| ID | 129046 |
| Title Proper | Peacemaking in intractable conflict |
| Other Title Information | a contractualist approach |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Handelman, Sapir ; Pearson, Frederic S |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article presents a contractualist approach to peace and conflict studies that grows out of classical paradigms in the field. The contractualist approach proposes a solution to intractable conflicts through processes such as a public negotiating congress to transform conflicting parties into a large peacemaking community. The vision of an ideal congress is based on the multi-party talks that had operated in South Africa and Northern Ireland during the 1990s. The challenge is to establish a similar peacemaking institution in cases such as the Israeli-Palestinian dispute where ordinary citizens are at the center of the struggle. This article includes theoretical background, analysis of relevant case studies, and lessons from the Minds of Peace Experiment, a small-scale Israeli-Palestinian public negotiating congress that has held sessions in various locations around the world. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Negotiation Vol.19, No.1; Jan-April 2014; p.1-34 |
| Journal Source | International Negotiation Vol.19, No.1; Jan-April 2014; p.1-34 |
| Key Words | Public Negotiating Congress ; Contractualism ; Peacemaking ; Intractable Conflict ; Conflict ; Contractualist Approach ; Israeli-Palestinian Dispute ; South Africa ; Northern Ireland |