Civil society, conflicts and the politicization of human rights
By: edited by Raffaele Marchetti and Nathalie Tocci
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Tokyo; New York; Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9789280811995
Subjects: Human rights; Non-governmental organizations; Social aspects; Case studies; Prevention; Ethnic conflict; Civil society; Political activity
Description: "This publication focuses on the non-governmental component in ethno-political conflicts. Civil society actors, or 'conflict society organizations' (CoSOs), are increasingly central in view of the complexity of contemporary ethno-political conflicts. CoSOs are key players in ethno-political conflicts, both as violators and as promoters of human rights. Nevertheless, the precise relationships underpinning the human rights-civil society-conflict nexus have not been fully examined. This volume analyzes the impact of civil society on ethno-political conflicts through their human rights-related activities, and identifies the means to strengthen the complementarity between civil society and international governmental actors in promoting peace. These aims are addressed in case studies on Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Turkey's Kurdish question, and Israel-Palestine"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: Civil society, conflicts and the politicization of human rights  -- Raffaele Marchetti and Nathalie Tocci; title: Human rights and the (de)securitization of conflict  -- Thorsten Bonacker ... [et al.]; title: Conflict society and human rights : an analytical framework  -- Raffaele Marchetti and Nathalie Tocci; title: Human rights, civil society and conflict in Israel/Palestine  -- Laure Fourest; title: Human rights, civil society and conflict in Cyprus  -- Olga Demetriou and Ayla Gürel; title: Human rights, civil society and conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina  -- Giulio Marcon and Sergio Andreis; title: Human rights, civil society and conflict in Turkey's Kurdish question  -- Nathalie Tocci and Alper Kaliber; title: Gender, conflict society and human rights  -- Diana Levantesi Copper; title: Redefining European Union engagement with conflict society  -- Raffaele Marchetti and Nathalie Tocci; title: Human rights discourses and conflict: moving towards desecuritization  -- Emily Pia and Thomas Diez; title: The impact of civil society on conflict : a qualitative comparative analysis  -- Thorsten Bonacker, Christian Braun and Jana Groth -- Epilogue.; title: Civil society, human rights and conflicts : does knowledge matter? -- Angela Liberatore.