Building States, Building Peace [electronic resource] : Global and Regional Involvement in Sri Lanka and Myanmar /
Sánchez-Cacicedo, Amaia.author.
Sánchez-Cacicedo provides a critique of liberal peacebuilding approaches and of international interventions in statebuilding processes, questioning how 'global' these initiatives are, using case studies from the Asian region including Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
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Cover; Title; Copy rights; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Maps; Part I A Critical View on 'Global' Liberal Peacebuilding and Statebuilding; 1 Introduction: The Way of Terrain; 1.1 The gap: perceptions of legitimacy and 'global' international norms; 1.2 Non-material variables: why on the margins?; 1.3 External engagement: rightly tilting the balance?; 1.4 Dissecting the domestic; 1.5 Why Sri Lanka and Myanmar?; 1.6 The collection of empirical material; 1.7 Structure of the book
2 Challenging Liberal Peacebuilding, as Part of Liberal Internationalism2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Understanding liberal peacebuilding, embedded in liberal internationalism; 2.3 Challenges to liberal peacebuilding: a conceptual framework; 2.4 Conclusion; Part II Lessons from the Sri Lankan Case: 2002-2009; 3 Evolution of the Sri Lankan Conflict Up to 2002; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Origins, causes and dynamics of the ethno-political conflict; 3.3 Internationalization and attempts at peace until 2002; 3.4 The 2002 peace process; 3.5 Conclusion
4 Sri Lanka's 2002 Peace Process and a Military Termination4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Unexpected endgame; 4.3 Domestic politics and the peace process; 4.4 The tsunami of December 2004: a lost opportunity; 4.5 The killing of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar: a landmark event; 4.6 A new president and a home-grown peace; 4.7 The Geneva talks in 2006: the last straw; 4.8 Reluctance to officially declare the return to war; 4.9 Conclusion; 5 External Involvement in Sri Lanka's Peace Process; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 External actors: motivations and approaches
5.3 The interface between external and domestic actors5.4 External reaction to a faltering peace process; 5.5 Reality strikes; 5.6 Conclusion; Part III The Region to the Fore: External Involvement in Asia; 6 Power Shifts in Asia: External Involvement in Intra-State Conflicts; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Regionalism and regional hegemony; 6.3 The regional versus the global: India and China's neighbourhood policies; 6.4 China and India's rise: implications for Asia and beyond; 6.5. The rise of Asian powers and its smaller neighbours; 6.6 Conclusion; 7 The Case of Myanmar: What Role for the Region?
7.1 Introduction7.2 Why does Myanmar matter?; 7.3 External interest in Myanmar: resources and geopolitics surpass norms; 7.4 The normative approach of the different players; 7.5 Myanmar's reaction to outside involvement and its foreign policy; 7.6 Recent developments and way forward; 7.7 Conclusion; Part IV Conclusion; 8 Conclusion: What Indeed Is 'Good and Appropriate'?; 8.1 The sovereignty norm: the dispute endures; 8.2 The material and the normative: both count; 8.3 Instrumentalization in reverse; 8.4 Broader issues for analysis; Notes; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sánchez-Cacicedo provides a critique of liberal peacebuilding approaches and of international interventions in statebuilding processes, questioning how 'global' these initiatives are, using case studies from the Asian region including Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
Peace.
International relations.
Asia-Politics and government.
Politics and war.
Political science.
Conflict Studies.
International Relations.
Asian Politics.
Military and Defence Studies.
Political Science.
Peace Studies.