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Peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific

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Editors:
  1. Carmela Lutmar

    1. Department of Politics, New York University, New York, USA

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  2. James Ockey

    1. Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

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  • Offers a systematic examination of peacebuilding efforts in the Asia Pacific

  • Emphasizes the importance of institutional mechanisms to help prevent future conflicts in war-torn societies

  • Includes case studies of the southern Philippines, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Samoa, and southern Thailand

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Introduction: From Conflict to Enduring Peace

    • James Ockey
    Pages 1-21

  3. Theoretical Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. The Tripartite Formula and Peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific

      • Bethan K. Greener
      Pages 25-49

    3. The Missing Link: Patterns in Leadership Changes and Mediation in Civil Wars

      • Carmela Lutmar, Lesley G. Terris
      Pages 51-69

  4. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Making Peace in the Southern Philippines: Negotiated Settlements and the Search for a Durable Peace

      • Naimah S. Talib
      Pages 73-98

    3. Powersharing and Power Dividing in the Asia-Pacific

      • Benjamin Reilly
      Pages 99-122

    4. Buying Peace in Timor-Leste: Crisis, Side-Payments and Regime-Building

      • Douglas Kammen
      Pages 123-141

    5. Conflict Resolution and Political Change in Tonga

      • Ian C. Campbell
      Pages 143-159

    6. Peace and Conflict in Samoa: The Role of Tradition and Traditional Institutions

      • Iati Iati
      Pages 161-183

    7. From Conflict to Peaceful Participation: A Case Study of the Ongoing Conflict in Southern Thailand

      • Thanikun Chantra
      Pages 185-214

    8. Resident Evil at the Gate of the Holy Land: Brewing Socio-politico Tensions in Post-conflict Aceh

      • Jovanie Camacho Espesor
      Pages 215-244

  5. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245
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    2. Conclusions

      • Carmela Lutmar
      Pages 247-255

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 257-261
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About this book

This book explores theories of conflict and peacebuilding and applies them to case studies from the Asia Pacific region, seeking to shift attention to the inherency of conflict, the constant danger of re-emergence, and the need to establish mechanisms to resolve it. The authors argue that the central focus of peacebuilding should not be state-building per se, but rather the creation of effective mechanisms for peaceful resolution of both past and newly emerging conflicts.  To do so, it is important to consider the entire process of creating peace, to contemplate the linkages between conflict, resolution, and post-conflict peacebuilding, rather than focus only on the period of institution-building. 

Reviews

“While I thought the volume could have done more to tease out the implications for peacebuilding, I found its understanding of conflict a useful tool to think with, and the data certainly supported the authors’ advocacy for it.” (David Oakeshott, Small States & Territories, Vol. 4 (1), 2021)

“Lutmar and Ockey assess western countries’ conflict resolution practices to identify strategies and mechanisms for better peacebuilding practice in the Asia–Pacific region. They offer insights into how security and political dynamics in post-conflict countries influence conflict resolution and under what condition peacebuilding is more likely to succeed. … Finally, they offer different avenues for future research that are not only theoretically important, but also contribute to violence reduction worldwide.” (Xuwan Ouyang, International Affairs, Vol. 97 (2), 2021)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Politics, New York University, New York, USA

    Carmela Lutmar

  • Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    James Ockey

About the editors

Carmela Lutmar is Visiting Lecturer at New York University, USA, and Lecturer in the Division of International Relations in the School of Political Sciences at the University of Haifa, Israel.


James Ockey is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.




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