking is that it is important to see conflict resolution as the creation of a process rather than "solving" a problem once and for all (Fisher, Kopelman & Schneider 1996). Even a successful agreement does not necessarily mean the resolution of a conflict, as it may leave in play many of the underlying causes of that conflict (Abu-Nimer 1999). This means it is essential to set up the correct expectations among the conflicting parties and their supporters.…”

Section: Instead Of a Solution A New Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

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International Peacemaking in Venezuela’s Intractable Conflict

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2020

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Efforts at international peace-making commonly present a dilemma. On the one hand, they are worthwhile because they have the power to reorganize a conflict and change its trajectory. But on the other hand, there is no guarantee that this "added value" works in a positive direction. We argue that peace-making efforts need to build upon past efforts to prevent actors from manipulating them. We look at the four dialogue and negotiation processes that have occurred during the government of Nicolás Maduro. Our review shows that while it is clear that the Maduro government uses dialogue processes as a delay tactic, progress has been made in the mediators' ability to generate concrete articulation and discussion of the conflicting parties' demands. However, further progress will require agreement among the international "sponsors" that in 2019 undermined negotiations by providing each side with a better alternative to a negotiated agreement.

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Section: Instead Of a Solution A New Processmentioning

confidence: 99%